By Ray Youssef, CEO of NoOnes, a P2P marketplace I never imagined that a few days later, I would be fleeing water cannons and tear gas canisters on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya, when I travelled there with some of the NoOnes…
Smile Identity, an Africa-focused identity verification solutions provider, has had 150 million identity verification checks effected on its technologies, doubling from 75 million a year ago.
“We’re accelerating at an unprecedented pace, thanks to our amazing customers, partners, and team. As…
he surge of companies operating in Nigeria’s digital lending sector has drawn attention to concerning trends like aggressive tactics for loan recovery such as harassment and defamation.
Due to this, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has worked with other…
Local sources state that two US Congressmen have asked the US House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs to release Tigran Gambaryan, the Head of Financial Crime Compliance at Binance, in a resolution they presented.
The politicians, Reps. Rich McCormick of Georgia…
According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), scammers, terrorist organisations, and other illicit actors continue to utilise virtual assets to fund the spread of weapons of mass destruction.
According to a recent study from FATF, "the DPRK continues to steal or…
In June 2024, startups in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) area raised $116 million, a 59% decrease from May 2024.
$15 million was raised by four Egyptian businesses, which is the second-highest amount after the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose…
With an initial $2.5 million rollout, Innovate Africa Fund, an angel investment fund, assists early-stage creators who are moving their firms from conception to product.
The sector-agnostic fund, co-founded by Kristin Wilson and Christian Idiodi, intends to assist up to 20 entrepreneurs…
The top wallet on the TONNE blockchain is TonKeeper, which lets users buy eSIM and gift cards with cryptocurrency in addition to providing staking services and private dApp browsing. According to Oleg Andreev, CEO of TONNE App, a directory of all the…
Former Paxful Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and co-founder Artur Schaback has entered a guilty plea to criminal offences in the US.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) in the United States declared on July 8, 2024, that Schaback had entered a guilty plea…
Pan-African remittances startup Nala has secured $40 million in a series A round led by CEO Benjamin Fernandes, making it one of the largest in African tech history.
Acrew Capital, a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, led the round. Other…