| Date | Title | Description |
| 27.09.2022 | DOKU Expands into Malaysia Through the senangPay Acquisition | DOKU Expands into Malaysia Through the senangPay Acquisition |
| 27.09.2022 | Apis Growth Fund I announces the sale of its interest in Retail Capital | Apis Growth Fund I announces the sale of its interest in Retail Capital |
| 01.06.2022 | Apis Growth Fund I Announces Sale of Interest in Q Link to Sanlam Private Equity | London, 31st May 2022 – Apis Growth Fund I (“the Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, h... |
| 23.05.2022 | Apis Growth Fund II Announces Investment in Leading B2B Payment Network DT One | London, 18th May, 2022 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has today an... |
| 29.04.2022 | Apis Growth Fund I Partially Exits Position in Sun King as Off-Grid Solar Energy Company Completes US$260 Million Series D Raise | London, 27th April 2022 – Apis Growth Fund I (“the Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”), a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses,... |
| 16.04.2022 | Leading growth investors acquire minority stake in Coda Payments, the world’s leading independent content monetization platform | Smash Capital, Insight Partners, and GIC invest $690 million in the cross-border monetization provider as brand expands into more territories |
| 25.02.2022 | Xoxoday raises US $30 million from Giift and Apis Partners to help businesses make every day of their growth story rewarding | Bengaluru, 23rd February 2022 – Giift, a leading provider of loyalty management solutions around the globe, backed by Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, announced today that it has acquired a significan... |
| 16.02.2022 | SJ Mobile Labs raises US$2.85 million seed round for mobile wealth & protection platform aimed at Japanese market | |
| 27.01.2022 | Apis appoints Adam Battersby and Theofilos Kotridis as Partners to lead European and U.S. investments | Apis appoints Adam Battersby and Theofilos Kotridis as Partners to lead European and U.S. investments |
| 07.12.2021 | Gorila receives more than R$ 100 million in a Series B round and expands its operations by acquiring minority stakes in investment advisory companies | Iporanga, Ribbit, Apis Insurtech Fund I, monashees and 2TM participated in the fintech’s new fundraising Series B round |
| 09.09.2021 | Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa US$120 million from global investors | |
| - | Apis Partners Launches Financial Services Growth Fund For Africa, Asia – Tech Crunch | Apis Partners, a new growth fund to back fintech startups out emerging markets like Asia and Africa, has launched, aiming to raise between $250 million and $300 million. |
| - | Payments provider Network International completes DPO acquisition | Apis Partners portfolio company DPO Group has today announced completion of the acquisition by Network International. We are proud to have partnered with and supported the team at DPO throughout this fantastic journey, which has positively ... |
| - | Apis Partners Sponsors SuperReturn Africa 2015 | Now in its 6th annual year, SuperReturn Africa is Africa’s largest and most esteemed in-region private equity meeting place. |
| - | Matteo Stefanel talks to CNBC Africa about investing in financial services | Matteo Stefanel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Apis Partners, joined CNBC Africa in Lagos on 11th May 2017 to discuss the investment opportunity in financial services across Africa. |
| - | GHL signs electronic payments deal with Indonesia’s BNI | KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 19): GHL Systems Bhd’s wholly-owned subsidiary PT Payment Electronic Indonesia (GHL Indonesia) has entered into a merchants and aggregator transaction acceptance agreement with Bank Negara Indonesia (BNI). |
| - | Leading InsurTech RenewBuy raises US$ 45 million, led by Apis Partners, in Series C funding round | New Delhi, June 18, 2021: RenewBuy, one of India’s leading InsurTech companies, has raised US$ 45 million, in a series C funding round. This funding round has been led by an investment from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed... |
| - | Direct Pay Online and Visa invest in the education of e-commerce in Africa | |
| - | Financial Services Regulation and Future Landscape | Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Apis Partners, discuss the the current financial services regulatory environment in Africa and its impact on private equity industry, as well as the financial services l... |
| - | Global Financial Services Investor, Apis Growth Fund II, invests US$35m in leading hyper-growth Indian digital payments company, Cashfree | |
| - | DOKU Expands Access to Digital Payments with Apis Growth Fund II investing US$32 Million | Jakarta, Indonesia, August 5th, 2021 – DOKU has received funding of US$32 million from Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and finan... |
| - | Mastercard Partners with DPO Group to Further Boost Pan-African Merchant Payments | Mastercard and DPO Group have announced a collaboration to enable more than 40,000 African merchants to accept Mastercard payments, connecting more people and businesses to the global economy. The collaboration will enable DPO to act as a P... |
| - | Global financial services group, Apis, hires a team from Actis | London, March 9th, 2021 – Leading global financial services (“FS”) and Environmental Social Governance Impact (“ESGI”) focused investor group, Apis, today announced the transfer of a team from Actis. Hossam Abou Moussa will join Apis as a P... |
| - | African Financial Services Investment Conference | Apis Partners’ Managing Partners Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal spoke about the role of private equity in fostering Reverse Innovation from Growth to Developed Markets. |
| - | TEDx: Financial inclusion in the information age | Udayan Goyal, Managing Partner at Apis Partners, delivered a talk on the evolution of financial inclusion in the information age at a TEDx event organized by the London Business School. |
| - | Financial Technology Boom Spurs Emerging Markets Fund – Financial News | Strong appetite for investments in financial technology has prompted the launch of a private equity firm dedicated to the sector in emerging markets. |
| - | Apis Partners, through its Venture Insurtech Fund has invested in Eureka AI (“Eureka”) | Eureka AI Closes US$ 20 M Series B Investment Round to Fund Global Expansion |
| - | Global Financial Services Investor, Apis Partners LLP, Acquires a Stake in Tutuka | Tutuka and Apis Partners Will Work Together to Expand Clients and Financial Inclusion Across Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and Latin America |
| - | SecureNow raised US$6 million in series B funding, builds a full-service insurtech platform for commercial insurances. Looks for a significant scale-up. | |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in Transfast Remittance LLC | |
| - | Apis Growth Fund II invests US$50 million Series C in Giift, a Global Leader in Loyalty Program Management | Singapore, 13th January 2022 – Apis Growth Fund II, a private equity fund managed by Apis Partners LLP, a UK-based asset manager that supports growth stage financial services and financial infrastructure businesses, has invested US$50 milli... |
| - | Greenlight Planet powers more than Two Million lives, emerges as the Leading Off-grid Solar Provider in Nigeria | Greenlight Planet, a global leader in solar home energy products, has successfully delivered clean energy access to more than two million people in Nigeria. On a mission to power the lives of the under-served, Greenlight Planet began distri... |
| - | PayGate, Retail Capital target start-ups ahead of Black Friday | PayGate, a local payment service provider, has announced a partnership with Retail Capital to provide start-ups with short-term working capital for them to be competitive ahead of the festive season. The companies say they co-created the Ea... |
| - | Mastercard Advances Cross-Border Capabilities with Acquisition of Transfast | PURCHASE, N.Y. – March 8, 2019 – Mastercard (NYSE: MA) today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Transfast, a global cross-border account-to-account money transfer network. |
| - | Apis Growth Fund I announces its final close with commitments of US$ 287 million | |
| - | Apis Growth Fund I investment Star Health lists on Indian Stock Exchanges; Fund LPs benefit from IPO | |
| - | DPO Group to be acquired by Network International | We are pleased to announce that Apis Growth Fund I’s (AGFI) investee company DPO Group (DPO), one of the leading, high-growth online commerce platforms in Africa operating across 19 countries, has today entered into an agreement to be acqui... |
| - | DPO partners with Kenyan retailers to deliver e-commerce solution | With a first of a kind in Kenya split payment feature, the Tuskys Online store will provide prompt supplier payments thanks to an innovative feature from Direct Pay Online (DPO). The split payment feature allows for real time supplier accou... |
| - | An Agile approach to Impact Measurement | A key aspect of investing for social impact is being able to effectively measure impact, which has always been challenging. Whilst there have been several well-informed attempts to create uniform standards to address this challenge (such as... |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in Greenlight Planet | |
| - | Singapore fintech startup Coda Payments raises over $20m | Singapore-based payments service provider Coda Payments announced investments of more than US$20 million in a deal led by private equity asset manager Apis Partners through its Apis Growth Fund II. |
| - | Apis Partners invests in Hero FinCorp, a leading Indian non-bank finance company | LONDON, United Kingdom, May. 29, 2020 — Apis Growth Fund II recently completed an investment in Hero FinCorp, a leading Indian non-bank finance company (NBFC) with a diversified loan book comprised of retail, SME and corporate loans. Apis’ ... |
| - | Matteo Stefanel Participates in the BVCA Emerging Managers Workshop | - |
| - | The CareVoice Launches API-based Infrastructure and Health Ecosystem and Collaborates with Major Insurers | |
| - | Apis and Crossfin-led Consortium Announces the Acquisition of Sureswipe … | Apis and Crossfin-led Consortium Announces the Acquisition of Sureswipe and the Formation of the Leading Independent Card-Acquiring Company in South Africa |
| - | Major benefit to South Africa as TymeBank attracts significant foreign investment from global investors | (Johannesburg and London) Leading South African digital bank TymeBank has secured an investment amounting to R1.6 billion, attracting new investors from the UK and Philippines. |
| - | Paytm and Star Health Insurance enter into corporate agency tie-up | The agreement was inked at the Head Office of Paytm by Star Health & Allied Ins. Co Ltd and Paytm. |
| - | IFC invests R225m in SA fintech Adumo to expand digital payment solutions in Africa | Johannesburg, South Africa, March 9, 2021–South African fintech group Adumo today announced R225 million ($15 million) in new funding from IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and the IFC Financial Institutions Growth Fund to expand acces... |
| - | PEI Impact Investing Special Report 2021 | We are pleased to share Apis Partners’ inclusion in the PEI Impact Investing Special Report 2021. In this keynote interview, Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-founders and Managing Partners, discuss what impact investing means to Apis Pa... |
| - | Greenlight Planet partners with teleco operators in Africa to extend rural access | The initiative is in line with the company’s aim to pursuing a telecom-focused strategy to have a far-reaching impact on more than 600mn unelectrified consumers across the African continent. |
| - | Udayan Goyal moderates the Future of Money session at Sibos 2016 | The Future of Money session at Sibos has become the “crystal ball” identifying major disruptive trends that are likely to affect the financial services industry in coming years. |
| - | Apis Partners Announce Final Close of Apis Growth Fund II | London, U.K. – Apis Partners LLP (“Apis Partners”) announced the final close of Apis Growth Fund II
(the “Fund”). The Fund closed at its increased hard-cap of US$550 million with total commitments of
US$563 million (including the GP commitm... |
| - | Apis Partners and Swift held “The SIBOS Global Leaders Event” in London on Wednesday, 25th September 2019 | A joint initiative between Apis and Swift (the organisers of SIBOS), the SIBOS Global Leaders event brought together senior executives and thought leaders from both incumbent and emerging financial services institutions in both developed an... |
| - | Apis Partners announces second investment of AGF II into leading Indian infra lender L&T-IDF | L&T Finance Holdings and Apis Partners announce equity investment of up to US$ 110 million by Apis Growth Fund II[1] into L&T IDF, a leading infrastructure refinancing firm in India |
| - | Egyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts circa US$120 million from global investors | |
| - | Private Equity Africa 2021 Award Winners | Apis Partners is delighted to have been awarded the Private Equity Africa 2021 Award for Overall Portfolio Company of the Year for Greenlight Planet. |
| - | AVCJ Fund Focus: Apis seeks to make specialization count | Apis is relying on its team’s financial services expertise and networks to deliver the goods in South Asia and Africa. LPs have given them $287 million with which to prove the thesis. |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in GHL Systems Berhad | Apis Partners announces investment in GHL Systems Berhad |
| - | Apis and Crossfin partner to transform SA’s payment market | Crossfin in partnership with Apis to lead the digital transformation of SA’s payment industry |
| - | Apis Launches Emerging Markets Financial Services Fund – Wall Street Journal | Strong appetite for investments in financial technology has prompted the launch of a private equity firm dedicated to the sector in emerging markets. |
| - | GHL and GrabPay enables e-wallet convenience in the Philippines | Manila, Philippines. GHL Systems Berhad (“GHL”) is pleased to announce that its
wholly owned subsidiary, GHL Systems Philippines, Inc. (GHL PH) has recently
commenced enabling payments via GrabPay at its Philippine merchants and
businesses.... |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in EPS | |
| - | Financial Services in Global Growth Markets – an interview with Matteo Stefanel | |
| - | DPO Group acquired by Network International as landmark deal closes | Ireland, Kenya, South Africa, 01 October 2021: DPO Group (DPO), Africa’s largest and fastest-growing payment service provider (PSP), has finalised its acquisition by Network International, a globally renowned enabler of digital commerce acr... |
| - | Future of Fintech in Africa & South Asia | Matteo Stefanel and Udayan Goyal, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Apis Partners, discuss the future of fintech in Africa and South Asia, the evolution of business models, and investing opportunities in the market. |
| - | Apis issues correction statement to article in Premium Times (Nigiera) regarding Bankers Warehouse Limited | On 27th December 2018, the Premium Times in Nigeria published an article in relation to Banker Warehouse Limited (formerly Bankers Warehouse Plc). This article contained a number of inaccurate statements, which Apis Partners LLP would like ... |
| - | Apis Partners co-hosting 2nd edition of Afrikoin | Apis Partners and Savannah Fund teamed up to curate and host the 2nd edition of Afrikoin. |
| - | DPO Group Investment Overview | Following the landmark deal which saw former Apis Partners portfolio company DPO Group acquired by Network International, we are pleased to share an investment overview, showcasing the investment thesis, scale of growth and lasting impact c... |
| - | Virtual Card Services becomes a member of the Direct Pay Online Group | |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in The Direct Pay Online Group | |
| - | Facing the data-driven future – Uday Goyal presenting at Innotribe Sibos | Innovation first changes processes, then business models and life choices. Across the financial services industry, artificial intelligence (AI) is enhancing existing workflows, executing tasks quicker, better, cheaper. This will help to del... |
| - | Green Light Planet Energy Officers! | Sales agents, called ‘Energy Officers’, make Sun King solar products available to households that lack reliable access to the grid. Vaseria Ngare is one such Energy Officer and she’s also one of the best-performing agents in Embu, Kenya.
Cl... |
| - | Star Health Recognized as One of India’s Top 25 Most Innovative Organizations | |
| - | Matteo Stefanel Interviewed by CNBC on Apis’ Successful First Close | Matteo Stefanel, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Apis Partners, talks to CNBC about Apis’ successful First Close, its investment strategy, and what sets it apart from other private equity investors in its target regions. |
| - | Cashfree Payments expands its MENA presence through investment in UAE-based Payment Gateway, Telr | |
| - | Apis Growth Fund II announces the sale of its interest in Tutuka to Salt Pay | London, 31 March, 2021: Apis Growth Fund II (the “Fund”), a private equity fund managed by Apis
Partners LLP (“Apis”) has entered into an agreement to sell the whole of its interest in third-party
payments enabler International Tutuka Holdi... |
| - | Retail Capital, part of Apis Portfolio Company CATS was awarded Silver for Product Innovation of the Year by the Global SME Finance Awards | We are extremely proud to announce that Retail Capital was awarded Silver for Product Innovation of the Year by the Global SME Finance Awards. They were selected from a competitive pool of 144 applicants, organised by IFC, a member of the W... |
| - | Tyme completes US$ 180million capital raise with investments from Tencent and CDC Group | London, 07 December 2021 – Tyme, one of the fastest growing digital banking groups globally, has successfully secured investments from Tencent and CDC to complete its US$180 million Series B capital raise. |
| - | Udayan Goyal moderating the Future of Money panel at Sibos in Sydney | Sibos 2018 took place at the International Convention Centre (ICC) Sydney between 22 & 25 October 2018. Udayan moderated the panel “The Future of Money”. |
| - | Uday Goyal and Matteo Stefanel on the “Blue Ocean of Emerging Markets” in partnership with Prudential | News |
| - | Star Health Recognized as India’s Most Valuable and Admired Health Insurance Company in 2016 | |
| - | Apis Partners’ portfolio companies, Direct Pay Online and Greenlight Planet, have been named as Impact Gamechangers 2021 by the UK’s development finance institution, CDC Group | Apis Partners is delighted to announce that two of its portfolio companies have been named by CDC Group as Impact Gamechangers 2021. |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in MicroCred | |
| - | DPO Group acquires PayFast in major deal for African online payments sector | Nairobi, Kenya, 30 July 2019: DPO Group, the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has today announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South Africa. The deal by the Nairobi headquartered DPO Gro... |
| - | Apis Partners raises over US$ 157 million for its inaugural fund | LONDON, 10 August, 2015 – Apis Partners LLP, a private equity asset manager focused on financial services in the growth markets of Africa and South Asia, today announced the first close of its inaugural Apis Growth Fund I (the “Fund”), very... |
| - | Firms team up to extend digital payments to global markets | Diamond Trust Bank (DTB) has joined African payment services provider DPO Group and Mastercard in the rollout of a business to business (B2B) virtual payment card in Kenya and Tanzania. |
| - | Apis Partners announces investment in Star Health with ICICI Venture | |
