Browsing: Africa

Since 2015, Sellan insurtech based in Kenya, wants to increase access to agricultural insurance by smallholder farmers across emerging markets, protecting them against losses from pests,…

Meta confirmed to TechCrunch that it is testing Meta AI, its large language model-driven chatbot, with WhatsApp, Instagram and Messenger users in India and parts of…

Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures (VKAV) plans to back 21 growth-stage companies across the continent after closing its first $60 million fund. The pan-African VC hit the milestone…

Welcome to TechCrunch Fintech (formerly The Interchange)! This week, we look at some hot fintech startups in Africa, how Mint’s shutdown was Copilot’s win, and why…

Payment company Nala focused on offering a remittance service in 2021, capitalizing on the growing money transfer market in Africa and the demand for reliable and…

Movementan African mobility fintech that offers vehicle financing to ride-hailing and delivery app drivers, has raised $100 million in a funding round as it plans to…

African financial institutions typically scale their solutions using a combination of local and foreign technology. Appzone is one of the unique local fintech software providers for…

VerifyA Nigerian provider of identity verification and anti-money laundering (AML) solutions for banks and startups has secured a $2.5 million investment from Elm, which specializes in…

Nigeria is actively seeking information from Binance about its top 100 users in the country and all trading history covering the past six months, according to…

Saudi Arabia is poised to become one of the world’s biggest manufacturing hubs, thanks to its trillion-dollar infrastructure and real estate projects ongoing in the country.…