News Umba, an Africa-focused digital bank raises $2M from Ex-Stripe employee, Lachy Groom and Ludlow Ventures Umba announces seed funding of $2 million from Lachy Groom, Ludlow Ventures, Frontline Ventures, Wave and Act Venture Capital.
News OnePipe closes $950,000 pre-seed round from Sherpa, Techstars, others OnePipe has raised $950,000 pre-seed funding from a roster of institutional and angel investors, including Techstars, Sherpa Africa, and Idris Bello.
News Kuda Bank raises $10M in seed funding. Kuda Bank has raised $10 million in a seed round, which is possibly the largest seed funding any African startup has received. And it plans to raise a bigger Series A.
News Fundall, a digital banking platform raises $150,000 in pre-seed funding Led by Black Knight Capital, a pre-seed stage investor, Fundall has raised $150,000 to deepen its footprints and challenge existing digital banks.
Spotlight EXCLUSIVE: Chat with Flutterwave's Global Head of People Strategy, Mansi Babyloni "The last few months, time was ripe for us to continue finding the right talent and that’s what we did", says Mansi Babyloni of Flutterwave
gomoney REVIEW: First impression of gomoney Digital Bank App gomoney app is a new age digital bank that is offering its users a smart way to organise their money. This article contains my early impressions of the app.
Spotlight Digital banks: ALAT, Kuda, Rubies, Eyowo, V by VFD, and Sparkle compared At least one digital bank has been launched in Nigeria every year since 2017. I compare six digital banks launched in the past three years to find the best.
News Sparkle, by former Diamond bank CEO Uzoma Dozie, finally goes live. Here is all you need to know. The former Diamond Bank CEO Uzoma Dozie has announced the official launch of his new digital bank, Sparkle. This announcement comes 11 months after he mooted the idea in August 2019. How does Sparkle stand against the likes of Kuda, Rubies and ALAT by Wema?
News Standard Chartered Nigeria launches a digital bank. Now what? What does the launch of digital banks by legacy financial institutions mean for fintechs such as Kuda and Rubies Bank.
