Nigeria remains a largely cash-dominated country. with over 100 million unbanked Nigerian population excluded or have no access to financial services due to limited financial literacy. Bankly, a Nigerian fintech …
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First Decentralized Finance (DEFI) and Binance Smart Chain-Built Company Launches out of Africa
Backed By Binance And Google Launchpad, Xend Finance Is The World’s First DeFi Credit Union and Cooperative Platform Targeting Users In Underserved Regions Xend Finance, the first decentralized finance (DeFi) …
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Nigeria’s Termii raises $1.4M seed for North African expansion
Termii, a Nigerian platform-as-a-service startup has raised a $1.4 million seed round for North Africa expansion starting with Algeria with plans to expand its messaging offerings across Africa. The round …
The African Enterprise Challenge Fund (AECF) has launched a US$1.2 million Innovation Fund to unlock the potential of renewable energy to create new business opportunities. Businesses and entrepreneurs in Burkina …
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Nigeria’s Plentywaka gets backing from Techstars, plans expansion to Canada
Plentywaka, a Nigerian bus-booking platform, today announced that it has been accepted into the Techstars Toronto accelerator program. It will join nine other startups in the class of 2021 and …