Lipa Later
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The Capital Challenge That Caught Up With Kenya’s BNPL Industry
The administration of Lipa Later has reopened a question that has hovered over Africa’s startup sector for the past two…
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Lipa Later Acquisition Race Sees Sh3B in Bids from Local and International Players
At least three firms have entered the Lipa Later acquisition race, submitting offers to buy or finance the struggling buy-now-pay-later…
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TechTrends Podcast
TechTrends Podcast | Lipa Later Goes into Administration – What Happened?
In this episode of The TechTrends Podcast, we unpack the surprising news of Kenyan BNPL startup Lipa Later going into…
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BUSINESS
Lipa Later and Odyssey Capital Insolvency: A Turning Point for Kenya’s Fintech Industry?
Kenya’s fintech industry is headed for a seismic change after the announcement of Lipa Later and Odyssey Capital’s insolvency. Together,…
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Sky.Garden re-launches a year after being acquired by Lipa Later
One year after being acquired by Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Lipa Later, Sky.Garden, the Kenyan e-commerce platform has…
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Lipa Later closes $5M debt raise, targets to raise an additional $20M
Kenyan fintech Lipa Later on Wednesday announced a successful closure of a $5M (KES 500 million) privately placed Debt issuance. …
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Lipa Later gears up for public fundraising in the US as it seeks to raise more funding
After raising KES 500 million ($5 million) in a privately placed debt issuance earlier this week, Lipa Later has revealed…
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BUSINESS
Mastercard, Lipa Later join forces to expand Buy Now, Pay Later solutions In Africa
Mastercard has announced a strategic partnership with Kenyan Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Lipa Later to accelerate the expansion of BNPL payment services…
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Lipa Later acquires SkyGarden for an undisclosed sum
SkyGarden, the e-commerce platform has been acquired by Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) Lipa Later for an undisclosed sum. Lipa…
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Lipa Later to acquire popular e-commerce Startup Sky.Garden
Buy Now Pay Later (BNLP) company Lipa Later is acquiring troubled Kenyan e-commerce startup Sky.Garden. This comes about three weeks…
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Startups
All products purchased via Lipa Later will now be insured by insurtech firm Lami Technologies
Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Lipa Later Group has partnered with Lami Technologies to offer its consumers affordable credit insurance…
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BUSINESS
Telkom and Lipa Later partner to launch device financing plan
Telkom Kenya and Buy-Now-Pay-Later company Lipa Later have today announced device financing that will make it easier for Kenyans to…
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New Appointments
Lipa Later appoints AliExpress Co- Founder Tom Gong its new CTO
Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company Lipa Later has appointed Tom Gong, Co-Founder AliExpress and former Technical Program Manager for Google Wallet,…
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BUSINESS
Hotpoint customers can now purchase products on a buy now pay later basis
Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) firm Lipa Later has onboarded Hotpoint as a new retail partner. What this means is that Hotpoint customers…
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News
Flutterwave CEO Joins Africa’s BNPL Firm Lipa Later’s Advisory Board
After raising $12 million funding from a consortium of investors to expand its operations across Africa, Africa’s leading Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL)…
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Kenyan BNPL company Lipa Later to offer its staff six months paid maternity leave
Buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company Lipa Later has announced it will be offering all its employees 6-month paid maternity leave effective April…
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Startups
Kenyan BNPL Startup Lipa Later Secures $12M funding to Expand Across Africa
Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) startup Lipa Later has raised $12 million funding from a consortium of investors to expand its operations…
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24BIt
24Bit Podcast Ep 24: Buying Smartphones Through Device Financing Plans
In this latest episode of our 24Bit podcast, Emmanuel Chenze, Nick Kanali and Dickson Otieno discuss different device financing plans…
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