The Empower Africa Business Platform is Now Live !!!
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.

Pan-African early-stage venture capital fund Five35 Ventures has received a major anchor investment from the Mastercard Foundation Africa Growth Fund, whose resources are managed by MEDA (Mennonite Economic Development Associates).

Kenyan e-mobility firm BasiGo has secured a new investment from Proparco, the private-sector arm of France’s development finance institution, accelerating the company’s mission to expand electric bus services across Africa.

SwiftVEE, described as Africa’s largest online livestock trading platform, has successfully closed a Series A funding round. However, deployment of the new capital depends on finalizing key opportunities in its pipeline.