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5.2KAdvisory NewsTech leaders from across the continent to connect at Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2018
Africa Tech Summit Kigali today announced details of its upcoming event in Rwanda which will connect African tech leaders and international players...
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6.4K1InnovationRedCloud Technologies Partners With KongaPay in Nigeria
RedCloud Technologies, the world’s first open banking platform, today announced a partnership with Nigeria’s KongaPay; the payment system which aims to facilitate...
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4.7K1AppsBitPesa Reaches $10 Million In Total Funding After New Round Led By Greycroft
BitPesa, the first and largest blockchain payments platform for Africa, with offices in Nairobi, Lagos, and London, has announced Greycroft as its lead investor...
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4.9KAdvisory NewsDelivering mobile content in Africa
Delivering mobile content in Africa isn’t straightforward, typically there is complexity at the network level where there is a mix of devices...
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5.4KInnovationEtisalat Nigeria re-brands to become 9Mobile
Nigeria’s youngest network provider, Etisalat Nigeria has re-branded to become 9Mobile after the withdrawal of Abu-Dhabi-based, Etisalat Group as a shareholder. As AppsAfrica.com...
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3.8KAppsAfrican fintech startups have raised over $92M
More than 300 African fintech startups are active across the continent, disrupting the financial services landscape with innovative solutions that are attracting...
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3.0KInnovationVisa announces first cohort for innovation boot camp in Africa with Nest
The Visa bootcamp will power collaboration opportunities between early stage technology companies, Visa and financial institutions from across Africa for potential integration....
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3.4KAdvisory NewsAfrica Tech Summit London announces the first 20 speakers
The Africa Tech Summit London brings together 200+ tech leaders, international investors, banks, entrepreneurs, African governments, trade bodies, media and leading ventures...
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4.5KEast AfricaHotelOga and Savanna Sunrise merge to create African travel tech giant
African travel tech industry rivals Savanna Sunrise and HotelOga have signed an agreement to merge, creating an African giant in hospitality marketing technology,...
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4.1KAdvisory NewsAfrica Tech Summit London – Where African Tech and Europe Connects On April 20th
Africa Tech Summit London (ATSLDN), the event where African Tech and Europe connects returns to London on April 20th, providing unrivaled insight and networking with the...
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4.3KEast AfricaMastercard launches agri-tech platform 2KUZE to connect East Africa’s farmers and buyers
Mastercard has launched 2KUZE, a digital platform that connects smallholder farmers, agents, buyers and banks in East Africa. 2KUZE, which in Swahili...
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5.1KAdvisory NewsThe year serious money was invested in African tech
While difficult to put an exact figure on how much the African tech ecosystem is actually worth, the increased level of activity in...
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5.2KAppsNigerian fintech start-up Paystack raises US$1.3 million
Nigerian payments start-up, Paystack has raised US$1.3 million in a seed funding round from local and international investors to grow its sales and...
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3.5KEast AfricaVisa and Nest to run fintech bootcamp in Nairobi
Visa, in partnership with Hong Kong-based venture capital firm and incubator Nest will run a four-day fintech bootcamp in Nairobi, Kenya, for...
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5.7KAppsStandard Bank acquires SnapScan maker Firepay
Standard Bank has acquired a majority stake in Firepay – the team behind South Africa’s largest mobile payments product, SnapScan. Firepay was...
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4.3K1Advisory NewsThe time for investors to be brave in Africa is now
Having founded the initial wave of tech businesses, some of the continents leading entrepreneurs are now the investors in Africa’s next phase...
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4.9KGhanaSimbaPay expands mobile money transfer to Ghana and Uganda
SimbaPay the digital money transfer provider has expanded its money transfer service to Ghana and Uganda. Using the SimbaPay app or website,...
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4.0KEast Africa12 start-ups to pitch at Seedstars Africa in Kigali
All roads lead to Rwanda next week for the 12 start-ups pitching at Seedstars Africa in Kigali for the finale of the...
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3.5KEventsBlockchain Africa Conference returns to Johannesburg
The world’s largest organisations are looking at the blockchain technology as a means to improve their existing services, systems and products by...
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3.1KInnovationAmerican Express expands across Africa through partnership with Societe Generale
Societe Generale has signed a merchant acquiring partnership with American Express in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where the Bank operates. The...
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9.5K45InnovationBest African fintech solution 2016?
Africa is the birthplace of some of the world’s most innovative fintech solutions and we now profile the finalists from across Africa...
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7.4K2AppsDelivering education through technology in Africa
80% of students in Africa don’t pass secondary school, while 4 out of 5 adults in english speaking Africa don’t finish high...
