Daily Digest Friday, 10 December 2021
Buy Now, Pay Later Catches on in Egypt With $6M Investment in Sympl
The pandemic economy has put a financial strain on many individuals and families across the globe, giving way to a buy now, pay later (BNPL) service boom in many countries. Read More
Rho Grabs $75M In Series B Funding Round
Financial services platform Rho on Thursday (Dec. 9) announced the conclusion of a Series B fundraising round that brought in $75 million. Read More
Kenya’s Kwara Raises $4m Seed Round To Roll Out Credit Union-Powered Neobank
Founded in 2018 by Cynthia Wandia and David Hwan, Kwara has built a digital banking platform designed to help unbanked and underbanked individuals to build wealth together in a frictionless way. Read More
Nigerian Edtech Startup ‘ULesson’ Secures $7.5 Million In Series A Funding
The product launched just weeks before the coronavirus pandemic, benefitting from the sudden shift across Africa to virtual learning. ULesson offers SD cards as a low-bandwidth solution to delivering content at just $50 annually. Read More
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