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870NewsDashen Bank Partners with Accion and Mastercard to Connect Small Businesses to the Digital Economy
Dashen Bank, one of Ethiopia’s leading private banks, has partnered with global nonprofit Accion and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to...
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573NewsDriving the Growth of Kenya’s Payment Acceptance Market
Shehryar Ali, Senior Vice President and Country Manager for East Africa and Indian Ocean Islands at Mastercard, at the recently concluded Africa...
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969NewsTaager Raises $6.75m Pre-Series B Round to Fuel Growth in MENA
Taager, the leading social e-commerce platform for the MENA region, today announced the completion of its $6.75m Pre-Series B funding round, led...
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587NewsRaenest Secures $11M Series A Investment In QED-Led Funding Round
Raenest, the global multi-currency accounts platform for individuals and businesses across Africa, today announced the completion of its $11M Series A funding. The round...
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1.4KClimate🌿Africa Climate Tech Report: Innovating for a Greener Future
As the world grapples with the impacts of climate change, Africa is emerging as a powerhouse of innovative climate tech solutions driving...
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1.2KNewsCreditChek Partners with CredPal to Expand Credit Access Across Africa
CreditChek, a leading credit assessment infrastructure provider in Africa, has partnered with CredPal to deliver creditworthiness and identity verification services for CredPal’s...
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900Africa Tech Summit55 Finalists Announced for the Inaugural Africa Tech Summit Awards 2025
The Africa Tech Summit Awards has announced the 2025 finalists, celebrating individuals and companies impacting the technology sector across the continent. The winners will...
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867NewsFincart Closes Pre-Seed Funding Round Led by Plus VC
Fincart.io, a platform that helps e-commerce SMBs improve shipping and unlock working capital, has announced that the company has successfully closed its...
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810NewsNorfund Invests Additional $40M in CrossBoundary Energy
Norfund, the Norwegian investment fund for developing countries, invested an additional US$40M in CrossBoundary Energy to further scale its African portfolio of...
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920Newsi3 Calls for Applicants to 3rd Cohort for Program Enabling African Healthtech Innovators
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative to support African healthtech startups to commercialise and scale their offerings, is calling for leading...
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777NewsStitch Acquires ExiPay, Expands Offering with In-Person Payments
Stitch recently acquired In-person payments provider ExiPay, expanding its enterprise payments offering to encompass both online and In-person payments through a single, unified platform. Despite...
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786NewsKCB and Mastercard Unveil Kenya’s First Platinum Multi-Currency Card
KCB Bank Kenya, in collaboration with Mastercard, launched Kenya’s only multi-currency prepaid card that supports 11 hard currencies. This innovative solution is...
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644NewsOgram Raises $3 Million Investment from Tenami Capital
Ogram, a leader in flexible staffing solutions, has announced the successful closure of a $3 million Non-Dilutive Investment from Tenami Capital. As...
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296NewsSeamlessHR Raises $9 Million from Gates Foundation and Helios
SeamlessHR, Africa’s leading Human Resource technology company, announced that it has raised $9 million in its latest funding round from the Gates...
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728NewsSevi Set to Revolutionize African Retail Financing with ‘Stock Now, Pay Later’ Platform
Sevi, a fintech company regulated by the Central Bank of Kenya, is revolutionizing stock financing for wholesalers and retailers through its “stock...
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798NewsMoneyHash Raises $5.2M Pre-A Funding
MoneyHash, the first and leading payment orchestration platform operating in the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has secured $5.2M in pre-A funding. Flourish...
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573NewsOPEC Fund Invests US$30 Million to Egypt’s Wind Farms
The OPEC Fund for International Development (the OPEC Fund) is co-financing Africa’s largest onshore wind power project, contributing US$30 million to the...
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479NewsPurple Elephant Ventures Secures $4.5M Seed Round, Setting Record as Kenya’s Largest Tourism-Tech Fundraise
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), a Nairobi-based venture studio, has raised $4.5 million in seed financing, marking one of the largest tourism-tech rounds in African history. This...
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864InnovationSunCulture and Turaco Launch “SunCulture Protect” to Build Smallholder Farmers’ Resilience Against Climate Change with Affordable Insurance
SunCulture, a leader in solar-powered irrigation solutions, proudly announces a strategic partnership with Turaco Microinsurance Company (T/A Turaco), the leading mass-market insurance...
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933FinTechNew Duplo report calls for inflation-adjusted compensation and improved training support to retain talent in Nigeria’s finance sector
A new report from Duplo, a leading provider of technology solutions to optimize financial operations for businesses in Africa, has highlighted the need...
