Afridigest is your intelligent guide to Africa’s tech ecosystem. The Fintech Review is a weekly recap of what matters in African fintech.
On to the week’s fintech highlights:
• Two equity fundraises and two debt fundraises were announced this week.
• News of the week: Payday’s COO/Co-founder left the company. The e-Naira CBDC is now open for diaspora remittances. And Sino-Nigerian payments platform OPay started to monetize after years of free transfers.
• Companies appearing in today’s Fintech Review: Masroofi, Zuvy, Moove, Chapa, Brass, Woodcore, Qardy, Estafar, Mastercard, M-Pesa, & more.
• Executives appearing: Bank Zero’s Michael Jordaan, Paga’s Tayo Oviosu, MoMo PSB’s Eli Hini, Union 54’s Perseus Mlambo, DAI Magister’s Risana Zitha, Eclectics International’s Paul Mbuguah & Sebie Salim, Paystack’s Joel Bronkowski, Ukheshe’s Paul Selibas, Entersekt’s Praveksha Maharaj, Elevandi’s Sopnendu Mohanty, Lendsqr’s Adedeji Olowe, Spear Capital’s Martin Soderberg, Accion Venture Lab’s Jasiel Mar…
