From the advent of M-Pesa until the present day, African fintech has been about building accessibility to basic financial services,…
Browsing: Finnovating for Africa
Disrupt Africa has released the first episode of its two-part podcast series zeroing in on the state of Africa’s fintech…
There is a slow process of diversification away from payments and lending solutions within Africa’s fintech space, but the two…
Nigeria has overtaken South Africa to become the most-populated fintech space on the continent, having already established itself as the…
The African fintech space saw 26 startup acquisitions between June 2021 and July 2023, up 271 per cent on just…
African fintech startups raised more than US$2.7 billion in VC funding in the last two years, according to a new…
Africa’s fintech startup ecosystem is continuing on its growth trajectory, with the number of startups operating in the space increasing…
Africa’s fintech startup ecosystem grew in size by almost 20 per cent, and saw US$2.7 billion in investment flood in,…
Startup-focused news and research company Disrupt Africa will shortly be releasing Finnovating for Africa 2023, the fourth edition of its…
All of a sudden, open banking is a very real phenomenon in Africa, with entrepreneurs and investors alike betting on…