Nigerian fintech startup TeamApt has announced it will be shifting its focus from delivering financial services products to banks to delivering products for consumers and businesses, as it aims to build on a strong performance in 2020. The Lagos-based fintech...
Nigerian company Daystar Power, provider of hybrid solar power solutions to businesses, has announced a Series B investment of US$38 million to help it deepen its presence in various West African markets. Founded in 2017, Daystar Power is an off-grid power service...
Malian fintech startup OKO Finance has distributed XOF38 million (US$70,000) in payouts to farmers affected by floods through its new insurance service. Founded in 2017, OKO develops affordable mobile-based crop insurance products to provide smallholder farmers with...
Egyptian fintech startup Cassbana, which utilises artificial intelligence (AI) to run a behaviour-based credit-scoring system, has raised a US$1 million pre-seed funding round to help it expand. Founded last year, Cassbana uses machine learning and AI to offer...
The original Soweto derby – Swallows v Orlando Pirates – is back on the local football calendar for the first time since December 2014 and will have extra spice this time around with both sides near the summit of the DStv Premiership. MUST READ | MAMELODI SUNDOWNS TO...
