Hela Money, an African Crypto Neo Bank, and DeFi wallet, is bridging the gap in Africa between the traditional finance and decentralized finance ecosystem by developing an all-in-one blockchain platform that seamlessly handles financial needs such as payments, neobanking, tokenization, decentralized finance, wealth management and more. Over 400 million Africans are not only underbanked but…
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According to Pennee, access to funding seems to be the most difficult of running a small and medium-scale enterprise (SME) in Nigeria, even when the funds are available the interest rates are usually high. “There are a lot of opportunities on the continent [Africa] but capital is very difficult to come by.” — Tony Elumelu…
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Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, has announced Google Pay, a mobile payment service developed by Google, as a payment option for their clients. As part of this collaboration, Google Pay will be an additional payment option for merchants on Flutterwave for business. This collaboration will offer safe and seamless payments, as well as convenient…
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Launched in 2020, Autochek is an automotive technology company established to build digital solutions to enhance and enable automotive commerce across Africa. The company is currently operational in East and West Africa. With the support of TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, Autochek combines technology underpinned by data analytics to deepen auto finance penetration across the continent. Powered by its…
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EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind provider of central banking infrastructure, has partnered with SEC Ghana to deploy its API-First Digital Regulatory Sandbox Platform to streamline regulatory sandboxing and supervision of capital market innovation. The company’s cutting-edge framework enables the SEC, as well as other regulatory agencies and central banks, to collaborate with emerging…
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Africa’s tech ecosystem is pushing the boundaries of what is possible and what’s not. We’ve seen new startups offer life-changing solutions to problems and digital services are improving the way we live and work. At Verified.africa, we’re huge supporters of growth and inclusivity, so we built a platform that enables these startups to reach a…
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Fonbnk are the leading global marketplace enabling you to convert your airtime into digital money. And for a limited time, they will even pay you to try us out. Click here to learn more about Fonbnk. We look forward to hearing more from the Fonbnk team at Africa Money and DeFi Summit later this month…
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Two years ago, we launched Verified.Africa in Nigeria to help businesses easily verify the identity of customers, partners, and employees. The result? Over one thousand businesses were empowered to grow their customer base faster, prevent fraud and operate with better turnover. Now, with over 300 thousand verifications recorded and incredible feedback from our supportive customers,…
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Article by Elisha Imagine a world where people in developing markets can get loans on demand, have access to high-yield investment opportunities, and move their money freely without restriction. That is the world decentralized finance (DeFi) companies in Africa envision, and they are building it. Over the past few years, several DeFi platforms have launched…
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Developing markets share several problems in common. One such problem is the inability of most people to have full access or any access at all to the financial system. For example, the unbanked have no access to the traditional system, they are unable to create accounts or use the services of banks, and the underbanked…
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