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1.3KFinTechTBD Expands in Africa, Adding Chipper Cash to Growing tbDEX Ecosystem
TBD, part of Block, which is focused on creating open and decentralized technologies to connect the financial world, announced that leading African fintech...
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1.3KEgyptIFC Invests $150 Million in Four Investment and Advisory Projects in Egypt and Africa
IFC announced a $150 million commitment to four investment and advisory projects that will support economic development in Egypt and other parts...
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1.0KInnovationCrypto Sector is Focused on Getting SA Off the Greylist
South Africa is making progress in addressing the factors that contributed to the country being placed on the Financial Action Task Force...
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925InnovationAccess Bank Group and Mastercard Join Forces to Expand Opportunities for Cross-Border Payments for African Businesses and Consumers
A leading multinational bank, Access Bank Group, has today launched an innovative solution in collaboration with Mastercard to expand access to cross-border...
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1.0KInnovationOmniRetail Emerges First in Financial Times’ Ranking of Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies
Omniretail, a B2B enablement platform focusing on digital infrastructure in Sub-Saharan Africa, is proud to announce it has secured the top position...
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1.0KFundingAxmed Raises $2 Million to Transform Access to Critical Medicines in Low and Middle Income Countries
Axmed, an innovative two-sided B2B marketplace platform, is taking a bold and meaningful step forward in addressing global health disparities with the...
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900InnovationTether and Bitnob Collaborate to Educate Ghanaian University Students on Bitcoin and Stablecoins
Tether Operations Limited, the largest company in the digital asset industry, and Bitnob, a financial technology company that enables payments into mobile money wallets...
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2.3KAfrica Tech SummitAfrica Tech Summit London Announces 15 Ventures for the 2024 Investment Showcase at London Stock Exchange on June 7th
Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London will celebrate the eighth edition at the London Stock Exchange on June 7th, 2024, and is thrilled to...
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1.3KFundingSeamfix Secures $4.5 Million Funding from Alitheia IDF
Seamfix, a global digital identity solutions provider, has secured $4.5 million from Alitheia IDF, a gender lens investing fund, in a private equity...
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865InnovationIntel and AfriLabs Unite to Propel African DeepTech Ecosystem
Intel and AfriLabs are set to ignite the Kenyan DeepTech scene with the Intel AI Programme for African DeepTech Startups & Ecosystem...
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1.5KFundingRenda Secures $1.9m Pre-Seed Funding to Optimize Order Fulfillment for Businesses in Africa
Renda has closed its pre-seed round at $1.9m in equity and debt funding. The equity investment of $1.3m was led by Ingressive...
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1.8KOpEdHow Africa’s Tech Talent is Making an Impact Across the Continent
By Mike B. Ndimurukundo, Managing Director, Andela Rwanda One of the privileges of working at Andela is having a front-row seat to...
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1.3KFundingChowdeck Secures $2.5 Million Seed Funding
Chowdeck, Nigeria’s leading on-demand delivery service, has secured $2.5 million in seed funding to optimize its operations and support expansion into more...
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1.9KFundingKubik Completes $5.2 Million Seed Funding Round
Kubik, the pioneering African sustainable tech startup, announces its successful $5.2 million seed funding round. The seed round makes Kubik the first...
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1.0KInnovationStandard Chartered Joins Forces with Visa to Enhance Cross-Border Payments
Standard Chartered has announced that it has joined Visa B2B Connect, a multilateral payment network that enables faster and frictionless account-to-account cross-border...
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885InnovationZilch Selects Amazon Web Services to Accelerate AI Innovation
Zilch, the world’s first ad-subsidised payments network (ASPN), announces today that it has extended its collaboration with cloud provider Amazon Web Services...
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1.1KInnovationInterswitch, World Bank Collaborate on 2024 Global Payment Innovation Report
Interswitch Group has formally unveiled the 2024 Global Payments Innovation Jury Report, in partnership with The World Bank, and other notable international payment players,...
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1.1KEgyptEgyptian Fintech Bokra Raises $4.6 Million Pre-Seed Round
Bokra, a Cairo-based fintech, announces the successful closure of its $4.6 million pre-Seed round led by DisrupTech Ventures, and SS Capital alongside...
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1.5KInnovationEMpact Launches its Venture Studio in Côte d’Ivoire
Today witnessed the launch of EMpact – a venture studio focused on creating startups that serve agricultural value chains – in Côte d’Ivoire,...
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1.8KInnovationMadica Announces First Set of African Tech Portfolio Companies
Madica, a structured investment program designed for pre-seed stage startups in Africa, announced its first set of investments in three startups today. In...
