African startups look beyond fintech for next growth wave
African startups are looking beyond fintech for the next phase of growth as artificial intelligence emerges as a critical technology…
Tag: African
17 African fintech companies make CNBC and Statista’s 2026 World’s Top 500 fintech list
The recognition comes as African fintech firms expand beyond mobile money and payments into digital banking, lending, insurance and…
Equity-Free Grants Boost Funding Opportunities For African Fintech Startups
African technology startups are increasingly turning to equity-free funding as founders seek alternative sources of capital without giving up ownership…
M-KOPA Hits 10 Million Users Across 5 African Markets
M-KOPA, the pan-African fintech, has reached 10 million customers across its 5 African markets. From its first solar sale in…
African fintech M-KOPA surpasses 10 million customers – My Startup World – Everything About the World of Startups!
M-KOPA, the pan-African fintech, has reached 10 million customers across its 5 African markets. From its first solar sale in…
South African Fintech Zazu Secures Investment From Launch Africa Ventures
South African Fintech Zazu Secures Investment From Launch Africa Ventures South African fintech startup Zazu has secured an undisclosed investment…
South African Fintech Zazu Lands Seed Investment from Launch Africa Ventures – Tech In Africa
Cape Town-based fintech startup Zazu has secured seed funding from Launch Africa Ventures as it pushes to become the go-to…
Why African Startups Fail After Raising Funding
Why African startups fail is becoming one of the continent’s most pressing questions. In March 2022, Ghanaian fintech Dash announced…
BMA Feature: South African Startup Lelapa AI Develops Artificial Intelligence Tools for Indigenous African Languages – Broadcast Media Africa
BMA Feature: South African Startup Lelapa AI Develops Artificial Intelligence Tools for Indigenous African Languages Broadcast Media Africa Source link
African Fintech Nearpays Earns Global AI for Good Innovation Award – TechAfrica News
Nearpays received the Innovation Factory”s $20,000 cash prize, with the recognition also providing access to a global network of investors,…
South African Startup Cue Raises $5 Million to Expand AI Customer-Service Platform – Tech In Africa
South African customer-service technology company Cue has secured $5 million in fresh funding to accelerate the development and international expansion…
UNDP Opens Applications for timbuktoo EdTech Hub to Support African Education Technology Startups 2026 – Global South Opportunities
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched a new call for applications for African startups developing innovative digital solutions…
Nearpays, Nigerian Fintech Becomes First African Startup to Win UN’s AI for Good Innovation Factory
A Group photograph, of Representative of the Director General of NITDA , Researchers and committee. The initiative officially kicked off…
Nigeria’s Nearpays Becomes First African Startup to Win the UN’s AI for Good Innovation Factory – Tech In Africa
Nigerian fintech Nearpays has won the AI for Good Innovation Factory grand finale — the first African startup ever to…
SchoolTry: Meet the startup building the operating system for African schools
In 2008, Ismail Eleburuike, a graduate of Federal Government College Ilorin, Nigeria, moved to Sweden in search of top-quality education.…
Renew Capital picks 15 African embedded-finance startups
Africa’s next wave of SME finance may not come from banks, or even from fintechs, but from the software companies…
Apply Now: $100,000 for African AI Startup Founders – ICTworks
⇓ More from ICTworks By Wayan Vota on July 6, 2026 African AI startups captured barely 1 to…
Call for Applications: WEMA Bank Hackaholics Hackathon 7.0 for African –
Applications are now open for the 2026 WEMA Bank Hackaholics Hackathon 7.0, Wema Bank’s flagship open innovation program designed to…