Cross Switch Expands to Kenya with Pesawise Partnership
Cross Switch has officially launched operations in Kenya through a strategic partnership with Pesawise. The partnership gives Cross Switch direct access to Kenya's growing digital payments market.
Stripe Expands Its Tax Automation Service to Five African Countries
Stripe is expanding its automated tax support to Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, and Ethiopia. The announcement was made at Stripe Sessions 2025, the company's annual product event.
10 African startups opening markets, cutting CO2 & seafarming no one’s talking about yet
Mystocks.africa launched in 2024, providing an AI-powered investment platform for Africans to trade stocks across major exchanges. ZOOMe, founded in 2023, offers battery swap stations for electric motorcycles, addressing range anxiety and operational downtime for logistics firms in Nigeria.
Why Flour Mills, Nigeria’s 64-year-old food giant, joined OmniRetail’s $20 million round
Flour Mills of Nigeria invested $20 million in OmniRetail, marking a shift from customer to shareholder. OmniRetail has been recognized as the fastest-growing business in Africa twice.
Binance Rolls Out a AI-Driven Threat Detection Suite
60% of organizations in South Africa reported a surge in AI-facilitated financial crimes. The global average for AI-facilitated financial crimes is 56%.
