Norebase, a Nigeria-based trade technology firm, announced Wednesday (May 4) it had secured $1 million in a pre-seed funding round. Based in Lagos, Nigeria, Norebase...
In today’s FinTech news, Dubai is upping its game on becoming a serious digital player by ponying up $100.7 million in venture capital funding to...
Nigeria’s current financial system can be tough to navigate for millions of merchants who live in remote communities and have no access to reliable banking...
In today’s FinTech news, Contis and Ecospend are bringing instant payments to MrQ games, while MTN is granted a license to operate a mobile bank....
DLM Capital, a leading development investment bank, has gotten the final approval of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to buy Links Microfinance Bank, a...
The Nigerian Senate has passed a bill to amend money-laundering regulations, including making it mandatory for lenders to report suspicious transactions, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (March...
Nigerian B2B marketplace TradeDepot has acquired Ghana-based competitor Green Lion for an undisclosed amount as part of a plan to expand into that neighboring African nation,...
Nigeria said JPMorgan was “grossly negligent” in transferring funds to the country’s disgraced former oil minister, and is suing the firm for $1.7 billion. The...
FinTech on-demand salary access provider Earnipay has closed a $4 million seed round, the Nigerian company announced Thursday (Feb. 17). The cash will be used...