Our 2024 in Review, Flutterwave Makes Fast Company's "Brands that Matter" List, Nigerian Fintech Billboxx Raises $1.6M, and More
Africa Fintech Summit
The global initiative dedicated to building an ecosystem of investors, pioneers, industry leaders in African Fintech.
How time flies, especially in Africa's very dynamic fintech ecosystem! With a combined readership of 75,000 people globally who received our 73 insightful newsletters issued during the year, the Africa Fintech Summit team has summarized our ten most-read newsletters in this special?2024 in Review?edition!
What is in store for 2025?
We will intensify our content production & thought leadership efforts in Africa's Fintech space in 2025 with new initiatives including:
Your Invitation to Get Involved
As?we amplify & contribute to Africa's Fintech eruption in 2025 and beyond, we invite you to support our efforts!??Thank you, and happy reading!
Our Most-read Newsletters for 2024??
Which of these predictions resonated with you and Africa in 2024?
2. In The History & Future of Bitcoin in Africa Newsletter of 03 Dec 2024, we covered the history/future of Bitcoin as well as the cascaded impact of Bitcoin in Africa, including P2P, last mile financial inclusion, AI & Data Centre growth, rural electrification, forex income via power sale?to bitcoin mining for Governments and many more!?
3. The Stablecoin is the future of Africa's Remittance & Trade with Rest of The World. newsletter of October 27, 2024, was another one of our?most-read newsletter issues this year!?
4. The newsletter of Here is What Happened in AFTSNAIROBI24 of September 15, 2024, was also another highly read newsletter!?
Other Top 6 Most Read Newsletters for 2024
April 22, 2024 -?What Happened at AFTSDC24??
July 21, 2024 -?Africa's Weekly Fintech Review 07/21?
Sep?22, 2024 - Africa's Weekly Fintech Review 09/22
July 07, 2024 - Africa's Weekly Fintech Review 07/07
Oct 20, 2024 -?YellowCard $33M Funding, JPM Opened Nairobi & Abidjan Offices & More News- Africa's Weekly Fintech Review
August 04, 2024 -?Africa's Weekly Fintech Review - 08/04
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Top Stories of this?Week
Nigeria -?African fintech success story Flutterwave was named to Fast Company’s 4th?annual list of “Brands That Matter”.??
Africa - Cauris Finance secures $40 million debt facility to back African fintechs
UAE -?Circle, issuer of USDC stablecoin,?expands into the Middle East with ADGM Incorporation.?
Nigeria -?YC-backed internet provider Tizeti will become the first Nigerian startup to list on IPO-starved Nigerian Exchange (NGX), Techcabal reports.?
Nigeria - Fintech startup Billboxx raises $1.6 million in pre-seed from Norrsken & 54 Collective.?
Senegal - LAfricaMobile closes its $7 million Series A funding to drive cloud communication and AI in Africa.
USA/Africa -?YC-backed Zimi raises $2M to help international merchants easily sell in the U.S.
USA -?Circle and Binance Form a strategic partnership to accelerate global USDC and crypto adoption.
Nigeria - Klasha, an African payment solution startup, partners with LianLian Global to power cross-border trade between Africa & China.?
Africa - African crypto startup Yellow Card and Lightspark partner to bring Universal Money Address (UMA) to African businesses and consumers.
Visualization of the Week?
Africa's population density is the visualization for the week as presented by Visual Capitalist in their article of Feb 2024 HERE.?
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Video of the Week!
The video for the week features highlights of the 12th Africa Fintech Summit, which was held at the JW Marriott Hotel in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 4 to 6, 2024.