Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan begins trading on EGX after heavily oversubscribed IPO – Disrupt Africa
Egyptian fintech company MNT-Halan has begun trading on the Egyptian Exchange (EGX) following a strong response to its initial public…
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SA’s Injini launches EdTech for Employment incubation programme – Disrupt Africa
South African ed-tech incubator Injini has launched a new two-year programme that will support 10 early-stage South African edtech startups…
Jubilee, FSD Africa partner with 7 BimaLab insurtechs to pilot inclusive insurance in Kenya – Disrupt Africa
East African financial services group Jubilee and development agency FSD Africa have partnered with seven insurtech startups from the BimaLab…
SA-founded clinical AI startup Healthleap raises $38m seed, Series A funding – Disrupt Africa
South Africa-founded clinical AI startup Healthleap has raised US$38 million in combined seed and Series A funding as it looks…
Egypt’s MoneyHash partners Ozow to strengthen SA’s digital payments ecosystem – Disrupt Africa
Egyptian payment orchestration startup MoneyHash has announced a new partnership with Ozow, a leading South African fintech and payments provider,…
How SA’s Halo Sim Labs uses simulations to teach emotional intelligence in schools – Disrupt Africa
South African ed-tech startup Halo Sim Labs has developed a simulation-based emotional intelligence and preventative mental health education platform that…
Nigerian on-demand commerce startup Chowdeck’s founders join Endeavor network – Disrupt Africa
The co-founders of Nigerian on-demand commerce startup Chowdeck have been selected to join Endeavor’s global network of high-impact entrepreneurs. Founded…
SA’s KhayaHR builds AI-first workforce platform for frontline economy – Disrupt Africa
South African startup KhayaHR is building an AI-first workforce platform for the country’s frontline economy, and has already signed up…
15 startups selected for Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa programme – Disrupt Africa
Fifteen startups have been selected for the Google for Startups Accelerator: South Africa, a three-month programme designed to support growth-stage,…
Kenyan cross-border payments startup GTXN acquired by Luno – Disrupt Africa
Kenyan cross-border payments startup GTXN has been acquired by UK-based digital asset platform Luno. Founded in 2022, GTXN provides collection…
Kenyan neobank Cloud9 secures Alliance investment, takes total funding to $1m – Disrupt Africa
Kenyan digital bank Cloud9, which enables cross-border payments and borderless banking for African consumers and businesses, has secured an undisclosed…
YC-backed Bujeti launches AI “teammates” to take manual work off African finance teams – Disrupt Africa
Nigerian fintech startup Bujeti has made Brain, an agentic AI platform for finance teams, publicly available following a two-week private…
Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan secures $76.5m securitisation deals – Disrupt Africa
Egyptian fintech unicorn MNT-Halan has successfully completed three securitisation issuances with a combined value exceeding EGP4 billion (US$76.5 million) for…
i3 announces 4 new deals driving future of healthcare innovation across Africa – Disrupt Africa
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative designed to help African health-tech startups scale and commercialise their offerings, announced…
South African startup Exten AI helps non-technical founders build full-stack apps in plain language – Disrupt Africa
South African startup Exten AI has developed an AI-native platform that lets entrepreneurs with no coding skills build working software…
Egyptian fintech startup Paymob raises $35m pre-Series C funding round – Disrupt Africa
Egyptian startup Paymob, the leading payments infrastructure service provider in the MENA region, has secured US$35 million in a pre-Series…
African fintechs invited to apply for inaugural TWIF Changemakers competition – Disrupt Africa
African fintech startups have been invited to apply for the inaugural TWIF Changemakers competition, a new annual honour dedicated to…
Bogota Tax Reform Raises Alarm Across Colombia’s Fintech Sector
Bogota’s tax reform is putting fintech companies at the center of a growing debate over innovation, investment and competitiveness. Credit:…