Nigerian fintech Tingo, which processes ~$4B in e-commerce transactions annually, seeks $500M to expand in Africa; Tingo, valued at $6.3B, plans an IPO in H1 (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg:
Nigerian fintech Tingo, which processes ~$4B in e-commerce transactions annually, seeks $500M to expand in Africa; Tingo, valued at $6.3B, plans an IPO in H1  —  Sign up to our Next Africa newsletter and follow Bloomberg Africa on Twitter  —  Nigerian financial-technology company Tingo Inc …

Trump Media & Technology Group launches Truth Social in the US App Store; some users received error messages or were placed on a waitlist when signing up (Queenie Wong/CNET)

Queenie Wong / CNET:
Trump Media & Technology Group launches Truth Social in the US App Store; some users received error messages or were placed on a waitlist when signing up  —  Some people who downloaded the social media app received error messages when they tried to create an account.  Others were placed on a waitlist.

Facebook whistleblower takes on Meta with fresh complaints

The nonprofit organisation that represents Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen has filed two new complaints against Meta (formerly Facebook), accusing the social network of misleading investors about its efforts to tackle misinformation about climate change and Covid-19. https://ift.tt/IMLGNPA

Sony PlayStation 5 set to go on pre-orders in India: Report

Sony PlayStation 5 is set to go on pre-orders from Tuesday (February 22) in India. The console will be available for pre-booking at 12 noon at all the retail stores like ShopatSC, Amazon, and GamesTheStop. https://ift.tt/M6DFluh

Brazil-based Sólides, which offers HR management software to over 12,000 Brazilian businesses, raises $100M from Warburg Pincus (Tatiana Bautzer/Reuters)

Tatiana Bautzer / Reuters:
Brazil-based Sólides, which offers HR management software to over 12,000 Brazilian businesses, raises $100M from Warburg Pincus  —  Private equity firm Warburg Pincus has invested $100 million in Brazilian human resources startup Solides for an undisclosed minority stake …

Donald Trump's social media app launches on Apple App Store

Donald Trump's new social media venture, Truth Social, launched late on Sunday in Apple's App Store, potentially marking the former president's return to social media after he was banned from several platforms last year. https://ift.tt/qk5xNVB