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Blockchain to rebuild African financial system and tell new story
Blockchain Research Institute Africa Making Strides in Levelling Financial Playing field. Africa has an enormous cash and informal trade economy, however, at...
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821InnovationHow is South Africa Tech Changing On The Road To Web3?
Our world is becoming more digital daily, which means more of our lives are online and on computers and mobile devices. We...
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941NewsWorldRemit and Hello Paisa partner to ease money transfers
International digital remittance companies WorldRemit and Hello Paisa, today announced a partnership to provide cash pickup services throughout Zimbabwe. This partnership, launched on 27 July 2022,...
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1.1KDigital TransformationAfricInvest and Cathay Innovation Complete Close of €110M Venture Fund
AfricInvest, a multi-asset investment platform in Africa, and venture capital firm Cathay Innovation, have completed the final close of their joint Pan-African...
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1.0KFinTechLeapFrog and Tana invest in Interswitch
LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital have announced a strategic investment in Interswitch, a technology-driven company focused on the digitization of payments....
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1.2KcryptoCrypto exchange FTX partners with AZA Finance to expand Web3 in Africa
FTX, a global digital currency exchange, today announced it is partnering with AZA Finance to expand the adoption of digital currencies and...
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2.1KCryptocurrency AfricaCrypto Beyond Trading: A future Africa is ready for
“I have been meaning to join the whole crypto craze so I can make more money. Would you be able to show...
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6.1KApps3 trends set to dominate African mobile apps in 2022
In 2021, the mobile industry in sub-saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced high growth....
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4.2KCryptocurrency AfricaFinTech Tingo and Blockchain Cudos Partner to End Poverty Premium in Nigeria
Mobile FinTech Tingo has announced its collaboration with the decentralized cloud computing network Cudos to tackle the poverty premium through mobile monetization...
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3.7KFinTechPayhippo raises $3 million seed round to improve credit access for Nigerian small businesses
Payhippo, a lending startup that is widening credit access for small businesses in Nigeria, announced today that it raised $3 million in...
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2.8KFinTechMFS Africa expands into Nigeria with acquisition of super agent network Baxi
MFS Africa, the largest pan-African digital payments hub, announced that it had signed an agreement to acquire Baxi, one of Nigeria’s leading...
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2.7KInnovationNigerian fintech Brass raises $1.7mn to expand SME banking
Brass, a Nigerian fintech delivering easy access to affordable premium banking services for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs), has today secured $1.7mn...
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1.9KDigital TransformationPacer Ventures announces Pacer Labs, Pan-African software development firm
Sub-Saharan Africa venture firm Pacer Ventures is set to further unlock the power of digital transformation in Africa with the launch of...
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1.6KEgyptFintech dopay Raises US$18 Million Series to scale in Egypt
dopay, the B2B2C payments platform serving 1.7bn unbanked workers in emerging markets, has closed a US$ 18 million Series A funding round....
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2.3KInnovationEgyptian fintech MNT-Halan attracts $120M from global investors
MNT-Halan, Egypt’s leading fintech ecosystem, announced today a circa US$120 million investment by major global and regional growth investors: Apis Growth Fund...
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2.7KAppsEgypt-based social media startup Minly has raised $3.6 million
Minly, a platform empowering stars to create authentic, personalised connections with their fans across the Mena region, has closed an oversubscribed $3.6...
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2.3KAppsSocial media apps driving SMB’s growth across Africa
A new study shares insights on how social media apps and platforms are accelerating economic growth across the continent. The study carried...
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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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3.9KAwardsApplications Closing – AppsAfrica Awards 2020
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories and...
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12.5KAppsEntries open for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020
The sixth AppsAfrica Innovation Awards, celebrates technology and mobile applications from across Africa, showcasing the continents best innovations across 12 categories. The...
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2.8KInnovationThe Indian Ocean Tech Ecosystem
Africa’s Indian Ocean islands are about way more than just tourism. In a panel discussion at this year’s Africa Tech Summit in...
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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...
