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3.5KCryptocurrency AfricaDemand for Crypto in Africa is driving exponential growth for Luno
Leading global cryptocurrency platform, Luno, has announced that it has reached the momentous milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, with demand for...
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3.5KInnovationPariti launches VC Fellowship starting in Africa
Pariti has launched a new VC Fellowship designed to develop the next generation of VC investors in emerging markets. The Fellowship is...
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3.3KAppsPan-African Fintech Platform Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of...
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3.3KAppsSparkle aims to power Nigeria’s SMEs with new digital service
Sparkle, a mobile-first digital ecosystem providing financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has launched Sparkle Business, a...
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3.5KInnovationMFS Africa now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets in Africa
Pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa has announced that it now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets, enabling a range of banks,...
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3.8KInnovationCuracel secures pre-seed funding to drive insurance inclusion in Africa
Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has raised $450,000 pre-seed funding in a round that was...
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2.9KCryptocurrency AfricaVisa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency stable coins
Visa has announced it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest...
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2.6KInnovationNokia and Safaricom launch East Africa’s first 5G services in Kenya
Nokia has announced today that it is powering East Africa’s first 5G commercial services with Safaricom, the leading telecoms operator in the...
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2.3KCryptocurrency AfricaFintech startup Afriex raises $1.2m seed round as it expands across Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth US$1.2 million as it bids to scale its payments and...
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2.2KEthiopiaListen: Future Of FoodTech & Sustainability – Podcast With Twiga Foods & Bluemoon Ethiopia
The Africa Tech Summit Connects podcast shares insights from across the African tech scene, with upcoming Summits, Africa Tech Summit Nairobi Sept...
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4.0KAppsGokada appoints new CEO following the loss of Fahim Saleh
Gokada, the Nigeria-based last mile delivery, logistics and transportation start-up has formally unveiled Nikhil Goel as its new CEO, as it continues...
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2.9KAppsVodacom DRC and Mondia launch first-of-its-kind maternal health service
Vodacom DRC and Mondia announce the rollout of the Mum & Baby maternal health service across the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
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2.8KEthiopiaGIZ and Orange launch an Orange Digital Center in Ethiopia
GIZ, Orange, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology, the Ethiopian Investment Commission and the Industrial Parks Development Corporation are launching the Addis...
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3.1KInnovationAfrican FinTech trends in a post-Covid world
By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Each year, at AlphaCode, we use...
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2.2KCryptocurrency AfricaCrypto predictions for 2021
Ongoing volatility, further progress on regulations and continued interest from institutional investors can be expected in 2021 according to Luno, South Africa’s...
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3.6KAppsOpera launches Hype a dedicated chat service in Kenya
Opera the browser developer is announcing the launch of its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into mobile web browser Opera Mini....
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Podcast: Connectivity in Africa – cloud, cables & connectivity
Africa Tech Summit Connects is an online podcast series sharing insights from across the African tech scene. In this episode we take...
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2.9KEast AfricaAfrican InsureTech Platform Pula raises $6mn Series A
African InsureTech platform Pula that specialises in digital and agricultural insurance to derisk millions of smallholder farmers across Africa, has closed a...
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2.6KInnovationAfrican tech startup funding passes $700m in record-breaking 2020
2021 has already seen a flurry of African tech funding rounds including Gro Intelligence ($85M), uLesson ($7.5M), Aerobotics ($17M) and Pula ($6M)...
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2.8KInnovationGro Intelligence Raises $85 Million in Series B Funding
Gro Intelligence announced today that it has raised $85 million in Series B funding. The round was co-led by Intel Capital, Africa...
