Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa top on Enforceability of Standard Agreement – Absa-OMFIF reports
Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa top 20 other African countries under the enforceability of standard master agreements pillar in the…
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UK, Nigeria hold Economic Development Forum . Welcome LSE entrepreneurship Hub launch
The UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to Nigeria, Helen Grant and Nigeria’s Minister of Industry Trade and Investment, Mr. Adeniyi…
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Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo acquires payments platform to boost growth
Nigerian retail-tech startup Alerzo has acquired fintech company Shago Payments as it looks to build on already impressive growth that…
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Nigeria’s Flutterwave in Talks to Triple Valuation to $3 Billion
Flutterwave Inc., a Nigerian payments firm, is seeking fresh funding at a valuation of $3 billion or more, a figure…
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IHS Towers is finally set to become the largest Africa-focused company on NYSE and possibly a unicorn
IHS Towers is the biggest operator of mobile phone towers in Africa. It also has presence in the Middle East…
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The rise of African tech unicorns,with 4 startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation
African unicorns have made big news in recent months, with four startups having recently reached a $1 billion valuation or more this…
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6 reasons why Africa’s new free trade area is a global game changer
• AfCFTA, the largest global free trade area by countries participating, could transform the continent’s economic prospects. • It aims…
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Impact of WhatsApp, Facebook and Instagram outage on businesses
Recently, WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook faced a long six-hour outage. Initially, many people blamed it on their internet service provider…
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Five emerging cities around the world to launch a startup
America since long has dominated the world of start-ups along with buzzing activities in venture capital. However, now the craze…
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Businesses Need to Be “Data Driven” for True Digital Transformation says Altron
Over and above leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud services; it has been widely acknowledged that the key building block…
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Nigeria: Uber launches ride-hailing operation in 2 new cities, Ibadan and Port-Harcourt
Ride-hailing company, Uber has announced the expansion of its services to two new cities in Nigeria, Port Harcourt and Ibadan….
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Flutterwave, Opay named among CB Insights’ Fintech 250 companies
Made up of 250 top private companies leveraging technology to solve challenges in the financial services industry, CB Insights has…
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4 Things You Didn’t Know About Google’s $1-Billion Investment in Africa
US-based tech monolith Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc, has announced its plans to invest $1-billion over 5 years to…
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Scaling Distributed Systems: Navigating the Complexities of Global Fintech Infrastructure
In today’s rapidly changing financial world, businesses are continually innovating to satisfy dynamic client expectations while adhering to severe regulatory…
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MTN Uganda is planning a $1.2 billion initial public offering
According to Keith Kalyegira, Chief Executive Officer of the Capital Markets Authority, the initial public offering (IPO) of telecommunications company…
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Telkom SA Further Slashes Data Prices for Summer
Telkom South Africa has launched a new set of postpaid promotional deals and prepaid LTE deals offering more value to…
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AppsFlyer Report Finds 55% increase in spending as eCommerce grows across Sub-Sarahan Africa
AppsFlyer, the marketing measurement and experience platform, has released their 2021 edition of its State of eCommerce App Marketing report, outlining key…
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Orderin CEO Gives 5 Simple Ways SMMEs Can Become Competitive in eCommerce
A few years ago, the majority of South Africans had never made a single purchase online. Today, the local e-commerce…
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Online tools to help you keep track of your finances
Keeping track of your finances can be one of the most important things you do. It allows you to manage…
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Mobile contactless payments set to nearly double by 2023
Contactless payments made using mobile phones will almost double over the next two years – twice as fast as the…
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Nigeria’s smallChops plans expansion after strong post-COVID growth
Lagos-based startup smallChops is planning on expanding to other cities in Nigeria and across Africa having seen an average 20…
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Why The Biggest Challenge Start-ups Face Is Not Access To Funding
According to a report published by the World Bank, it was observed that while Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) create…
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Germany has pledged €100 million to SEFA in order to promote private investment in renewable energy
The German government has pledged €100 million to the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA), demonstrating…
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COVID-19: World Bank approves $11.5bn for Nigeria, others
The World Bank has approved $11.5bn in lending to Western and Central African countries for 98 operations. The World Bank made this…
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How to Nurture Your Leads and Create the Right Customer Journey
Every user has their pain point, and they’re looking for products or services that can help them address that pain…
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A new payments platform for African currencies is a push for independence from the dollar
High hopes for seamless intra-Africa trade under the terms of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) got a boost this week…
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Zimbabwe cracks down on currency dealers on social media and mobile money platforms
Zimbabwe is cracking down on social media and mobile money platforms to root out alleged “illegal currency dealers” that the…
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Africa’s 5 Unicorn Startups – Which Has the Highest Valuation?
Recently, global engineering talent outsourcer Andela reached the highly exalted status as a unicorn startup – a startup with a…
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Andela Announces $200M Investment Led by SoftBank
Andela helps companies build remote engineering teams by providing them with access to the best software engineers in the world….
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Open banking in Africa after COVID-19
Open banking is a system where banks allow or authorize third parties, such as financial technology or fintech companies, to…
