Nigeria Launches eNaira Digital Currency Amid Hope, Scepticism, and Plenty of Uncertainty
Nigeria on Monday became the first African nation to launch a digital currency – the eNaira – a move its…
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How storytelling can support your pitch to investors
There are a number of reasons a business needs investments, these investments could be in the pre-seed, Series A or B and…
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Paypal is in talks to buy Pinterest for $45 billion, according to reports
According to sources, PayPal has made an offer to buy digital pinboard site Pinterest for $45 billion. It would be…
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African Development Bank & MTN Launch Women’s Finance Study in Nigeria
The African Development Bank has signed a grant agreement for $500,000 with Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a fintech subsidiary…
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Nairobi hotel scuffle costs Kenya’s Wapi Pay founders a major investor’s support
Kepple Africa Ventures participated in Wapi Pay’s $2.2 million pre-seed fundraising round in August. On Tuesday, the Japanese venture capital firm announced…
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For as little as ?1000, business management startup, BIZ301, wants to help you automate your business
In March 2020, as the coronavirus swept through cities and triggered lockdowns in many countries, Toyin Akintayo asked himself, “What can give…
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Kenyans Can Now Get Paid for Doing Simple Tasks on This Google App, TaskMate
Google has announced the launch of TaskMate in Kenya – a crowdsourcing app that allows people to use smartphones to…
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Autochek Officially Launches in Kenya
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance across Africa, has officially widened its operations to Kenya…
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Zoho Boosts Competitive Opportunity for Global Businesses with New Cutting-Edge Technology in Zoho One
Since its release in 2017, over 40,000 organizations have chosen Zoho One as their operating system. In 2021, Zoho One…
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AFRIPHARMA has announced opening of its ‘First of its Kind’ Medical Centre in Uganda
GE Healthcare and medical group AFRIPHARMA has announced the opening of the Afri-Egypt Health Services Center, a first of its…
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Nigerian fintech startup Baxi gets acquired by MFS Africa
Nigerian fintech startup Baxi, one of the country’s leading super-agent networks, has been acquired by the pan-African payments company MFS…
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Bolt Food delivery service comes to Johannesburg
Rideshare group Bolt has announced its food delivery service Bolt Food has launched in Johannesburg. The service will provide the…
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New EU-funded accelerator targets green business in Uganda
Green businesses in Uganda are invited to apply for an accelerator programme that offers free finance-focused workshops and discounted loans…
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Liquid Connects East & West Africa with Brand New Fibre Cable Route
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a leading pan-African telecommunications technology group has announced the launch of its shortest terrestrial fibre route between…
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Top 10 Most Expensive NFT’s of 2021
Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are altering our perceptions of art, and financiers are paying attention. NFTs have risen to prominence…
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How Start-ups Can Leverage 360 Degrees Marketing Techniques To Increase Sales
Sales are a determinant of whether a business would survive or not. The life blood of every business is embedded in…
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Six reasons why information systems are so essential for Startups
What is it about information systems that makes them so important in the modern world? Why are companies spending so…
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Sendbox Raises $1.8 Million to Digitise Deliveries For African SMEs
Sendbox, the Nigeria-based e-commerce fulfillment platform for merchants in Africa, has today announced the completion of a $1.8 million seed…
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CBN affirms that Nigerians can use the eNaira without internet-enabled phones
Nigerians without access to internet-enabled phones would also be able to utilize the eNaira currency. This was revealed by the…
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How agritech startups are helping to check food inflation in Nigeria
Techpoint Africa currently operates in a hybrid co-living and remote work environment. About half of the team live on the same…
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Does the NFT craze actually matter?
The NFT market is still defying reason, but then again that’s kind of its thing. But one thing I’m especially…
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4 Traits Every Leadership Team Should Invest In
Throughout my career as an entrepreneur and investor, I have had the opportunity to work with business leaders of all calibers —…
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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…
