Most businesses that spend heavily on marketing can only guess at the eventual return.

In the landscape of South African venture capital and impact investing, the focus is shifting from high-end fintech to the literal “ground floor.”

Why business leaders are often the biggest obstacle to scaling, and what to do about it --By Sarah Rice, Executive Coach, Grow Business Coaching

Two Canadian fintechs built to move money between Canada and Africa have now failed within the space of two years. The pattern is unlikely to be coincidental.

Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), the Nigerian-born electric mobility and fintech platform, has secured $8m...

The pan-African initiative backed by the French development finance system is launching its first dedicated seed vehicle, targeting 30 startups across 20 countries.

The fund represents a rare equity-focused play from Namibia, a country better known for its commodities and institutional pension funds than its tech exports.

The $2 million ticket into the Guinean fintech is modest, but it signals growing development-finance appetite for the unglamorous plumbing that connects global money-senders to mobile wallets and cash agents on the continent

This transaction represents BVC’s fifth successful exit since it began operations in 2023 and the second for its joint vehicle with Citadel.

The core infrastructure enabling the transaction was provided by Kaleidofin through its “ki” platform.

The Nasdaq-listed South African fintech has quietly added another small enterprise-focused company to its portfolio, paying cash for a fintech business as it continues to widen its offering for large-scale clients.

The Egyptian investment bank is carving out a reputation as the region's most prolific corporate incubator, following last year's blockbuster valU IPO with a listing request for its K‑12 education platform - but a jittery market will test investor appetite.