In a country where corner shops still keep ledgers on paper, Chari’s $12 million Series A round feels almost revolutionary....
Finance chiefs often talk about wanting to play a bigger role in shaping corporate strategy. The reality, they admit, is...
Watu (Swahili for people), the buy-now-pay-later firm, founded a decade ago by Latvian entrepreneur Andris Kaneps, is projecting revenues of...
Safaricom has cemented its role as a key player in Kenya’s economic development, contributing KES 983 billion to the economy...
Kenya’s digital economy is set for a significant boost, with a new report from the GSMA projecting that digital advancements...
As banking innovation continues to expand across Africa, the role of effective regulation has never been more critical. In a...
In a move that underscores the Gulf’s growing role as a financial bridge for emerging markets, Verto, a global B2B...
For Nairobi’s small businesses still struggling with late payments and costly transfers, Verto’s new hub will be judged less by the shine of its launch party than by whether it can navigate Africa’s entrenched financial bottlenecks, and prove that “seamless trade” is more than just a slogan
A month after Kenya’s M-Kopa lost a $6.8 million tax appeal, the company is now preparing to enter the Ugandan...
Tanzania’s NMB Bank Plc, in partnership with Mastercard, has introduced the country’s first QR Pay by Link (QR PBL) payment...
In an era where digital banking is rapidly becoming the norm, I&M Bank is making a bold statement with its...
Scale, a South African startup, has raised $700,000 in pre-seed funding to fuel its expansion into Kenya, Zambia, and Côte...