Search results for "partnership "
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3.4KEast 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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5.3KAppsStandard 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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2.9KAdvisory NewsSilicon Valley VC’s invest in Zipline Series B
Silicon Valley venture firms have participated in Zipline’s Series B round which has already launched a commercial drone service in Rwanda. Investors...
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6.6KAppsUber driver data to help finance cars in Nigeria
Uber Nigeria today announced that it is now making low-interest, used-vehicle loans available to its top-rated driver-partners using Uber driver data. This means...
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3.4KEast AfricaCo-working spaces need to add more value
As the innovation ecosystem in Nairobi – Africa’s Silicon Savannah – grows, everyone needs to take a step back and consider their...
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7.8KAppsEcobank mobile app launches across 33 countries in Africa
Ecobank has launched the Ecobank Mobile App, an instant and convenient way of banking via the mobile phone. It is the first unified...
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3.8KEast AfricaInvestec makes investment in Mobisol off grid solar
Investec Asset Management is making a significant private equity investment in Mobisol, a provider of off-grid solar home systems in Africa. The...
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3.5K1AppsMobile is the key driver of economic growth says Digital Afrique Telecom CEO
Mobile phones in Africa are increasingly driving social and economic transformation across the continent, according to Simplice Anoh, Founder and CEO of...
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5.6KInnovationSouth African co-founders launch fintech start-up Alpha Exchange
Two South African co-founders have launched Alpha Exchange, a next generation institutional research and knowledge sharing platform and announced over 30 institutional...
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4.1KInnovationDeadline for GSMA Innovation fund today
The first round of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund closes this Friday, 18th September at 11.59pm GMT. As reported the fund...
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3.1KEast AfricaaKoma launches Amplify a media and content creation program for Africa
aKoma Media, a content platform and storytelling company focused on Africa has launched the inaugural session of Amplify, a media and content...
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3.4KAppsChalkboard Education Wins Seedstars Accra
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets brought its Ghana round to a successful close with local company Chalkboard...
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2.4KEventsHiiL Innovating Justice showcase finalists announced
HiiL, in partnership with the Ford Foundation are hosting the HiiL Innovating Justice Boostcamp taking place in Lagos on 29 September 2016! This event will...
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3.9KInnovationGSMA Launches Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund
The first round of the GSMA Ecosystem Accelerator Innovation Fund is now open for applications from start-ups in Africa and selected Asian...
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3.4KInnovationAfrican startups need to get their hands dirty, move fast and tweak
A lot of African startups are moving really slow today because the founders are not getting their hands dirty. Building a startup...
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5.3K1AppsFirst cohort pass out from Barclays Africa Accelerator
10 companies have showcased their innovative fintech businesses at a ‘Demo Day’ in Cape Town, as the first-ever cohort of the Barclays...
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6.5KEast AfricaCrowd-sourcing is solving logistics challenges across Africa
Crowd-sourcing has fast become a global process that is being used to accomplish everything from getting funds for travel to raising capital for...
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3.8KInnovationFacebook wakes up to Nigeria but is Free Basics enough?
Having already launched Internet.org in smaller markets such as Zambia, Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, Seychelles and Rwanda as reported last year, Facebook has finally launched...
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3.2KInnovationSeedstars world looking to find best start-ups in South-Africa
Seedstars World, the global seed-stage startup competition for emerging markets and fast-growing startup scenes, is returning to South-Africa to find the best...
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5.1K3Advisory NewsAfrica has moved from mobile first to “mobile only market”
With African mobile users unlocking devices over 150 times a day, Nomophobia (the fear of being without mobile devices) is sweeping across...
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11.8K1AppsAfrican developers take the stage at Facebook’s annual F8 conference
Facebook is now including African developers in its beta testing programme for the launch of new global products and features as it...
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5.8K1AppsThe future of African remittances
African remittances from disapora are a financial lifeline for many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, one of the fastest growing markets, projected to...
