Venture capital plays a “catalytic role” in innovation, but can investors get involved?
Venture capital plays a “catalytic role” in innovation and fills a critical gap in the global financial and business landscape,…
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Ghana’s PAL Announces Proprietary Payment Processing Platform
Founded in January 2020 by Dady Maël and Kader Saka, PAL creates its own payment infrastructure for cash-in and cash-out to…
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Kenyan AI-Driven Conversational E-commerce Startup Elloe Raises $1m Pre-Seed Round
Elloe is a first-of-its-kind AI-powered conversational commerce platform that allows SMEs to buy and sell products online across any messaging…
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Improving Service Experience to Increase Customer Satisfaction
Customer satisfaction should be a business aim as it is vital to success for all brands. Customer satisfaction can be improved…
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The Ultimate Guide for Leveraging Blockchain Technology in Your Business
The most well-known use of blockchain is to facilitate the emergence of digital currency. But did you realize that this…
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Egyptian Edtech Startup Sprints Secures $1.2 million in Series A Round
The Alexandria Angels Network, along with members of MED Angels and AUC Angels, Cubit Ventures, Challenge Fund, EdVentures, Falak Startups,…
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Nigeria’s Lemonade Finance is now Live in 7 new markets
Lemonade Finance, founded in 2020 by Ridwan Olalere and Rian Cochran and a participant in Y Combinator’s W21 batch last…
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Visa Launches its First African Innovation Studio in Kenya
Visa, a global leader in digital payments, announced the opening of a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, Kenya, today. Its…
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Bootstrapping Your Business From the Ground Up
The term “Bootstrapping” is derived from the phrase “to hoist oneself up”. It is a method of starting one’s own…
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Influencer Marketing is the key to Unlocking Fintech Opportunities
According to a 2021 research by web service provider Yahoo, the worldwide fintech sector is worth close to USD 7300…
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SA HR startup SmartWage completes $2m seed round
SmartWage, an HR and communications technology business based in South Africa, has acquired US$2 million in a preliminary fundraising round…
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Egyptian fintech startup PayMint completes 7-figure seed round for expansion
PayMint, an Egyptian fintech firm, has received a seven-figure US dollar seed investment to help it expand in its local…
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UPS Collaborates with Jumia to Expand its Logistics Services in Africa
Jumia, Africa’s first financial startup and now e-commerce behemoth, and UPS, the world’s largest shipping and receiving firm, have announced…
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Moove collaborates with Swvl for EV buses in the Middle East, North Africa & Pakista
Swvl, Inc. (“Swvl”), a global provider of transformative tech-enabled mass transit solutions, and Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech, announced…
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Strove, a South African employee wellness firm, plans to expand throughout Europe following its launch in the United Kingdom
Strove, a South African employee wellness firm, is looking to expand further in Europe after debuting in the United Kingdom…
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Egyptian financial super app Khazna completes $38m in Series A round to boost expansion
Khazna, an Egyptian financial super app that provides underprivileged consumers and micro-businesses with easy-to-use, technology-driven financial services, has received a…
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The Mobile Money Sector Processes $1 Trillion in 2021
The GSMA has released its tenth annual ‘State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money’ today. It reveals that mobile…
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NowNow is working on a financial literacy program ‘for all Nigerians’
NowNow Digital Systems, a fintech founded by Sahir Berry in 2018 that provides payment gateways to merchants, announced Wednesday at…
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Netflix will Invest $62-Million into SA Film and TV Productions
During the Annual Investment Conference in Johannesburg, Sandton on Thursday, Netflix, the US-based streaming giant, announced an investment of R900…
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Nigeria’s Gricd Collaborates With HaulTrac to Deliver Essential Healthcare Commodities across Nigeria for USAID
Gricd, a cold chain technology company that uses the Internet of Things (IoT) to enable last-mile delivery of temperature-sensitive products,…
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Application is now open for the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa
Following the launch of the Irish Tech Challenge South Africa, South African tech startups now have the opportunity to gain…
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Why Investing in Women Owned Start-up Ecosystem Gives Highest Return on Investments
Establishing a new business is not an easy feat as it cannot be compared with a prosperous one that has been…
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Lendsqr is building a one-stop shop for lending in Africa
The difficulties in Africa’s financial sector open up a plethora of opportunities. When one financial service issue is resolved, other…
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US Astute Imaging LLC Acquires Egyptian AI-based healthcare startup DilenyTech
DilenyTech, an Egyptian deep technology healthcare startup that is developing innovative artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for screening and diagnostic radiology…
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The Real Reason Kenya is yet to Fully Embrace Online Shopping
Kenyans who prefer to order or buy goods online face challenges due to the country’s high logistical costs. According to…
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How to Structure African Startups to Serve Customers Globally
Africa has recently made significant progress toward realizing its ambition of being a launching pad for most startup businesses. Although, Africa’s…
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PECB University Signs Partnership Agreement with Digital Encode
PECB University has signed a new Academic partnership agreement with Digital Encode Limited, to commit their knowledge, resources, and efforts to provide…
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How Technology is Making it Easier to Launch a Company
It is not easy to start a business. To get a business off the ground, you must put in a…
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South African payment startup, Yoco buys leading fintech, Web3 software development agency Nona Digital
Yoco, a South African payments company, has acquired Nona Digital, a Cape Town-based fintech and Web3 software development agency, to…
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Glover emerges as Sub-Saharan Africa’s foremost digital asset marketplace
Nigerians and Africans in general have not fully embraced the gift card culture, a culture that is acceptable in other…
