Search results for "ecom"
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1.2KcryptoYellow Card becomes the first fintech in Africa to launch PayPal
Yellow Card has become the first fintech on the continent to launch PayPal USD (PYUSD). This new stablecoin from PayPal, issued by Paxos,...
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2.0KFundingWhy African startup founders becoming investors is “fantastic” for the ecosystem
African startup founders becoming investors in their counterparts even while they are still building their own businesses is “fantastic” for the continent’s...
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3.2KE-CommerceAppsFlyer 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 global trends...
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3.1KInnovationNigeria’s B2B Ecommerce platform Omnibiz Africa Secures $3M Seed Funding
Omnibiz Africa the B2B Ecommerce platform headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria raised $3 million in a seed round led by V&R Africa, Timon Capital...
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2.3KEgyptSocial ecommerce platform Taagar closes $6.4M round
Taager, the Egyptian social ecommerce platform empowering online merchants with end-to-end logistics, has secured $6.4M in a Seed round, led by 4DX Ventures, a pan-Africa...
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3.7KInnovationAZA acquires Exchange4Free to become biggest non-bank FX Firm in Africa
AZA Finance (formerly known as BitPesa) has agreed to acquire cross-border payments specialist Exchange4Free, marking the latest in a wave of consolidation...
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6.1KInnovationLiquid Telecom acquires data centres from Standard Bank
Africa Data Centers, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed its second largest acquisition of a state of the art TIER...
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5.1KInnovationNigerian B2B eCommerce platform TradeDepot secures $10M funding
TradeDepot, the B2B eCommerce platform for consumer goods in Africa, has raised a further $10 million in a pre-Series B equity round...
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5.0KAdvisory NewsSubmissions formally open for two new telecoms licenses in Ethiopia
The Ethiopian Communications Authority (ECA) has today launched the request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) for two new telecoms licenses in Ethiopia....
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4.3KCryptocurrency AfricaLuno to become regulated digital asset exchange in Malaysia
Luno founded in South African in 2013, has received conditional approval from the Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia as a Recognised Market...
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3.5KInnovationLiquid Telecom launches Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa
Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has launched a Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa that...
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9.8KInnovationPaylater transitions to becoming a full service digital bank in Nigeria
Nigerian fintech, One Finance Limited has announced that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater. The...
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4.4KAppsLiquid Telecom enables fish farmers to monitor ponds and increase production with IoT
Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has deployed an Internet of Things (IoT) network in Western...
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4.8KInnovationBRCK acquires Surf to become one of the biggest public WiFi networks in Sub Saharan Africa
BRCK has today announced its decision to acquire assets of Surf, and parent company EveryLayer at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, to further...
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4.1KEgyptLiquid Telecom to invest $400M in Egyptian network infrastructure and data centres
Liquid Telecom has announced that it is investing 8 billion Egyptian Pounds ($400m US Dollars) in Egypt over the next three years....
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5.3KCameroonJokkoLabs becomes member of the growing AfriLabs network
Jokkolabs, an ecosystem of open innovation and a network of centers of innovation in 8 countries, Senegal, Cameroon, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Burkina...
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5.5KEast AfricaLiquid Telecom appoints new East Africa CEO
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has appointed Adil Youssefi as the new Regional CEO of East Africa, where he will oversee five...
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4.0KInnovationPayPal and Safaricom announce Kenyan eCommerce deal
PayPal and Safaricom have announced a collaboration that enables Kenyans to seamlessly move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. Safaricom pioneered commercial mobile...
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3.5KInnovationLiquid Telecom supports local start-ups to attend Africa Tech Summit Kigali
Liquid Telecom will join innovators and influencers from across the African ecosystem at this week’s Africa Tech Summit taking place at the...
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4.7K1East Africa
Pan-African fibre network Liquid Telecom announced as a sponsor for Africa Tech Summit Kigali
Liquid Telecom’s award-winning pan-African fibre network is delivering connectivity to support the growth of innovation and has been announced as a sponsor...
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5.5KInnovationEtisalat Nigeria re-brands to become 9Mobile
Nigeria’s youngest network provider, Etisalat Nigeria has re-branded to become 9Mobile after the withdrawal of Abu-Dhabi-based, Etisalat Group as a shareholder. As AppsAfrica.com...
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3.2KAdvisory NewsThree areas Africa’s telecoms providers need to focus on in 2017
Despite on-going economic challenges and some tricky regulatory issues, Africa is fast approaching the 1bn mobile subscriptions landmark. The continued rollout of...
