Flutterwave, Africa’s fintech giant is preparing for an initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange amid regulatory hurdles in its key markets. The Nasdaq stock market is an American …
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Kenyan court freezes more money belonging to Flutterwave
A Kenyan High Court has frozen an additional sum of $3.3 million (Sh400.6 million) belonging to Nigeria’s fintech Unicorn Flutterwave over allegations of money laundering and card fraud. This comes …
A seven-storey building in Nairobi leased out for nearly a decade to the ruling Jubilee Party was on Monday put up for auction, with the bank targeting raising Sh435 million …
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Nigeria’s fintech startup, Grey raises $2M in seed funding
Grey, a Nigerian fintech that provides virtual international bank accounts to Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The seed funding round included participation from Y Combinator, Soma Capital, …
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Firms buy Sh9.5bn Safaricom stake as small traders sell off
Local institutional investors have acquired shares worth Sh9.5 billion in Safaricom following the exit of domestic shareholders and foreigners, reversing the government’s objective of boosting Kenyan retail investors’ stake in …
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Rockefeller Foundation partners with e-GUIDE and Atlas AI to accelerate development in Africa
The Rockefeller Foundation, an American private foundation, and philanthropic medical research and arts funding organization launched a new $5.5 million partnership with e-GUIDE and Atlas AI to encourage climate-resilient infrastructure investment and speed …
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Moi family shifts Sh520 million ownership in Standard Chartered Bank
The family of the late President Daniel Moi has restructured its ownership in Standard Chartered Bank, with his son appearing among the top individual owners of the listed lender. Regulatory …
The elevation of Kenya to the middle-income status saw China lock the country out of a new list of African nations that will receive a Beijing debt relief this year, …
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kenya Bank loan bilking cross half a trillion for the first time
Bank loan defaults have crossed the half a trillion shilling mark for the first time, setting up thousands of borrowers for property seizures in an economy hit with reduced cash …
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STIHL Group in Kenya Insects Sh500mn In New Hub To Support small scale Farmers
German manufacturer Stihl has injected Sh500milion into its new Nairobi hub in a bid to support small-scale farmers acquire farming equipment in Kenya and East Africa at large. The manufacturer of …