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2.5KInnovationOrange 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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2.3KInnovationFintech 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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3.4KAdvisory NewsData: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared to the...
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5.0KCryptocurrency AfricaBlockchain: Can Africa Successfully Leapfrog its Way into the Future?
Blockchain. The current hot topic across the globe right now, not excluding Africa. The biggest 2019 news surrounding blockchain had to be...
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3.8KInnovationThe 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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2.8KInnovationStartups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Startup Summit in Kigali
Eleven companies from across the continent have been selected to pitch on stage to investors, corporates, media and other stakeholders at the...
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3.2KAdvisory NewsTech leaders set to connect at the third Africa Tech Summit in Rwanda this February 4-6th
With less than three weeks to go until Africa Tech Summit in Kigali, over 80 expert speakers from across the continent have...
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6.9KCryptocurrency AfricaVIDEO PREVIEW: Africa Tech Summit in Rwanda – Feb 2020
Africa Tech Summit returns to Kigali, Rwanda on February 4-6th 2020. The third ATS will once again provide unrivalled insight, networking and...
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4.5KAppsCarbon launches financial services platform for businesses
Carbon, Nigeria’s digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that provides startups, small and medium-sized...
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5.0KCryptocurrency Africa
Africa 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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5.8KAppsAfrican e-Logistics Start-up Kobo360 Secures $30M Funding
Kobo360, the digital technology platform disrupting African third-party logistics, today announced the completion of a $20M Series A equity round led by...
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3.9KAdvisory NewsAfrican Payment Service Provider DPO Acquires South African Fintech PayFast
DPO Group, the leading African Payment Service Provider (PSP) has today announced its acquisition of PayFast, one of the largest payment processors in South...
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12.9KAppsApplications open for the 5th AppsAfrica Innovation Awards
The fifth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations in 14...
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4.6KInnovationAfrica’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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3.9KCryptocurrency AfricaLuno to become regulated digital asset exchange in Malaysia
Luno founded in South African in 2013, has received conditional approval from the Securities Commission (SC) of Malaysia as a Recognised Market...
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4.4KAppsLeading African FinTechs To Take Center Stage At Africa Tech Summit London
Last year saw increased investment by local and international investors in African FinTech ventures with a total of $284.6 million invested in...
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3.5KInnovationMainOne to commit $70 million to digitisation of Lagos
West Africa’s leading connectivity and data centre solutions provider, MainOne launches its “Digital Lagos: Broadband for All” campaign initiative to enable the...
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6.6KInnovationNigerian payments platform Amplify acquired by OneFi
Amplified Payments Ltd, a fintech company that builds and facilitates payment solutions and digital financial transactions in Nigeria, has today announced its...
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5.0KInnovationNigerian 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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8.3KAdvisory 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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5.6KInnovationJUMO secures US$12.5M investment from Odey Asset Management
JUMO, the technology platform for operating inclusive mobile financial services marketplaces in emerging markets, today announced a US$12.5 million investment from Odey...
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4.9KEventsIndustry 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...
