10 results
- 21 Apr 2021
Okra Secures $3.5M Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures
Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance (API Economy) pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was led by US-based Susa Ventures, with participation from existing investors TLcom…
- 19 Feb 2015
WorldRemit Raises $100m Funding Round to Drive Global Growth
WorldRemit, online money transfer service has announced that it has raised $100m in a Series B funding round led by Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV), with participation from existing investor…
- 3 Feb 2015
Oviosu, Paga Boss Decries Absence of Secured Online Payment in Africa
Tayo Oviosu, founder and CEO of Paga, Nigeria’s fastest growing payments service, has said that the absence of secured and simple means of payment over the internet is one of the key issues that is…
- 10 Feb 2016
WorldRemit Raises $45m for Next Phase of Growth
Money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $45m in financing from TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. and Silicon Valley Bank. Pioneering a mobile-first approach to remittances, WorldRemit will…
- 19 Nov 2014
WorldRemit Launches Global Money Transfer Service in the US
WorldRemit, online service that lets people send money to friends and family in other countries has announced the launch of its award-winning online money transfer service in the United States.…
- 23 Mar 2016
Mobile app Accelerator Neumob Launches in Nigeria, Others
US firm Neumob, which claims to boost app performance and helps them run up to 10 times faster, has announced it has expanded its global network with a launch in Africa, establishing new points of…
- 13 Oct 2022
Crypto Investment Platform Pillow Attracts $18M Funding Round, Expands in Nigeria
Democratised access to digital assets is key to getting emerging market investors on a level playing field, giving them the opportunity to take control of their finances and battle the dual…
- 10 Jan 2018
WorldRemit Eyes 5m Customers with $40m New War-Chest
WorldRemit, digital money transfer service, has raised $40 million to drive its next phase of global growth, aiming to serve 10 million customers connected to emerging markets. Half of these…
- 8 Dec 2017
WorldRemit raises $40m to target 5m customers in Africa
By peter oluka Leading digital money transfer service WorldRemit has raised $40m to drive its next phase of global growth, aiming to serve 10 million customers connected to emerging markets. Half of…
- 10 Jul 2016
So, Our Tech StartUps Missed Out at Viva Tech 2016
Recording over 45,000 visitors in three days, 300 seminars with the world's biggest names in tech, and over 10 million euros distributed to startups, Viva Technology Paris 2016, apparently, exceeded…