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Informal Retail in Africa: A Billion-Dollar Opportunity
Informal retail continues to dominate Africa’s commerce landscape, with consumer goods worth hundreds of billions…
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Tiger Global’s Strategic Return to Africa: A Fintech-Focused Approach
Tiger Global, a prominent New York-based investment firm renowned for backing global success stories like…
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Atlantic Money Takes Aim at Lowering International Money Transfer Costs
Atlantic Money, a new player in the foreign exchange space, is challenging established names like…
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Stax Raises $2.2 Million Seed Extension to Improve Offline Money Management in Africa
Stax, a fintech startup focused on simplifying financial transactions in Africa, has raised $2.2 million…
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Dash Raises $32.8M to Build a Unified Payment Network in Africa
Financial transactions worldwide are usually facilitated by global payment processors like Visa or Mastercard, which…
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Fixing Address Verification: The $3M Journey of OkHi in Nigeria
Address verification remains a significant challenge in Africa, where infrastructure for addressing is often underdeveloped.…
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M-KOPA Secures $75M to Expand Its Pay-As-You-Go Model Across Africa
A significant portion of the African population faces financial barriers, with over 85% of people…
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Clickatell Secures $91 Million to Expand Chat Commerce Operations and Strengthen U.S. Presence
The global chat commerce market, valued at an estimated $80 billion, is recognized as the…
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MarketForce Secures $40M Series A Funding to Expand Across Africa and Empower Informal Retailers
MarketForce, a Kenyan-founded retail B2B and distribution platform, has raised $40 million in Series A…
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Earnipay Secures $4 Million to Offer Flexible Salary Access in Nigeria
Earnipay, a Nigerian fintech startup focused on providing employees with flexible access to their wages,…