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2.7KCryptocurrency AfricaAfrican Crypto Exchange Quidax Processes over $3.2 Billion in Transactions
African Crypto exchange, Quidax on Friday, 6th May officially shared plans to expand beyond Africa to the global market. They also announced...
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3.7KInnovationNigerian fintech BFREE raises a seed round to tackle rising consumer debt in Africa
Nigerian fintech BFREE focuses on improving consumers’ financial health through its tech-enabled, credit management solution that makes collection processes more scalable, efficient,...
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3.1KAppsCameroon based fintech Maviance PLC closes Seed round led by MFS Africa
Maviance PLC, a Cameroon-based fintech, announced today that it has closed its Seed investment round of USD 3 million from the pan-African...
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2.9KInnovationInsurtech Lami closes $1.8M seed funding to accelerate growth of digital insurance across Africa
Lami Technologies, a Kenyan Insurtech company that aims to democratize insurance products and services for low-income Kenyans, announced today it has raised...
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3.1KInnovationAZA acquires Exchange4Free to become biggest non-bank FX Firm in Africa
AZA Finance (formerly known as BitPesa) has agreed to acquire cross-border payments specialist Exchange4Free, marking the latest in a wave of consolidation...
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9.7KCryptocurrency AfricaCardano launches blockchain deployment in Ethiopia with 5M students and teachers
Cardano has announced a new partnership with the Ethiopian Government to implement a national, blockchain-based student and teacher ID and attainment recording...
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8.8KGhanaInsurtech start-up OKO raises $1.2 million to bring innovative insurance to smallholder farmers across Africa
OKO, an Insurtech start-up that provides inclusive agricultural insurance to secure farmers’ income across Africa, has closed a Seed investment of $1.2...
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4.2KInnovationPM Connect signs landmark deal with the NBA
The National Basketball Association (NBA) has partnered with mobile payment and marketing specialists PM Connect on an international deal for its premium live...
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3.1KInnovationOkra secures in $3.5M Seed Round Led by Susa Ventures
Nigerian fintech platform and Open Finance pioneers, Okra, have secured a $3.5m Seed raise. The round was led by US-based Susa Ventures,...
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2.6KAfrica Tech SummitPodcast: Angel investing in African tech start-ups – insights from investors across the continent
Africa Tech Summit Connects podcast shares insights from across the African tech scene. In this episode active investors from across the continent...
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3.0KCryptocurrency AfricaDemand for Crypto in Africa is driving exponential growth for Luno
Leading global cryptocurrency platform, Luno, has announced that it has reached the momentous milestone of 7 million customers worldwide, with demand for...
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3.1KInnovationPariti launches VC Fellowship starting in Africa
Pariti has launched a new VC Fellowship designed to develop the next generation of VC investors in emerging markets. The Fellowship is...
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2.8KAppsPan-African Fintech Platform Appzone Secures $10mn Series A Funding
Appzone, the Pan-African fintech software provider building proprietary solutions for the continent’s banking and payments industries, has today announced the close of...
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3.0KInnovationMFS Africa now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets in Africa
Pan-African fintech leader MFS Africa has announced that it now reaches over 320 million mobile money wallets, enabling a range of banks,...
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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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2.5KCryptocurrency AfricaVisa moves to allow payment settlements using cryptocurrency stable coins
Visa has announced it will allow the use of the cryptocurrency USD Coin to settle transactions on its payment network, the latest...
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1.9KCryptocurrency AfricaFintech startup Afriex raises $1.2m seed round as it expands across Africa
Y Combinator-backed fintech startup Afriex has raised a seed funding round worth US$1.2 million as it bids to scale its payments and...
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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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3.1KAppsOpera launches Hype a dedicated chat service in Kenya
Opera the browser developer is announcing the launch of its new dedicated chat service Hype, built into mobile web browser Opera Mini....
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2.2KInnovationAfrican Edtech startup uLesson Secures $7.5mn Series A Funding
uLesson, the African Edtech startup has closed a $7.5mn Series A round led by Owl Ventures, with inclusion from existing investors, TLcom...
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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...
