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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.”
Flat6Labs is one of the region’s most active VC firms. In this exclusive interview we talk with CEO Ramez El-Serafy about the company and the startup environment in Africa.
liwwa gains support from international and regional investors as smaller MENA markets see increasing activity.
Fintech accounts for 23% of VC investments in the region since 2020, according to the MENA Data Insight Report from GPCA.
According to a report by McKinsey and Company, one of the world’s leading business analysis and consultancy firms, Africa’s fintech industry could see revenues soar to USD 30.3 billion by 2025.
MENA region startups have raised USD 1.8 billion in investment in the first half of 2022, according to a report by MAGNITT, fintech leads the way.
PaySky, a digital payment solutions provider based in Egypt, will launch a series of services in the UAE. Supported by Visa, the fintech firm will offer its Yalla Card and Super App in the UAE.
Startups saw record levels of VC investments, according to reports by CB Insights, a leading technology insights firm, which reported global investments of USD 621 billion last year.
Zenda was launched last year and allows families to pay school fees with pay-now and pay-later payment schemes.