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Fintech Startup PayTic Grabs $4 Million to Expand Payment Automation Across Africa
PayTic plans to use the funding to enhance its payment automation solutions and expand into North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Surfin Meta Digital Technologies: $26.5 Million Closed For Financial Technology Platform
With this additional funding, Surfin is well-positioned to build on its capabilities to develop more innovative technologies and build a sustainable digital financial ecosystem.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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South Africa’s Payments Startup Stitch Raises $55 Million Series B Funding
The funding will help Stitch invest in infrastructure that enable the flow of money including payment processing networks, etc.
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- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Nigerian Fintech Bets on UK Diaspora With Remittance Push
The MonieWorld service enables money transfers from the UK to Nigeria, the latest in a growing number of remittance products from Africa targeting the $100 billion that flows annually from immigrants in the diaspora to the continent.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Verdant Capital Expands Investment in LOLC Africa to $13.5 Million, Boosting MSME Financing Across the Continent
"Recognised as one of the world’s leading microfinance groups, LOLC targets customers at the “bottom of the pyramid” by improving access to financial services and increasing customer deposits across underserved communities."
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- Finance, Technology
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Beams Fintech Fund Joins Infinity Fincorp’s USD $40 Million Funding Round
With a pan-India presence spanning 127 branches across eight states, Infinity Fincorp claims to have grown its loan book to INR 1,100+ crores as of January 2025.
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- Finance, Technology
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- Asia Pacific
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Cambodia, Malaysia Launch Phase 2 of Cross-Border QR Payment System
According to the NBC, the launch is expected to enhance cross-border payment options, particularly for Malaysians travelling to Cambodia.
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- Finance, Technology
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- South Asia
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Flutterwave CEO Targets Profitability ‘This Year’
Flutterwave, which has secured investment from Visa and US firm Tiger Global, among others, has built its success on processing payments for clients such as Uber and Nigerian airline Air Peace.
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- Finance, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
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