Cadana, teams up with Flutterwave to expand into Nigeria
Cadana helps businesses delight their employees by providing modern payroll platforms that allow employees access to their earned salary on-demand, anytime, anywhere. Following this partnership, Flutterwave processes payments for employers and employees on Cadana.
Subscription transport and its potential in SA
FlexClub is a technology-backed start-up that allows people to subscribe for a car, as opposed to renting, leasing or owning.
Stitch gets a $2M seed extension, hires Benjamin Dada to lead Nigerian expansion
Stitch formally announced the expansion into Nigeria and a seed extension of $2 million to go with it; the total seed investment now stands at $6 million.
Flutterwave Enables New Europe-Africa Payment Corridors via Stellar
Today, the Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) announced that Flutterwave, a global payments technology company, has launched two new remittance corridors between Europe and Africa on the Stellar network. Working with TEMPO, Flutterwave is leveraging the Stellar network and Stellar USDC to simplify remittances in Africa.
Smile Identity Expands Its KYC And ID Verification Services To Uganda
Smile Identity, a leading provider of ID verification, document verification, and digital KYC compliance solutions in Africa, announced today they have added Uganda to their list of covered countries.
Flutterwave has partnered with Airtel Money
Flutterwave has partnered with Airtel Money to enhance payment and transaction options in Eastern Africa.
TEAMFund Awards Fourth Global Health Innovator Award to Baobab Circle
EAMFund announced today during a presentation at The MedTech Conference that Baobab Circle won this year's Global Health Innovator Award. The $50,000 award presented by TEAMFund recognizes an early-stage MedTech company that has a novel, appropriate, and sustainable medical device for the world's low and resource-constrained populations.
Yoco partners with retail stores across SA
The partnership enables more entrepreneurs to transact via in-person card payments, allowing them to accept more methods of payment.
FlexClub and Untapped Global partner to unlock thousands of electric vehicles for on-demand workers in emerging markets
FlexClub, a marketplace for vehicle subscriptions, has partnered with Untapped Global, a pioneer of Smart Asset Financing™ in emerging markets, and ITALIKA the leading motorcycle brand and manufacturer in Mexico, to offer electric vehicle subscriptions to on-demand workers in countries such as Mexico and South Africa. The partnership will make over 2,000 electric vehicles – including 1,000 electric motorcycles – significantly more accessible for independent on-demand workers using platforms like Uber, Rappi, Didi, and Bolt to earn income.
SoftBank sinks $200M into Andela, propels company into unicorn territory
Andela, a fully remote company that helps tech companies build remote engineering teams (initially from Africa but now a global market), is currently valued at $1.5 billion following a $200 million Series E round led by SoftBank’s Softbank Vision Fund 2, the $30 billion venture fund of SoftBank Group.
Startup Andela Bets on Helping Companies Hire Far-Flung IT Staff
Andela, which raised $200 million in round led by SoftBank, uses AI to help employers look beyond Silicon Valley to places including Africa and Latin America
More African countries dive into a cashless future with new MTN, Flutterwave deal
MTN’s new deal with payments technology firm, Flutterwave is set to deliver cash to mobile wallets of more Africans via MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) with the planned expansion in Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia.
Afrexim and Asoko Partner to Help List African Companies
Asoko Insight, Africa’s leading provider of corporate data and engagement services, is pleased to announce a partnership with Africa Export-Import Bank that will help African companies list on its due diligence platform, the MANSA.
Flutterwave, 9PSB Partner to Boost Growth of Inclusive Financial Services in Nigeria
Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company and Nigeria’s very first payment service bank, 9PSB have entered into a partnership agreement that will help facilitate seamless financial services for Nigerians.
Flutterwave partners with Currencycloud to help accelerate expansion in Europe and US
Africa’s leading payments technology company, Flutterwave, one of TIME’s 2021 100 Most Influential Companies, has partnered with Currencycloud, the experts in simplifying business in a multi-currency world, in order to accelerate the launch of their payment network in Europe and the US.
The partnership enables Flutterwave to enhance its services to customers by enabling them to receive money globally via unique virtual accounts. The partnership with Currencycloud will allow Flutterwave’s merchants seamless and quick access to send and receive money transfers at a significant scale at their convenience.
SweepSouth Connect launches in Nigeria to link people with vetted professionals
SweepSouth Connect, an online platform that connects people with reliable and vetted service professionals, has launched in Nigeria.
CRE Venture Capital and Microsoft venture arm M12 back UK legal tech start-up Definely
A UK-based legal technology start-up which uses artificial intelligence to shorten labyrinthine contract-drafting processes has drawn backing from Microsoft’s venture arm and CRE Venture Capital.