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Africa is home to some huge fintechs, with everything from banks to crypto companies based on the continent. If you’re interested in the biggest fintech news stories across Africa you’ll find them collected on this page. View the articles below to learn the hottest fintech stories coming from Africa.

17 May 2023

M-KOPA raises $255m to improve access to credit in Africa

Kenya-based financing platform M-KOPA has raised $255m in debt and equity capital to fund its expansion across Sub-Saharan Africa.   Standard...

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3 May 2023

Nigeria-based Nomba raises $30m for payments expansion

Nomba has raised $30m in a pre-series B funding round.  The funding will be used to support the growth of...

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25 April 2023

Curacel appoints new advisory board member to support its growth

Curacel, an insurance infrastructure provider based in Africa, has appointed Adam Jones to its advisory board to support its growth...

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29 March 2023

Airtel Mobile launches affordable health insurance product in Uganda

Airtel Mobile has partnered with Prudential Assurance Uganda and Turaco Insurance Brokers, an insurtech, to provide affordable health protection for...

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2 March 2023

ImaliPay signs ecommerce deal with Renda to support African businesses

ImaliPay, an embedded financial services platform for underserved gig workers and marketplaces across Africa, has signed a deal with ecommerce...

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22 February 2023

South African investment platform EasyEquities to offer life insurance

EasyEquities, an investment platform, has partnered with digital insurer Sanlam Indie to offer a life insurance product for young investors. ...

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7 February 2023

Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan valued at $1b after $400m funding

MNT-Halan has raised $400m in funding, giving the Egyptian digital bank a valuation of $1b.  Chimera Abu Dhabi led the...

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3 February 2023

Duplo co-founder Yele Oyekola on digitising payments in Africa

Yele Oyekola first saw problems that retail distributors face in Nigeria when he was seven years old. His grandmother is...

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