Kenya and Nigeria named as the highest-risk African countries for fraud, according to Smile ID report With 75 million KYC checks done, Smile ID is out with its third report on the State of KYC, customer onboarding and fraud in Africa. Let's dig in
Clafiya raises $610,000 in pre-seed to reimagine healthcare service delivery in Africa African healthtech startup, Clafiya, announces a pre-seed of $610,000 to deepen product development, grow the team and expand offerings.
Pan-African KYC provider, Smile Identity rebrands to Smile ID The rebrand includes four new things: a new name (Smile ID), new logo, a refreshed website and new product updates.
BD Insider 171: What next for Nigerian fintechs given new FX and USD push by banks? We also covered how Nigeria has lost its spot as the top destination for tech VC funding in Africa and Flutterwave and IATA payment partnership.
Flutterwave launches Tuition, responds to growing FX demand for international school fees Flutterwave has launched Tuition to allow African users to pay various fees to educational institutions within Africa and overseas using their local currencies.
UNICEF Startup Lab, KOICA and MEST partner to support Ghanaian startups promoting SDGs KOICA, MEST Africa, UNICEF Startup Lab partner to support startups under the "KOICA-UNICEF Accelerating Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ghana" project.
BD Insider 167: Visa's long-standing interest in African fintech Letter 167 explores Visa's plan to invest in African fintech startups, ThriveAgric's journey: From a turbulent 2020 to an incredible 2022 and unification of the exchange rate.