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- 15 Jun 2023
Visa Launches Africa Fintech Accelerator Programme
Visa has launched a new Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator programme to help the continent’s expanding start-ups through expertise, connections, technology, and investment funding. The initiative was…
- 6 Nov 2024
Visa Invests in Four Leading African Fintechs
Visa, a world leader in digital payments, recently announced strategic investments in four start-ups that graduated from the inaugural cohort of its Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator program. These…
- 23 Jan 2025
Visa, Moniepoint Join Forces to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Africa
Moniepoint Inc, one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platforms, has secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The investment marks an important…
- 2 Jul 2026
Visa Targets Nigeria, Others in Visa Pay Expansion Drive
Visa is expanding access to Visa Pay for additional issuers across Africa through a software development kit (SDK) that enables banks, mobile money operators, and fintechs embed Visa Pay capabilities…
- 26 Feb 2025
Visa Eyes $1.3 Trillion Digital Opportunity in Africa
Africa’s digital payments landscape holds immense potential, with $1.3 trillion in cash transactions across the continent yet to be digitized. This is according to Visa, which provided insights on…
- 28 Jun 2021
Visa Highlights Innovation Capabilities for Financial Inclusion
Visa, a global player in digital payments, has highlighted key innovation capabilities that will accelerate financial inclusion in sub-Saharan Africa. Hosting industry stakeholders at an event…
- 25 Feb 2022
FinTechNGR Targets Accelerated Startup Growth with ‘Marketplace’
Playing its part in addressing challenges posed by startups and investors in Nigeria’s FinTech ecosystem, the FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) has launched The Start-Up Marketplace – an…
- 7 Jun 2022
MFS Africa Acquires US-based GTP
In a rare acquisition of a US tech company by an African tech firm, MFS Africa, a digital payments network, has reached an agreement to buy Global Technology Partners (GTP) for an undisclosed amount.…
- 17 May 2016
Troyka, Hotsauce Offer ‘Disruptive’ Startups Lifeline to Viva Technology Paris 2016
With assurance for return ticket, event ticket and simplified visa processing, West Africa's biggest marketing communications group, Troyka Group and its digital division, HotSauce, are offering…
- 21 Jan 2020
Flutterwave Closes $35M Series B Co-Led By Greycroft & eVentures
Flutterwave, a Nigerian-based payments technology company with operations in Africa, announced that it has closed a $35m Series B from a consortium of strategic investors. The round was co-led by…
- 28 Aug 2018
Paystack Secures $8 million Series A Funding
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by Stripe, and includes Visa, follow-on funding from…
- 18 Nov 2019
OPay Gets $120m from Chinese Investors, Eyes African Domination
OPay, financial technology-oriented company owned by Opera, has raised an amount equating $120 million Series B funding backed by Chinese investors. The funding comes after the Africa-based…
- 27 Jan 2026
PayPal Goes Live in Nigeria through Paga
Paga, Nigeria's pioneering fintech company, and global payments leader PayPal have launched live account linking for Nigerian users, unlocking seamless cross-border payments and local Naira access…
- 6 Dec 2018
itex Expands Service Portfolio, Unveils New Brand Identity
itex Integrated Services Limited, an innovative fintech company that designs and deploys secure solutions to diverse customers has announced plans to expand its range of services for the Pan-African…
- 2 May 2021
Startups Ecosystem Critical To The Future Of Nigeria – Osibanjo
The Vice President of Nigeria, His Excellency Professor Yemi Osibanjo, said that startup ecosystem is one of the vital tools in finding solutions to Africa's various challenges, according to him,…
- 29 Apr 2021
Startups Ecosystem Critical to the Future Of Nigeria – Osibanjo
Professor Yemi Osibanjo, Vice President of Nigeria has said that startup ecosystem is one of the vital tools in finding solutions to Africa's various challenges, according to him, these challenges…
- 15 Oct 2020
Stripe Acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200m
Stripe, American financial service platform, has acquired Paystack, one of Nigeria’s leading payment service providers. Paystack provides a quick way to integrate payments services into an online or…