Financial Services LATEST NEWS Sanlam to focus on home market as merger deal misfires 3 days ago SOUTH AFRICA – It’s now two years since the Cape Town-based financial services firm bought…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Telecoms, ICT & Media Ethio Telecom adds mobile money to its range of products 3 weeks ago ETHIOPIA – The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has finally granted a license to the…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Uganda’s Tugende secures US$6.3m in Toyota Tsusho-backed Series A investment round 3 weeks ago UGANDA – Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company operating in Uganda and Kenya has announced…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS WorldRemit and Mukuru partner to expand remittance service into Southern Africa countries 3 weeks ago ZIMBABWE – WorldRemit and Mukuru have announced a deepening of their existing partnership with the…
Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Telecoms, ICT & Media Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, Proparco back WIOCC expansion 3 weeks ago AFRICA – Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF) has…
Financial Services Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Egyptian private equity fund LCP Fund II raises US$140m in funding round led by EIB 3 weeks ago EGYPT – LCP FUND II COÖPERATIEF U.A., a generalist private equity fund targeting primarily growth…
Aviation, Transport & Logistics Financial Services LATEST NEWS Ethiopian Airlines unveils global COVID-19 insurance cover 3 weeks ago ETHIOPIA – Ethiopia Airlines Group has announced that it will cover the medical insurance including…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS People Kenya’s ICEA Lion Group appoints Paul Muthaura as new CEO 3 weeks ago KENYA – ICEA Lion Group has announced the appointment of Paul Muthaura as its new…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Start-ups Telecoms, ICT & Media Nigerian startup Max.ng raises US$1m to bolster driver financing program 4 weeks ago NIGERIA – Nigerian startup MAX.ng has secured NGN400 million (US$1 million) in capital under a…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Kenya sets up its first diaspora investment fund 4 weeks ago KENYA – Kenya has launched its first licensed investment fund for citizens living overseas, a…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Start-ups Senegalese fintech startup PayDunya to expand presence in francophone Africa 4 weeks ago SENEGAL – Senegalese fintech startup PayDunya has expanded its footprint into Ivory Coast and Benin,…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank half-year profits plunge by 57.5% 4 weeks ago MOROCCO – Attijariwafa Bank, one of Morocco’s biggest lenders, has reported a 57.5% drop in…
Infrastructure, Construction & Real Estate Investments, Financials & Economy Kenya’s NCBA bank, Tatu City ink mortgage deal 1 month ago KENYA – NCBA Bank has partnered with Tatu City, a leading urban developer in Kenya…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Sustainability & Renewable Energy Standard Bank, Equites sign sustainability linked loan deal 1 month ago SOUTH AFRICA – Equites Property Fund Limited (Equites) has closed a sustainability-linked loan of $80…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Mauritian firm Juris Tax enters Rwanda’s Kigali International Finance Centre 1 month ago RWANDA – A Mauritian Corporate Service Provider, Juris Tax is the latest entrant into Rwanda’s…
Financial Services Govt. & Development Organisations LATEST NEWS Mauritius secures funds from AfDB to fund clean-up of marine oil 1 month ago MAURITIUS – The government of Mauritius has secured a US$500,000 emergency assistance grant from the…
Financial Services Investments, Financials & Economy LATEST NEWS Paysend expands digital money transfer operations in Africa 1 month ago AFRICA – United Kingdom based money transfer provider Paysend is continuing to expand its digital…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS Ghana’s First National Bank secures US$85m loan from European DFIs to support private sector development 1 month ago GHANA – First National Bank Ghana has secured a long-term loan of US$85 million from…
DealStreet Africa Financial Services LATEST NEWS Pan-African service reinsurer Continental Re achieves 100% ownership of Botswana subsidiary 1 month ago AFRICA – Continental Reinsurance Plc, a pan-African service reinsurer based in Nigeria, has announced 100%…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS New Markets & Products London-based remittance operator MoneyTO launches money transfers to Nigeria 1 month ago NIGERIA – MoneyTO, a London based remittance operator, has launched money transfers to Nigeria, Africa’s…
Financial Services LATEST NEWS Nigerian fintech startup Sparkle partners Visa to enhance payment flexibility for customers 2 months ago NIGERIA – Nigeria-based fintech startup has partnered with American financial services to provide customers with…
