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Flutterwave acquires a switching license from the Central Bank of Nigeria
Prior to this, Flutterwave has operated with the Payment Solution Service Provider (PSSP) and International Money Transfer Operator (IMTO) license...
Nigerian B2B payment startup, Duplo closes $4.3m seed fund
This brings its total raise to $5.6 million...
Again, Court freezes $3.3m belonging to Flutterwave in Kenya
The amounts frozen include Sh110 million in UBA account, another US $ 556,622 (Sh66.7 million), Sh29.1 million in Access Bank...
Ivory Coast gets first locally-made smartphone for users in 16 local languages
Open G", which can understand commands and respond in 16 of Ivory Coast's approximately 60 spoken languages, including Dioula, Senoufo and Bété
DR Congo prevents Airtel, Orange other executives from travelling over tax regime
Orange's local CEO and Africell's DRC finance chief were barred from leaving the country and had their passports confiscated at Kinshasa airport...
YouTube rolls out playlists, cook-off to celebrate World Jollof Day 2022
Feature cook-offs between top creators like Broda Shaggi, MC Lively, Josh2Funny...
NBC revokes licenses of AIT, Silverbird and 50 other radio & TV stations
Directs state offices to work with security operatives to ensure that the stations are shut down within the next 24 hours...
“Stop providing payment services to loan sharks”- Nigerian Government orders fintech players
Babatunde Irukera, Executive Vice Chairman of FCCPC named specific FinTech companies such as Flutterwave, Opay, Paystack and Monify
Kenyan Agritech startup, iProcure raises $10.2m Series B, to reach to 1M+ farmers
The Series B round funding which was led by I&P saw participation from Novastar Ventures, British International Investment (BII), and Ceniarth...
