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Cameroonian Fintech Ejara Raises $8 Million in Series A Investment Round

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Just over 12 months after raising $2 million, the Cameroonian fintech whose app allows users to buy and store crypto assets recently said it had received $8 million in its Series A investment round. According to Ruth Foxe Blader, partner at Anthemis, Ejara aims to become the one-stop platform where “a suite of financial products … Read more

Kenyan Activists Say Cryptocurrencies Have the ‘Potential to Create New Ways for Young People to Earn’

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According to some Kenya-based activists, raising funds through cryptocurrency and non-fungible tokens (NFT) sales is not only faster but less costly as well. The activists added that digital currency also has the “potential to create new ways for young people to earn, spend, save and send money.” Traditional Funding Channels Drying Up After the Covid-19 … Read more

Start-up Raises $2 Million to Pioneer Cryptocurrency Usage in Francophone Africa

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A Cameroonian fintech start-up, Ejara, has raised $2 million to pioneer the usage of crypto and investment services in French-speaking African countries. Coinshares Ventures and Anthemis Group led the funding round in which they were joined by Mercy Corps Ventures, Lateral Capital, Lofty Inc Capital, and Netx Fund. Using Crypto to Protect Savings in Francophone … Read more