-
Queen Rania Foundation launches education entrepreneurship award
The Award includes a grant worth $200,000, which will be given to the top three start-ups, allowing the winners to accelerate the growth plans of their businesses.
- Categories
- Education
- Region
- North Africa & Near East
- Tags
- startups
-
With a $10 million round, Nigeria’s Paga plans global expansion
The company is planning to release its payments product in Ethiopia, Mexico, and the Philippines— CEO Tayo Oviosu told TechCrunch at Disrupt San Francisco.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital payments, fintech, startups
-
Tanzania’s Nala wins Ecobank Fintech Challenge
After being named overall winner of the annual challenge, which is run annually by Ecobank and was last year won by Nigerian fintech startup IroFit, Nala walks away with US$10,000 in prize money.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital payments, fintech, startups
-
Press release: Tulaa is winner of the MIT Zambezi Prize for Innovation in Financial Inclusion
"Being awarded this prestigious prize is wonderful recognition of our team's efforts to use innovative technology to unlock the potential in rural markets in Africa, " said Hillary Miller-Wise, Founder and CEO of Tulaa. "We are humbled to have been selected from a cohort of exciting and innovative startups on the continent."
- Source
- Press release
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Nigerian fintech startup Mines plans expansion after $13m funding round
Nigerian fintech startup Mines is planning to expand to other African markets, as well as some in Southeast Asia and Latin America, after securing significant funding last month.
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Paystack, with ambitions to become the Stripe of Africa, raises $8M from Visa, Tencent… and Stripe itself
Paystack, a Stripe-like startup out of Lagos that provides online payment facilities to merchants and others by way of an API and a few lines of code, is announcing that it has raised $8 million in a Series A round of funding.
- Categories
- Finance
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital payments, fintech, startups
-
Why Indian startups are set to open new frontiers with emerging tech
Today, India is the third-largest hub for technology startups. Indian startups such as online retailer FlipKart, ride-hailing app Ola and digital payments company Paytm have become global household names, attracting not only interest from financial institutions but also from Fortune 500 companies.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- South Asia
- Tags
- startups, venture capital
-
Hyderabad based Solar Startup Cygni Energy Raises $6.4 Mn in Funding led by Endiya Partners
The funds will help the startup in expanding capacity, strengthening R&D capabilities and increasing market reach.
- Categories
- Energy
- Region
- South Asia
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.