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African Fintech Mapping Week #8: LipaPlus, WayaWaya, Mookh and M-Changa

Every week, Techfoliance highlights four promising Fintech start-ups across Africa in various verticals: Digital Banking, Payments, InsurTech or Investment. In this weekly FinTech mapping we have LipaPlus, WayaWaya, Mookh and M-Changa. Fintech Mapping LipaPlus LipaPlus is a Kenya-based...

ALAT, the digital-only bank by Nigeria-based Wema bank

Nigerian bank Wema announced the launch of a fully functional digital bank called ALAT to address the challenges of financial inclusion in the region. With ALAT, customers can now do all their banking transactions without...

Binkabi to pilot tokenized commodity trading in Nigeria

Binkabi, a blockchain-based commodity trading network, is coming to Lagos on July 5th for a meetup at Zone Tech Park that will teach participants how to make money by trading commodity-backed tokens. Binkabi’s CEO Quan...

Standard Chartered unveils first digital-only bank in Ivory Coast

Standard Chartered is actively contributing to better serve the unbanked, especially in Ivory Coast where it recently launched the first digital-only bank. The potential of Africa in the banking industry is endless, with high mobile...

FinTech start-ups allow Nigerian SMBs accept payments online

Disadvantages for African small businesses (SMBs) are very often the numerous obstacles they face to enter the market, from simple tasks like registering a business to more vital issues such as accessing credit. Nigeria...

Mapping Fintech Egypt 2018

Building on insights gathered through discussions with various digital finance providers in Egypt, this report will give you access to the most up-to-date mapping of Fintech players in Egypt. The report will also provide you...