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African Fintech OPay Is Now Valued At Almost $3 Billion
The valuation of OPay, a fintech that operates in Nigeria and Egypt, has risen to $3 billion according to Opera, a Chinese-owned…
Central Bank of Kenya Approves LemFi Remittance to Kenya, in Partnership with Wapi Pay
RightCard Payment Services Limited, trading as LemFi, has announced that it has received approval from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) to…
Y Combinator Invests $500,000 Into African Travel Startup Triply
Y Combinator, the US-based startup accelerator, has invested $500,000 into Triply, an African travel startup based in Kenya. Triply is a platform…
Ride-Hailing Giant Uber Leads a $100M Series B in African Fintech Moove
Ride-hailing leader Uber has led a $100 million Series B funding round into Moove, a Nigerian mobility fintech company,…
Deel Acquires South Africa HR Startup PaySpace For Undisclosed Amount
US-based HR Startup Deel has announced it is acquiring African-based payroll and HR software and services company PaySpace for an undisclosed amount.…
Ghana to Announce Vendor For Its Nuclear Power Plant By End of 2024
Ghana’s Ministry of Energy has announced that it will select a vendor for the establishment of the country’s…
Airbnb To Host Africa Travel Summit In Johannesburg On October 24th
Airbnb is set to host more than 200 policymakers, tourism experts, innovators, and changemakers from across the continent at…
Grand Opening Of 11th Edition Of Ghana Garden And Flower Show Takes Off 30th August
The grand opening of the 11th edition of the Ghana Garden and Flower Show (GGFS) comes on at…
Ghana Approves Green Minerals Policy To Develop Lithium Mining And Production
Ghana has approved a green-minerals policy to help manage the exploitation and production of lithium, a step toward…
Nigeria behind South Africa and Kenya in usage and speed of electronic bank transfers.
According to a recent study conducted by the B2B payment platform, Duplo, Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana are all…
