TiE Dubai, the regional chapter of global entrepreneurship network The Indus Entrepreneurs, has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its TiE Women MENA Program, aiming to scale women-led startups as investment activity in the region begins to rebound. The initiative, now in its seventh year,
MTN plans to expand into lending across key African markets, including Nigeria, as Africa’s biggest telco seeks regulatory approvals that would allow its fintech arm to offer a broader suite of financial services.
Stakeholders in the Information and Communications technology have expressed concern over the obvious breach of the “Nigeria First Policy” by the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy with certain provisions of its recent agreement with Hello.cv. Hello.cv is a promoter o
Nigeria solved payments. Now it needs to solve power, capital, and AI governance. The DOA Business Series brought together the people building and regulating the digital economy to talk about what comes next.
The move underscores a growing shift towards tokenisation in Nigeria's digital asset sector. Several crypto platforms, including Luno Nigeria, the subsidiary of the UK-based exchange, and Blockchain.com, introduced tokenised stocks in 2025 as they race to bring traditional financial assets onto bloc
Egypt’s Blnk, a fintech company on a mission to enable financial inclusion through rapid point-of-sale financing, has raised US$12.5 million in equity funding and US$24.6 million in local debt facilities to help scale its consumer finance operations. Founded in 2021, Blnk is an AI-enabled digital co
Tayo Akinyemi reports from Katapult Future Fest 2026 on narrative, belonging, and the boundaries of communities seeking to reshape how capital and technology serve people—previewing Capital for Infrastructure, her forthcoming project with Osarumen Osamuyi.
Blnk, an Egyptian financial technology company focused on point-of-sale lending, has raised $37 million in a mix of equity and debt to scale its consumer finance operations in one of the Middle East’s fastest-growing credit markets. The funding includes a $12.5 million Series A equity round led by A
Egypt’s fintech giant MNT-Halan has reached a valuation of $1.4 billion following the first closing of a new investment round led by Al Ahly Capital, the investment arm of the National Bank of Egypt. The transaction was finalized after securing all required regulatory approvals, with a second closin
RemotePass has raised $17.4 million in Series B funding to expand its global payroll and employment platform, as the UAE-founded startup moves into the US and Europe after reaching profitability last year. The round was led by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development’s venture arm, with
Fintech platform – Yuno, has sealed a strategic partnership with Onafriq, a Pan-African payments network, to bring Africa’s most expansive payments infrastructure to merchants worldwide. Through this integration, Yuno’s clients gain instant access to Onafriq’s network spanning 43 African markets, ne
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Africa's telecoms being hit by rising diesel costs, how TaxInfo is simplifying Nigeria's tax debate, and an American company betting big on Ghana's Ultranet.
Nigeria solved payments. Now it needs to solve power, capital, and AI governance. The DOA Business Series brought together the people building and regulating the digital economy to talk about what comes next.
MTN recently launched One TV, a digital entertainment platform designed to make video content more accessible across its markets and create new opportunities for content creators, broadcasters, and advertisers.
South African VC firm Aions Ventures has launched Aions Seed Fund I, a ZAR100 million (US$6.1 million) seed fund to back local early-stage tech startups and help bridge the country’s gap between early traction and Series A. Aions Ventures wants to work with early-stage founders building in areas suc
By Veerakumar Natarajan, Country Head, Zoho Kenya Advanced technology does not automatically create better businesses. More often, it introduces greater complexity. Across Kenya’s private sector, organisations are managing growing layers of disconnected applications, duplicated workflows, and siloed
3IF Ventures, the first venture capital fund dedicated exclusively to Africa’s insurance technology ecosystem, has secured a $12 million first close, drawing support from FSD Africa Investments and regional reinsurer ZEP-RE as cornerstone investors. The fund aims to address Africa’s vast insurance p
