Innovectives obtains CBN license for Payment Solutions and Services (PSS)
Innovectives, a transaction solutions company focused on making wealth possible through innovation, has launched a five-year mandate to empower 1…
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The struggle of lower class Nigerians who wants into Breaking into tech
It had been three days since the lights went out on the off campus streets of the Federal University of…
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Nigeria’s e-health startup DrugStoc raises $4.4m Series A funding to expand coverage
Nigerian e-health startup DrugStoc has raised US$4.4 million in Series A funding to expand access to quality medicines while providing…
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Nigerian tech start-up TeamApt targeting $1-billion valuation
Nigerian tech start-up TeamApt is in the market raising its third round of funding at a value of more than US$1-billion…
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Egyptian mobility assistance startup BlinkApp raises 6-figure pre-seed round
Cairo-based mobility assistance startup BlinkApp has raised a six-figure US dollar pre-seed funding round to finance its ambitious expansion plans….
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African startups with climate-focused solutions can apply for new GSMA fund
African startups with solutions in the climate sector are invited to apply for the GSMA Innovation Fund for Climate Resilience…
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What’s Next for Online Healthcare in Africa?
When it comes to technology and digital life, the pandemic has been the ultimate accelerant of increased online behaviour. When…
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Healthcare startup, Africa Health Holdings closes $18,000,000 Series A round
Healthcare startup, Africa Health Holdings, has secured $18,000,000 in a Series A round to expand operations across Ghana, Kenya and…
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Nigeria Computer Society mulls N50million Innovation Development Fund
Nigeria Computer Society (NCS) has disclosed plans to launch N50 million Innovation Development Fund (IDF), TechEconomy.ng can authoritatively report. The…
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New Partnership Brings Fibre to Thousands in Namibia’s First Smart City
Paratus Namibia and Ongos Connect have signed a commercial connectivity agreement, confirming that Paratus will be the technology/infrastructure partner to…
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Nigerian ecommerce startup Chooya receives $100k, support from Entrepreneurship World Cup
Nigerian Aba-based e-commerce startup Chooya has secured US$100,000 cash and a further US$850,000 in programme support from Entrepreneurship World Cup. …
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VC4A Mentor-Driven Capital is getting ready for 2022
VC4A is launching another round of the Mentor-Driven Capital (MDC) programs for 2022 in January in Egypt and Somaliland, with MDC…
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SA insurtech startup Root raises $3m seed funding round
Root, a Cape Town-based startup building infrastructure for the digital insurance economy, has closed a US$3 million seed funding round…
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3 Distinct Industries that are Kick-Starting Job Creation in South Africa
There is absolutely no doubt that South Africa is in the midst of a major unemployment crisis. The latest stats show that…
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Africa’s new futures were showcased at this year’s Art X Lagos
“How will Africans protect our culture in unexplored places?” This was one of the questions David Alabo, a Ghana-based artist…
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6 Ways Chief Financial Officers Can Stay Ahead of Hackers
Global losses from payment fraud have tripled from $9.84 billion in 2011 to $32.39 billion in 2020, according to Deutsche…
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Ecobank Group Announces the Top Five Finalists for the Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2021
The finalists for the 2021 Ecobank Fintech Challenge have been announced by the Ecobank Group. The fourth edition of the…
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Ugwuanyi woos investors at German-Nigeria Business Forum
Governor Lawrence Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State delivered a keynote address at the 9th German – Nigerian Business Forum (#9thGNBF). The 3-days…
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OneSpark, a South African startup launches AI-powered, pay-as-you-need life insurance product
South African insurtech startup OneSpark has launched what it claims is the world’s first AI-powered, pay-as-you-need, P2P life insurance product…
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Graph Neural Networks and Complex Data Representation
In today’s data-driven world, the capacity to handle and interpret intricate data relationships is more critical than before. Gamaliel Okotie,…
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Facebook launches Shops in Groups and Live Shopping for Creators
Facebook announced today that it’s rolling out new shopping features: Shops in Groups, product recommendations and a test of Live…
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Where is Africa’s digital media landscape headed?
Digital media in Africa is growing fast: traditional media organisations are finding their way to the internet while digital-only media…
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Fintech for Teens Sees Transactions Worth $250,000 a Month on FamPay app
Satya Siba Nayak, 15, uses a debit card to pay for YouTube Premium and Netflix, to download apps from Google…
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New malware attacking Android devices to be watched, NCC warns
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has alerted Nigerians to a new malware specifically attacking Android devices. NCC explained that the…
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Japan’s Toshiba announces plan to split into three firms
Toshiba’s board has approved a plan to split the storied Japanese conglomerate into three companies, it announced Friday, following tension…
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2 New Data Centres Costing $200-Million to Be Built in Nairobi
Africa Data Centres, a carrier-neutral co-location data centre provider, has announced a strong expansion in Nairobi. The company has begun…
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UNICEF, Jumia mull partnership to connect schools in Africa to the Internet
United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and African e-commerce platform Jumia, announced today a partnership in support of Giga’s work to connect…
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ID Africa CEO, Femi Falodun joins PR professionals at ICCO Global Summit
The International Communications Consultancy Organisation (ICCO) has announced Femi Falodun, the CEO of Marketing, Media and Technology company, ID Africa, as…
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Is Flutterwave’s acquisition of Disha a win for the creator economy?
Launched in 2019 by Cregital, a Lagos-based creative design agency, Disha Pages gave users the tools with which to build their own one-page…
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Kenyan ed-tech startup Craydel raises $1m pre-seed round
Kenyan ed-tech startup Craydel has raised a US$1 million pre-seed round of funding as it bids to democratise access to…
