Finance

A new pool of growth capital has entered South Africa’s venture ecosystem after Hlayisani Capital confirmed it has secured R500 million (approximately $31 million) in commitments for its Hlayisani Venture…

On 22 February 2026, BlackRock formally disclosed a $500 million anchor commitment to African Infrastructure Fund III (AIF III), marking one of the largest single allocations to a Sub-Saharan focused…

Alphabet-backed Waymo closes one of the largest mobility funding rounds of 2026 Waymo, the autonomous vehicle subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., announced on 2 February 2026 that it has raised $16 billion in fresh…

Saudi Arabia has executed one of the largest capital-markets transactions of the year, with Saudi Aramco completing a $12 billion secondary share sale that reinforces the Kingdom’s strategy of recycling mature assets to fund…

Global fintech capital deployment continues with major B-round financing FinTech and tokenization specialist Superstate announced the completion of an $82.5 million Series B funding roundled by Bain Capital Crypto alongside Distributed Global, with participation from…

South Africa’s Nedbank Group has agreed to acquire a 66 % majority stake in Kenya’s NCBA Group for R13.9 billion (~$855.5 million), marking one of the largest cross-border banking deals in African financial history.  The…

Global currency and commodities markets moved decisively in tandem on Tuesday after fresh U.S. political and policy signals triggered a renewed reassessment of risk, sending the dollar lower and pushing…

South Africa has returned to international capital markets with a new US dollar–denominated sovereign bond, and the reception from global investors has been decisively positive. Order books built rapidly, reflecting…

The World Bank has successfully priced an $8 billion Sustainable Development Bond, marking one of the largest multilateral bond issuances of the year and a clear signal that institutional capital is rotating back…

Global financial markets are kicking off 2026 with impressive momentum as major U.S. indexes climbed to record levels and corporate boardrooms reshuffle key index memberships — a strong signal of…