Search results for "payment platform"
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5.3KCryptocurrency AfricaAfrica Tech Summit returns to Rwanda for the third edition in 2020
The growth of the African tech industry continues to intensify with US$1.163 billion in equity funding raised last year and industry leaders are again...
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3.4KInnovationNigerian Tech Leaders Fight Back Against Police Extortion of Tech Workers
Nigerian tech leaders have launched #StopRobbingUs, a campaign to put an end to the common practice where Nigerian police stop young people...
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3.8KInnovationYoco expands access to underserved small businesses with Yoco Go
Yoco, the South African Point of Sale payments provider, announced today that its customer base of small businesses had crossed the 50,000...
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4.8KInnovationAfrica’s fintech sector grows by 60% in 2 years, reaches record funding levels
Africa’s fintech sector is growing at a fast pace, with the number of startups operating in the space growing by more than...
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2.8KAppsWorldRemit raises $175M Series D to drive growth and diversify offerings
Leading mobile payments company WorldRemit has raised $175 million in a Series D funding round led by returning investors, TCV, Accel and...
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5.0KInnovationFounders Factory Makes First Investments In Five African Startups
Founders Factory Africa (FFA) and Standard Bank has selected five African startups for its six-month long acceleration programme and for investments of...
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9.6KInnovationPaylater transitions to becoming a full service digital bank in Nigeria
Nigerian fintech, One Finance Limited has announced that it has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater. The...
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7.5KInnovationOrange launches US$20 handset with KaiOS for African markets
Orange has announced a partnership at Mobile World Congress, with KaiOS Technologies and UNISOC to launch a US$20 device with voice recognition aimed at...
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5.1KInnovationStandard Chartered introduces digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana
Standard Chartered has launched its digitally-led retail banks in Tanzania and Ghana, with Kenya’s rollout scheduled to occur shortly. This follows the...
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2.9KInnovationMicrosoft partnering to build a self-sustainable ecosystem for SMEs and startups in Africa
It’s no secret that Africa’s growth sits in the hands of SMEs and startups. For many years, public and private sector organisations...
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6.5KInnovation10 startups selected to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit
Ten companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the Africa...
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8.6KAdvisory NewsAfrican Fintech is still the preferred sector for global VCs to invest in
With traditional banks still struggling to reach the 95 million unbanked adults across Sub-Saharan Africa, it comes as no surprise that in...
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5.1KEventsIndustry leaders announced to speak at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019
With less than three months to go until Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2019 on February 13-15th, the first 35 expert speakers from across...
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7.6KAppsMTN 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...
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7.9KApps5 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...
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17.3KAppsThe 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...
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9.2KInnovationClickatell 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...
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6.7KAwards AfricaBlockchain 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...
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12.3KAwardsFive 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...
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7.5KInnovationSeedstars 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...
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Yoco Raises $16M Series B Led by Partech
Yoco, the South African-based Point of Sale payments provider, has raised a Series B round of US$16M led by Partech, a Venture...
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5.7KInnovationPaystack Raises $8M Series A Round Led By Stripe
Paystack, a Nigeria-based startup providing payments tools to businesses in Africa, has raised $8 million in Series A funding. The round was...
