Five early-stage Nigerian startups have secured a total of €65,000 in pre-seed funding through the Orange Corners Innovation Fund (OCIF) to scale their operations and drive local innovation.
Egypt’s first fintech unicorn, MNT-Halan, is set to offer 20% of its domestic operations on the Cairo stock exchange as it seeks to deepen its market presence.
African fintech Grey has expanded its payout network across the continent, aiming to reduce the costs and delays associated with traditional intra-African cross-border financial transactions.
OPay is integrating its mobile payment infrastructure into large-scale social value initiatives, focusing on education, digital literacy, and financial inclusion for millions of underserved Nigerians.
Nigerian trade-tech startup Niteon has secured a major victory, winning the UN Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator Fund after outperforming a massive Brazilian food conglomerate in the final selection round.
