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6.6KInnovation10 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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8.7KAdvisory 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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5.2KEventsIndustry 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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7.9KAppsMTN 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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8.1KApps5 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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17.5KAppsThe 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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9.7KInnovationClickatell 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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6.8KAwards 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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12.5KAwardsFive 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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7.8KInnovationSeedstars 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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5.9KInnovationPaystack 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...
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5.1KInnovationPiggybank.ng Secures $1.1M Seed Funding
Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng, an online and mobile app savings platform targeted at African Millennials, today announces that it has closed on Seed Funding...
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9.8KInnovationBuilding An Inclusive Technology Ecosystem In Africa
The building of a technology ecosystem in Africa must have an underlying purpose and, particularly given the macro-environmental fundamentals prevalent in Africa,...
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5.4KCryptocurrency AfricaBlockchain powered Wala expands into South Africa, Zimbabwe and Uganda
Wala the blockchain-powered financial services platform and launch partner of Dala cryptocurrency has announced that it is now live in three markets,...
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6.1KInnovationEcobank and MTN join forces to drive mobile financial services in Africa
MTN has announced a collaboration with Africa’s leading independent banking group, Ecobank enabling both companies to leverage each other’s mobile money and...
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4.0KInnovationPayPal and Safaricom announce Kenyan eCommerce deal
PayPal and Safaricom have announced a collaboration that enables Kenyans to seamlessly move money between their M-PESA and PayPal accounts. Safaricom pioneered commercial mobile...
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3.8KCryptocurrency AfricaGreenhouse Capital completes Africa’s most successful ICO for SureRemit
SureRemit, a non-cash remittance platform majority-owned by Africa’s largest fintech holding company, GreenHouse Capital, has raised $7 million on the initial coin...
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4.3KEast AfricaDigital ordering system Kionect to empower small kiosk owners via SMS
Mastercard today unveiled Kionect, a digital ordering system that empowers small kiosk owners in Nairobi to order and pay for products from...
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11.7KAwards5 Disruptive Innovations In Africa To Watch
We take a look at the five Disruptive Innovations in Africa shortlisted for an AppsAfrica.com Innovation Award – Maria Ukpere. Mastercard 2Kuze...
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12.4KAppsBest Social and Messaging Solutions In Africa
The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards annually celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa and these are the shortlisted Social and Messaging...
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8.5KAppsFive Enterprise Solutions Changing Business In Africa
The Enterprise Solution Award celebrates innovative ventures and services streamlining, improving and helping business across Africa. We take a look at the shortlisted...
