Browsing: Finance

Money Fellows, an Egyptian fintech, raises USD 31 million as it digitizes money circles, where individuals form savings and borrowing groups.

Agrarius Sustainability Engineered has listed Africa’s first Shari’ah-compliant sustainability-linked Sukuk on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

valU, a leading MENA BNPL fintech, and aiBANK, an Egyptian commercial bank have partnered with Sylndr to provide affordable payment options.

South Africa expects 1.9% GDP growth this year, compared to an estimate of 2.1% issued in February.

HiPipo, a Ugandan fintech company, is the only African firm listed in Global Business Leaders Magazine’s Top 20 companies ‘escalating innovation’ in the financial services market.

Telda, an Egyptian consumer money app, has raised USD 20 million and seeks to ““revolutionize finance for the MENAP region.” 

VentureSouq, an Egypt-based VC firm, has interests across the MENA region. Here we sit with Suneel Gokhale to discuss the firm’s take on the African market.

The Namibian economy shows signs of recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic as real GDP growth reaches 2.7% in 2021.

AfDB appoints Ms. Hassatou Diop N’Sele as Vice-President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer.

MENA startups raised USD 173 million last month as investment levels continue to fall in 2022, according to WAMDA and Digital Digest.