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Okra Co-Founder Fara Ashiru Joins UK’s Kernel
Fara Ashiru, co-founder and CEO of Nigeria’s open-finance startup Okra, has joined UK-based Kernel as Head of Engineering.…
South African Fintech Lesaka Acquires Bank Zero for $61.4M
Lesaka Technologies is doubling down on South Africa’s fintech boom, agreeing to acquire Johannesburg-based neobank Bank Zero for…
WhatsApp To Add Voice Calling Feature Business Users
WhatsApp is doubling down on artificial intelligence, introducing new voice-calling capabilities and product recommendation tools for businesses—another step…
Ghana’s Liquify Raises $1.5M to Digitize Trade Finance for African Exporters
Ghanaian fintech startup Liquify has secured $1.5 million in seed equity funding—plus additional debt financing—to modernize trade finance…
Africa Launches PAPSSCARD to Power Cross-border Payments and Boost Financial Sovereignty
On June 27, at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa officially launched PAPSSCARD — the…
Wave Mobile Money Raises €117M to Expand Its Services Across Africa
Wave Mobile Money has secured €117 million in debt financing to scale its affordable mobile-first financial services across…
Cauris Deepens Backing for Jetstream Africa to Bridge Africa’s Trade Finance Gap
Cauris Finance, a private credit fund focused on Africa, has expanded its strategic partnership with Ghana-based Jetstream Africa,…
Bank of Ghana Flags 10 Unapproved Money Transfer Operators Including Hurupay and Eversend
The Bank of Ghana has blacklisted 10 Money Transfer Organisations (MTOs) for operating within the remittance and forex…
Ghanaian EV Startup Wahu Launches New Ecosystem App, “Wahu Hero”
Accra, Ghana, June 26th, 2025 — Wahu, the Ghanaian electric vehicle (EV) startup best known for its locally…
WhatsApp Rolling Out AI Generated Summaries for Messages
WhatsApp users in the U.S. (English only) can now tap a button atop unread chats to get a…