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The collaboration marks a significant milestone in Kenya’s banking sector and sets the stage for a new era of accessible and innovative banking solutions. Founded in 2021, Fingo aims to empower youths to create a wealthier Africa with distinctly designed financial products. The startup’s collaboration with Ecobank combines the agility and innovation of a neobank with the stability and expertise of an established financial institution.
Fingo seeks to deliver financial services such as savings, insurance, and credit to its users at cheaper transfer fees, subsidized rates at pay bills, and cash-back rewards, among other features.

Cassava Technologies, the pan-African digital-infrastructure group founded by Strive Masiyiwa, has announced that it has secured a strategic investment from global chip manufacturer NVIDIA.

Enterprise-AI startup Velents.ai has raised US $1.5 million in a new funding round as it launches Agent.sa, which it describes as the first fully integrated Arabic-speaking AI employee tailored for organisations across the Middle East.

Canada’s development finance institution, FinDev Canada, has committed a USD 100 million loan to the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a major infrastructure financier in Africa.