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Browsing: Kenya’s tech ecosystem
- In 2018, fintech Flutterwave received a series A funding of $20 million, setting its pace ahead of most of its competition.
- In 2022, Kenya’s tech Industry accumulated $574.8 million in funding, showcasing its tech startups’ potential.
- Mr Oluwabankole Falade claimed that Fluttwerwave recognizes Kenya’s invaluable role in East Africa.
Nigerian fintech company Flutterwave has picked Kenya as its hub as the firm seeks to grow its presence across East Africa. This announcement signal’s Kenya’s growing significance in Africa’s digital transformation and competitiveness in business.
Olubenga Agboola, CEO of Flutterwave, said the organization is propelling financial inclusion in the country. Started in 2010, Flutterwave facilitates cross-border payment transactions of both small and large African businesses.
Flutterwave is among the few organizations to tap into Africa’s rising virtual economic community; the Web3 Community. One of its main selling points is its ability to integrate blockchain technology and use it to drive financial …
Nairobi is the leading Fintech ecosystem city in Africa according to the 2021 Global Fintech Rankings published on 8th July 2021 in which it jumped 26 places to the 37th position globally beating both Lagos and Accra[1]. Kenya’s President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenya stated at a UK summit that “Nairobi International Financial Centre (NIFC) has come of age to be the leading financial hub on the continent”[2]. Kenya is making a major incursion to position itself as the financial hub of Africa on the back of its fintech advantage as President Uhuru Kenyatta signed a $184 million deal with Dominic Raab, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs and First Secretary of State of the UK during his three-day official visit to that country[3]. Kenya’s leadership of the Fintech world in African gives it the impetus to be an international …