Search results for "financial service provider"
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3.3KInnovationCuracel secures pre-seed funding to drive insurance inclusion in Africa
Curacel, an AI-powered platform for claims processing and fraud management in Africa, has raised $450,000 pre-seed funding in a round that was...
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2.7KInnovationAfrican FinTech trends in a post-Covid world
By Dominique Collett, a senior investment executive at Rand Merchant Investments and the head of AlphaCode Each year, at AlphaCode, we use...
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1.7KCryptocurrency AfricaCrypto predictions for 2021
Ongoing volatility, further progress on regulations and continued interest from institutional investors can be expected in 2021 according to Luno, South Africa’s...
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6.5KInnovationAfrican payments platform DPO Group acquired for $288M – delivering a landmark fintech exit
DPO Group (DPO), one of the leading, high-growth online commerce platforms in Africa operating across 19 countries, has today entered into an...
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4.9KInnovationFacebook’s connectivity investments to deliver $57B economic benefit across Africa by 2024
Facebook released findings from The Impact of Facebook’s Connectivity Initiatives in Sub-Saharan Africa , a study conducted by Analysys Mason that highlights...
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3.6KInnovationAfrica Data Centres expands in South Africa with new acquisition
Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a state-of-the-art Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg...
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3.8KInnovationAFGRI launches new agri-tech platform Axl
South African agricultural services company AFGRI Agri Services has launched Axl a new agri-tech platform enabling farmers to find, rent, and pay...
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2.6KInnovationOrange Digital Ventures leads $1.5m round in digital identity startup, Youverify
Orange Digital Ventures Africa announces its latest investment on the African continent by leading the $1.5m seed investment round in Youverify. The...
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2.4KInnovationFintech TerraPay raises $9.6 million from Prime Ventures, IFC, and Partech
TerraPay announced that a consortium of investors, including Prime Ventures, Partech Africa and management acquired the company for an undisclosed sum. In...
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3.9KInnovationThe race to dethrone cash in Africa is on
Cash is king. Correction, cash was king. It seems cash has an enemy. Technology. Technology plays a huge role in economic development...
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4.7KAdvisory News2019: The big year of tech investment in Africa
2019 was the year that dealmaking on the continent got serious. Very serious. In November alone, indeed one specific seven day period...
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4.1KAppsLife, the KaiOS In-House App that Bridges the Gap to Educational Resources, is Now Live in Africa
KaiOS Technologies announced that Life, an in-house educational app for KaiOS-powered smart feature phones, is now available in Africa. KaiOS users in Nigeria, Uganda, Rwanda,...
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4.5KAppsDisrupting Africa through technology
Technology is disrupting business models and revolutionising sectors across the continent. We profile five African tech ventures nominated for the Best Disruptive Innovation...
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3.7KAdvisory NewsLeading tech ventures changing Africa
The AppsAfrica.com Innovation Awards celebrate African tech ventures driving change, solving problems and impacting the lives of Africans across the continent. We take a look...
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8.9KApps5 AgriTech startups helping farmers across the continent
Sub-Saharan Africa’s population is set to double over the next 30 years, with access to reliable and affordable food sources essential. AgriTech...
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3.5KAngolaVodacom Group to sell its Angolan operations and assets
Vodacom Group has entered into an agreement with Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), the largest independent enterprise telecommunications provider in Angola. In terms...
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4.8KInnovationLeapFrog Investments new US$700M fund to invest in Africa and Asia
LeapFrog Investments recently announced the largest-ever private equity fund by a dedicated impact fund manager, surging past its US$600mn target to reach...
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5.1KInnovationNigerian Fintech Platform TeamApt Closes $5.5M Series A Round
TeamApt, a Nigerian fintech company that provides digital solutions and payment infrastructure for Africa, has closed on a $5.5M Series A round,...
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6.3KInnovation10 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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8.4KAdvisory 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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4.0KEgyptLiquid Telecom to invest $400M in Egyptian network infrastructure and data centres
Liquid Telecom has announced that it is investing 8 billion Egyptian Pounds ($400m US Dollars) in Egypt over the next three years....
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7.5KApps5 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...
