BAS Group acquires Zuvy to drive seamless, collateral-free SME loans by Modupeoluwa Olalere June 27, 2025 0 On Wednesday, BAS Group, a Nigerian diversified financial services company, announced its acquisition of a majority stake in Zuvy Technologies, ...
Swypex introduces Egypt’s first approval-based to digitise SME spend by Modupeoluwa Olalere June 21, 2025 0 Swypex has introduced Egypt’s first Approval-Based Limits Card, a breakthrough corporate card designed to give businesses real-time control over spending. ...
Burkina Faso targets SME funding, renewable energy with IFC backing by Oluwatosin Adeyemi June 3, 2025 0 The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group focused on the private sector in emerging markets, ...
UAE’s Gainz closes seven-figure pre-seed round to accelerate SME lending across MENA by Modupeoluwa Olalere May 26, 2025 0 Gainz, a fintech startup based in UAE, announced the completion of a seven-figure pre-seed funding round on Sunday. The round's ...
Sabou Capital targets $1.5 million investment to empower African SMEs by Modupeoluwa Olalere April 9, 2025 0 Sabou Capital, a new SME-focused investment fund that aims to close the funding gap for high-potential medium-sized enterprises in Anglophone ...
Mastercard collaborates with Fintech Scale to accelerate SME growth by Modupeoluwa Olalere August 16, 2024 0 In the most recent news about startups, the South African company Scale has teamed up with Mastercard to help fintech ...
Nigeria launches Skillnovation to digitally equip 3 million MSMEs by Ibukunoluwa Bankole October 3, 2023 0 The Nigerian Government has unveiled the Skillnovation programme, as a stride towards advancing Nigeria's digital economy. This initiative is set ...
UAE SMEs optimism rises on the rest of 2023 by Modupeoluwa Olalere October 2, 2023 0 Small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the UAE, especially in Dubai, are optimistic about the rest of 2023. They hope ...
Kwara State sponsors 5 entrepreneurs to participate in Trade Lenda SME fair by Felicia Akindurodoye August 16, 2023 0 The government of Kwara State, which is dedicated to fostering the expansion and growth of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), ...
Nigerian Superapp Ayoba launches Adanian Labs Accelerator Programme by Modupeoluwa Olalere July 10, 2023 0 The all-in-one app Ayoba, which is changing the way people communicate, have fun, and do business online in Africa, is ...