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SimbaPay and Family Bank Limited have launched an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat to boost Kenya-China trade.

SimbaPay launches instant transfers from Kenya to China via WeChat

SimbaPay and Family Bank Limited have launched an instant money transfer service from Kenya to China through WeChat. Over seven million customers...

Orange and MTN launch pan-African mobile money interoperability

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Orange and MTN launch pan-African mobile money interoperability

Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile...

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MTN opens Mobile Money API in Uganda

MTN Uganda has become the first within the MTN Group to grant access to third-parties to its Mobile Money Access Programming Interface...

Forget unicorn hunting and replicating Silicon Valley - this is Africa

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Forget unicorn hunting and replicating Silicon Valley – this is Africa

A busy week in Cape Town last week which featured the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, also saw over 300 active and aspiring investors...

Preview of Africa Tech Summit Kigali - Feb 2019

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Preview of Africa Tech Summit Kigali – Feb 2019

Africa Tech Summit Kigali on February 13th – 15th 2019, will once again provide unrivaled insight, networking and business opportunities for African...

AI startup FinChatBot secures investment in South Africa

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Fintech startup FinChatBot secures investment in South Africa

FinChatBot has recieved a co-investment from South African venture capital firm Kalon Venture Partners and Mauritius-based VC Compass. FinChatBot develops chatbots to...

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AppsAfrica.com Awards Winners 2018 Announced

Fourteen AppsAfrica.com Award Winners were announced at the annual Awards party in Cape Town last night. Now in their fourth year, the...

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5 enterprise solutions in Africa driving business

The AppsAfrica Innovation Awards celebrate innovative ventures and services streamlining, improving and helping business across Africa. We take a look at the best enterprise...

5 African Edtech ventures revolutionising learning

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5 African Edtech ventures revolutionising learning

From AI to VR, African Edtech is revolutionising learning across the continent, delivered through mobile, tablets and digital games. The AppsAfrica.com Awards celebrate the best in...

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Tech Changing Africa

The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards seek to recognise ventures using mobile or technology to drive change, solve problems and impact the lives of Africans across the...

5 African innovations disrupting traditional industries

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5 African innovations disrupting traditional sectors

Business models are being disrupted across the continent with African innovations utilising mobile and tech. We take a look at the five...

The KaiStore for Smart Feature Phones Is Coming to Africa

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The KaiStore for Smart Feature Phones Is Coming to Africa

A new type of mobile device is coming to Africa: the smart feature phone powered by KaiOS and KaiStore, ideal for people...

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The Best African App 2018?

The AppsAfrica.com Awards celebrate the in mobile across Africa and we take a look at nominations for the Best African Apps successfully launched...

Clickatell and FirstBank Nigeria launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp

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Clickatell and FirstBank Nigeria launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp

First Bank of Nigeria, in partnership with Clickatell’s Transact division, has commercially launched their Chat Banking channel on WhatsApp. This capability enables FirstBank’s customers to manage...

JokkoLabs becomes member of growing AfriLabs network

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JokkoLabs 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...

Blockchain in Africa driving adoption of new innovative services

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Blockchain adoption driving new innovative services across Africa

While cryptocurrencies have received huge attention across the continent over the past year, innovative companies have busy utilising blockchain in Africa to build new...

Five African AgriTech ventures driving growth

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Five African AgriTech ventures driving the growth of agriculture

African AgriTech is rapidly growing, with the number of startups operating in the market growing 110% over the past two years, and over US$19...

Cape Town-based Project codeX, which runs programming courses with the aim of addressing the lack of developers in Africa is training talented young brains to build Africa’s digital future.

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Seedstars announces 10 startups for Cape Town final

Here are the ten startups from Cape Town’s startup scene selected to compete at the fourth edition of Seedstars Cape Town for...

Liquid Telecom appoints new Regional CEO Adil Youssefi for East Africa

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Liquid 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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AppsAfrica Awards Finalists Announced

The final shortlist for the 4th AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards have been announced. The Awards celebrate the best in mobile and tech from...

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Wefarm reaches over one million users and plans Tanzania expansion

Wefarm the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer digital network, today announced it has reached over 1.1 million users across Kenya and Uganda, with farmers...

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