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Nigerian digital bank Yep! raises $1.5M pre-seed for its ‘financial super app’ play

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Founded by Olaoluwa Awojoodu , the company’s agent banking platform, PayCentre Africa, is present in Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast and Togo. The startup plans to go live across the five markets where E-Settlement is present, serving digital financial services to consumers, small business owners and merchants.

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4DX Ventures and Flutterwave back Francophone Africa’s CinetPay in $2.4M round

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.” The Ivorian startup acts as an online and point-of-sale payment solution for merchants to process payment from more than 130 different payment operators — mobile-money, bank cards, wallets — in nine French-speaking African countries: Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Congo, Guinea and Benin.

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Norebase raises $1M to allow companies start, scale, and operate in any African country

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From Onayemi’s point of view, the growth of Africa’s digital economy revolves around gains in six segments: education, payments, logistics, transport, identity, and trade. These countries include Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mauritius and Burkina Faso.

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Ivorian fintech Julaya gets $5M to become banking partner for businesses in Francophone Africa

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Ivorian fintech Julaya raises $2M to digitize business payments in Francophone Africa. “The card payment industry, except for South Africa, maybe Nigeria and a little bit in Egypt, is a developing one and while you might be able to grow a business on that, it’s almost impossible in our region [Francophone Africa].”.

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TechSoup French Partner Leads the Way to Sustainable Tech

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ADB's Clic Vert Program fosters digital inclusion in French West Africa while contributing to a responsible end-of-life of computers and mobile phones. ADB also coordinates multi-stakeholder "Tech for Good" initiatives, including: SilverGEEK, an experiment to supply digital tools to the elderly. International.

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MaxAB gets an extra $15M, acquires YC-backed Moroccan startup WaystoCap

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WaystoCap took its cross-border services to Ivory Coast and Togo, and at some point, was processing over $3 million worth of transactions per quarter. WaystoCap is bringing Africa’s cross-border trade into the digital era. The company subsequently raised a $3 million seed round.

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Autochek acquires CoinAfrique to grow its footprint in Francophone Africa

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Already, Autochek has rolled out its operations in Ivory Coast and Senegal following the acquisition, with more markets set to be activated, including Benin and Togo, as the auto marketplace expands. New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape. TLcom and 4DX drive $13.1M

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