10/21/2025 3:48:35 PM Moniepoint raises $90m in Series C funding By Cristobal de Atucha Nigeria based all-in-one financial platform for businesses raised $90m in Series C funding led by Visa and Development Partners...
10/18/2024 5:41:56 PM Nigeria’s lithium ambition is getting an unexpected boost By Louden Richason Sabi, the Lagos-headquartered business-to-business e-commerce company focused on the informal economy, inked separate deals with two...
6/7/2024 10:01:31 PM Sabi creates a lane of its own as it enters its third year By Cristobal de Atucha Providing digital infrastructure for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and farmers, Sabi offers payments, logistics, and market...
5/7/2024 7:48:10 PM Seamfix raises $4.5m in growth funding By FinTech Collective Nigerian based digital identity solutions company raised $4.5m in growth funding led by Alitheia IDF.
3/15/2024 2:53:19 PM Youverify raises $2.5m in Seed funding By Samantha Wulfson Nigeria based AML and ID verification startup raised $2.5m in Seed funding led by Elm.
11/3/2023 4:23:58 PM Naira jumps on Nigeria streets after forex is cleared By Samantha Wulfson Nigeria’s naira jumped against the dollar on the parallel market and on crypto exchanges on Friday, a day after authorities said they...
9/7/2023 2:46:12 PM Anchor raises $2.4m in Seed funding By Samantha Wulfson Nigeria based banking as a service company raised $2.4m in seed funding led by Goat Capital.
7/20/2023 4:10:08 PM MyCover.ai raises $1.25m in Pre-Seed funding By FinTech Collective Nigeria based open insurance API developer raised $1.25m in Pre-Seed funding led by Ventures Platform.
8/31/2022 7:20:02 AM Anchor raises $1m in pre-Seed funding By Samantha Wulfson Nigeria based banking-as-a-service platform raised $1m in pre-Seed funding led by Byld Ventures.
5/27/2022 1:41:31 PM A new generation of Nigerian fintech entrepreneurs and bank executives is expanding formal financial services By Samantha Wulfson While the coronavirus pandemic and falls in the price of oil have pushed Nigeria into recession twice in the past six years, the...
5/12/2022 8:20:30 PM Interswitch raises $110m in growth funding By Samantha Wulfson Nigeria based payments company raised $110m in growth funding led by LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital.
10/29/2021 12:30:49 PM Nigeria launches Africa’s first digital currency By Carlos Alonso Torras Nigeria, Africa’s largest economy, has launched the continent's first digital currency, the e-Naira. The launch also ranks Nigeria among...
9/10/2021 3:50:48 PM Peer-to-peer trades are sustaining Nigeria’s crypto activity despite a ban By Carlos Alonso Torras Seven months after Nigerian banks were barred from enabling cryptocurrency transactions, bitcoin remains an actively traded asset in the...
8/23/2021 2:13:18 PM OPay raises $400m in new funding By Sarah Wolter Nigeria based mobile payments platform raised $400 million in new funding led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2.
8/19/2021 1:13:03 PM Explosion in electronic payments powers start-up boom in Nigeria By Sarah Wolter Two of Africa’s three $1b start-ups are Nigeria-based, while the third, Fawry, is Egyptian. The valuation of Flutterwave, a payments...
8/2/2021 2:33:34 PM Kuda raises $55m in Series B funding By Sarah Wolter U.K. and Nigeria based digital bank raised $55m in Series B funding led by Valar Ventures and Target Global.