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| 23.05.2025 | The Ripple Effect: How U.S. Debt Concerns and Crypto Innovations Shape Global Markets | The financial landscape is a turbulent sea. Waves of uncertainty crash against the shores of investor confidence. Recently, the Asia-Pacific markets felt the tremors of Wall Street's decline. The cause? A looming U.S. budget bill that threa... |
| 21.05.2025 | Quidax, Yellow Card, Busha bet on B2B crypto payments to grow market share | If you swipe across the social media pages of Quidax, Yellow Card, and Busha—three prominent crypto startups operating in Nigeria—in recent months, you’d notice one common detail: they are heavily promoting their B2B crypto payments busines... |
| 07.11.2024 | Top 5 Virtual Dollar Card Providers in Nigeria for 2024 | Gone are the days when you could simply swipe your naira card for that Apple music subscription or Amazon purchase. With recent restrictions on using naira cards for international transactions, paying for services outside Nigeria has become... |
| 12.02.2024 | Visa Africa Fintech Accelerator Program: First Cohort to Pitch at Demo Day in Nairobi | Share this:
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| 06.09.2022 | 60 African startups receive $4 million equity-free funding from Google | Earlier today at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, Google announced that 60 African startups have been selected for the second cohort of its Google for Startups Black Founders Fund.
Each of the selected startups will receive support in t... |
| 01.02.2021 | Top African startups to watch out for in 2021 | With creative and revolutionary ideas across Africa, these startups are changing the technology space. Keeping an eye on them is absolutely worth it.
The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
| 24.03.2020 | Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT | Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha earlier this month took home the Best Catapulter Award at the conclusion of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT).
Pezesha, a micro lend... |
| 24.03.2020 | Kenyan fintech Pezesha wins Best Catapulter Award at LHoFT | Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha earlier this month took home the Best Catapulter Award at the conclusion of the Catapult: Inclusion Africa fintech bootcamp hosted by The Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT).
Pezesha, a micro len... |
| 18.02.2020 | Here are the 13 African fintechs selected for LHoFT’s bootcamp in Luxembourg [Updated] | UPDATE (23 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this article, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) added Nigerian startup SmartTeller and Ghanian and US based startup Ozé to the bootcamp as well. The story has been ... |
| 18.02.2020 | Here are the 13 African fintechs selected for LHoFT’s bootcamp in Luxembourg [Updated] | UPDATE (23 March 2020): Subsequent to the publication of this article, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT) added Nigerian startup SmartTeller and Ghanian and US based startup Ozé to the bootcamp as well. The story has been ... |
| 13.12.2019 | Atomico launches second angel programme | European venture capital fund Atomico has announced the results of its first angel programme and launched its second cohort, with 15 new angels. Each will receive $100,000 to invest in early-stage startups of their choice.
The scheme, which... |
| 22.10.2019 | TechRound’s 29 under 29 for 2019 | 185 shares
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TechRound is delighted to announce our top 29 under 29 (entrepreneurs under the age of 29). Selected by the TechRound team, we recognise those entrepreneurs that:
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| 13.09.2019 | 12 startups selected for Class 4 of the Google Launchpad Accelerator programme | Share this article:
Google has selected 12 startups to participate in the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Accelerator programme in Lagos.
This class 4 cohort includes four startups from Nigeria, three from Kenya, two from South Africa, one e... |
| 12.09.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s fourth class | Google has announced the names of the 12 startups selected for the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator based in Lagos.
They include three startups from Kenya, four from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Ghana, ... |
| 12.09.2019 | Here are the 12 startups selected for Google Launchpad Africa’s fourth class | Google has announced the names of the 12 startups selected for the fourth cohort of its Launchpad Africa accelerator based in Lagos.
They include three startups from Kenya, four from Nigeria, two from South Africa and one each from Ghana, U... |
| 12.04.2019 | Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali 2019 to get startups investment ready | The Westerwelle Foundation is calling on startups from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda who are interested in learning about investment readiness to apply to attend the Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali 2019.
The conference wil... |
| 12.04.2019 | Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali 2019 to get startups investment ready | The Westerwelle Foundation is calling on startups from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda who are interested in learning about investment readiness to apply to attend the Westerwelle Young Founders Conference Kigali 2019.
The conference wi... |
| 10.09.2018 | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala wins $10k at Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala has emerged as the winner of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge, clinching $10 000.
The mobile money application works offline, without an internet connection and provides a unified user experience in wh... |
| 10.09.2018 | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala wins $10k at Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Tanzanian mobile money startup Nala has emerged as the winner of the 2018 Ecobank Fintech Challenge, clinching $10 000.
The mobile money application works offline, without an internet connection and provides a unified user experience in whi... |
| 15.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank has announced the 11 finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.
In a statement last week, Ecobank Group executive for operations and technology Eddy Ogbogu said the bank was “d... |
| 15.08.2018 | Here are the finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge | Pan-African banking conglomerate Ecobank has announced the 11 finalists of the second edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge.
In a statement last week, Ecobank Group executive for operations and technology Eddy Ogbogu said the bank was “... |
| 25.04.2018 | The Death of Mobile Money and Financial Inclusion in Uganda | The death of Mobile Money in Uganda is imminent if the government’s proposal to tax transactions is approved in the 2018/19 budget. In an inexplicable move, the Excise Duty (Amendment) Act 2018, proposes to tax mobile money transactions; “o... |
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The selection of the following startups is based on the achievements, impressive-positive ... |
