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1.0KAirtel Africa Foundation Launches Tech For Her Program to Upskill African Women
Airtel Africa Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa plc, today announced the launch of its ‘Tech For Her’ Program’, targeting young women across...
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1.1KPaymentology Launches PayoCard to Expand Mobile-First Access to Card Services Across South Africa
Paymentology, the leading global issuer-processor, has launched a new mobile-first card management platform, PayoCard, to help digital banks and fintechs in South...
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1.2KCapitec and Fintech Mama Money Partner to Offer More Affordable Cross-Border Remittances
Capitec Bank, South Africa’s largest bank with over 24 million clients, has partnered with leading remittance fintech Mama Money to dramatically reduce the cost...
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1.5KSouth African Travel Fintech TurnStay Raises $2M to Accelerate Africa Expansion
South African travel-focused fintech TurnStay has raised $2 million (over R34 million) in a seed round led by First Circle Capital, with participation from leading...
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1.0KSun King Secures $156M to Expand Clean Energy for 1.4M Kenyan Homes
Sun King, the world’s largest off-grid solar energy company, has closed a landmark $156 million (KES 20.1 billion) securitisation to scale affordable...
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1.0KEV24.africa Becomes the Leading Electric Vehicle Marketplace in Africa, Just 3 Months After Launch
EV24.africa, the first pan-African electric vehicle (EV) marketplace, has established itself as the leading platform for electric mobility on the continent just...
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844Safaricom and PayPal Collaborate to Link Mobile Money with Online Payments
Safaricom (NSE: SCOM), M-PESA and PayPal have announced a strategic collaboration to enable account linking and seamless fund transfers across their networks....
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753Absa and Visa Extend Strategic Partnership to Advance Growth and Innovation Across Africa
Absa and Visa have renewed their strategic partnership to accelerate the development of innovative, inclusive, secure, and digitally enabled financial payment ecosystems...
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1.2KTactful AI Founders Reacquire Company as it Enters New Growth Phase
Tactful AI, the Egypt-born startup specializing in AI-powered customer experience solutions, has announced a new chapter in its journey after its founders,...
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768FSD Africa Invests US$2.5M in Blue Carbon Project in West Africa
Africa Investments (FSDAi), the UK-backed specialist development finance investor, is investing US$2.5 million into West Africa Blue (“Blue”)’s blue carbon project...
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668Roam and Keep It Cool to Launch Africa’s First Electric Cold Chain Delivery Network
In a major move for climate resilience and food security, Earthshot Prize 2022 Finalist Roam and Earthshot Prize 2024 winners Keep It...
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1.3KIntron Africa-centric Voice AI Accelerates Delivery of Justice, Patient Care, and Customer Experiences with New Sahara Models
Intron, a cutting-edge Africa-centric voice technology platform, is accelerating the delivery of justice, patient care, and customer experiences across Africa through Sahara,...
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1.2KNMB Bank Plc and Mastercard Empower SMEs with New Traders’ Card to Boost Trade and Growth
NMB Bank Plc, in collaboration with Mastercard, launched the NMB Business Debit Traders card designed to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)...
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842European Union-Funded AgriFI Invests € 2.2M in Complete Farmer to Drive Ghana’s Innovation in Agritech
The European Union-funded AgriFI facility, managed by EDFI Management Company, is investing € 2.2 million ($ 2.5 million) in Complete Farmer (CF), a...
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874South Africa Captures 18% of African Blockchain Funding
CV VC’s fourth African Blockchain Report delivers a resounding message: The world needs to catch up to Africa. While blockchain accounts for 3.2%...
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660Chowdeck Acquires Mira to Expand into Operational Support for Food and Hospitality Businesses
Chowdeck, Africa’s leading on-demand delivery platform, has acquired Mira, a fast-growing provider of modern point-of-sale (POS) solutions tailored for the food and hospitality...
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760Mastercard and Enza Collaborate to Enable Fintech Innovation Across Africa
Mastercard and enza – a payment solutions company – have collaborated to connect fintech companies across Africa to the Mastercard network. This...
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1.1KDisrupTech Ventures Backs Nigerian Agri-Fintech Startup Winich Farms
DisrupTech Ventures, one of Egypt’s leading early-stage fintech funds, announced its first pan-African investment in Nigerian startup Winich Farms, a fast-growing Agri-Tech...
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1.1KSalus Cloud Secures $3.7M Seed Funding to Expand AI-Native Secure Software Delivery in Growth Markets
Salus Cloud, the AI-native platform revolutionising Developer & Security Operations (DevSecOps) for engineers, closed a $3.7 million Seed round to advance its...
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850Wingu Africa Secures $60M to Super-Charge East Africa’s Digital Future
Wingu Africa, East Africa’s leading carrier-neutral data centre operator, has raised $60 million to fast-track its regional expansion and power the continent’s...
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915Industry Leaders and Investors Convene at Africa Tech Summit London to Unlock Global Capital for African Tech Ventures.
The 9th Africa Tech Summit London, taking place at the London Stock Exchange on June 6th 2025, aims to facilitate access to...
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1.4KDyna.Ai and PalmPay Partners to Accelerate AI Adoption in Nigeria’s Finance Sector
Dyna.Ai and PalmPay announced a strategic partnership that aims to transform Nigeria’s financial industry through the power of AI. The partnership was...
