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| 04.04.2024 | African financial institutions are increasingly using blockc... | In the ever-evolving landscape of African financial technology, a notable shift is underway as regio... | venturesaf... |
| 27.03.2024 | African B2B e-commerce giant Wasoko marked down to $260M aft... | VNV Global, a Swedish investment firm that backs startups in mobility, health and marketplaces, slas... | techcrunch... |
| 05.03.2024 | Bolt seeks country manager for Malaysia launch | NewsTransportation
Jofie Yordan · 2d ago · 2 min readBolt seeks country manager for Malaysia launch
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| 22.02.2024 | Crypto users in Nigeria briefly lose access to Binance, Krak... | Some cryptocurrency exchanges in Nigeria faced accessibility issues for users, prompting speculation... | techcrunch... |
| 08.02.2024 | Middle East and Africa digital payments leader, MDP welcomes... | MDP, the leading issuing & payment processing powerhouse in the Middle East and Africa, has appo... | venturesaf... |
| 04.02.2024 | REMINDER: Disability grant payment TOMORROW | REMINDER: SASSA grants can be collected from TOMORROW Photos: File/TechCentral/Fotor.
The South Afri... | thesouthaf... |
| 16.01.2024 | African neobank Kuda raised $20M at flat valuation in 2023, ... | Earlier this month, Kuda co-founder and CEO Babs Ogundeyi told users that the Nigerian online challe... | techcrunch... |
| 05.01.2024 | Last year was a tough period for African growth-stage startu... | Last year presented a tough period for African tech startups. Venture capital was hard to bag (as pr... | techcrunch... |
| 21.12.2023 | Africa’s venture capital market shrinks in 2023 | There has been a major decline in global venture capital (VC) funding in 2023. Data from the researc... | venturesaf... |
| 30.11.2023 | Kenya’s startup bill is poised to be a catalyst for economic... | Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has announced that the Startup Bill 2022, aimed at creating jobs fo... | venturesaf... |
| 18.11.2023 | A Chinese company is leveraging Africa to dominate the globa... | The name “Transsion” doesn’t come up often in the smartphone conversation. Yet this company is one o... | venturesaf... |
| 16.11.2023 | Four multinational companies have left Nigeria in 2023 | 2023 has been one of the toughest years for Nigerian businesses this decade. It took only two months... | venturesaf... |
| 13.11.2023 | Heroes tales: 5 African businesses impacting their communiti... | Africa has a long path to economic prosperity. According to the World Bank, seven of the ten most un... | venturesaf... |
| 07.11.2023 | Crowdyvest’s debt to equity conversion sparks skepticism | Crowdyvest Limited, a Nigerian agritech-focused crowdfunding platform, recently disclosed that it ow... | venturesaf... |
| 25.10.2023 | Расширяем горизонты: как создавать приложения для африканско... | Содержание:
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| 24.10.2023 | What is the future of agency banking in Nigeria? | One of the biggest news from Nigeria’s startup scene over the last week was that Kippa shut down its... | venturesaf... |
| 23.10.2023 | CEE Tech Companies Find Gold in Africa’s Developer Talent | Zagreb, Croatia ~
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Albeit with a lesser-known tech landscape compared to the likes of the US... | therecursi... |
| 17.10.2023 | Why does African health-tech have a funding problem? | African health tech is a hard business. Everyone across the continent faces the same challenges: fun... | venturesaf... |
| 20.09.2023 | Federal Minister, Bosun Tijani will share agenda for Nigeria... | TechCabal, the leading convener of audacious players in Africa’s technology landscape, has announced... | venturesaf... |
| 06.09.2023 | Data snapshot: Fish, flies and algae outshine crop CEA in th... | Data Snapshot is a regular AgFunderNews feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment d... | agfunderne... |
| 29.08.2023 | Omnisient, FinanceGPT selected for TechCrunch Disrupt Startu... | To compete in the TechCrunch Disrupt Startup Battlefield 200 pitch competition, Omnisient and Financ... | incubees.c... |
| 31.07.2023 | WATCH: SASSA grant payments THIS WEEK [VIDEO] | The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) will be making payments this week. Photo: SASSA/ Tw... | thesouthaf... |
| 31.07.2023 | Reminder: SASSA grant payments THIS WEEK | SASSA grant payment dates. Image: @OfficialSASSA
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) wi... | thesouthaf... |
| 31.07.2023 | ‘The Future Is Female’ Mentorship Program Selects 20 Female ... | Other the course of 3 months, mentees will have the opportunity to attend exclusive webinars and ...... | forbes.com... |
| 31.07.2023 | Tapping into BBN’s market influence could have a tremendous ... | Two Sundays ago, the beloved Nigerian TV reality show, Big Brother Naija, returned to captivate view... | venturesaf... |
| 27.07.2023 | SASSA excited to share SRD R350 successes on new DSD tv | Minister of the Department of Social Development Lindiwe Zulu and Lumka Oliphant speak at the DSD tv... | thesouthaf... |
| 21.07.2023 | The CBN’s leading role in agriculture: Competence or encroac... | A clear indication of an ailing economy is a rise in food prices, which has become a prevailing issu... | venturesaf... |
| 11.07.2023 | Nigerians, Beware of Scam Offering Mobile Data to Users With... | IN SHORT: Africa Check recently debunked a scam offering free data to MTN customers with older SIM c... | allafrica.... |
| 23.06.2023 | Accel-backed crypto startup Pillow to shut down operations o... | Representative Image
Accel-backed crypto investment startup Pillow informed its users that it will b... | moneycontr... |
| 23.06.2023 | Crypto Startup Pillow Discontinuing Services Soon—Withdraw Y... | Joseph Henry, Tech Times 23 June 2023, 02:06 pm
Pillow, a Singapore-headquartered crypto investment ... | techtimes.... |
| 09.06.2023 | Can B2B e-commerce startups innovate their way out of tough ... | Building a tech startup is the “new cool.” Well, it’s been this way for over a decade but gained pea... | venturesaf... |
| 08.06.2023 | Addressing fuel price concerns through EV adoption in Nigeri... | During his inaugural speech, the new Nigerian president, Bola Tinubu, announced the removal of the c... | venturesaf... |
| 02.06.2023 | A tribute to Nigeria’s bittersweet fuel subsidy | You were born in the 70s, in the aftermath of the global oil crisis that shook the world. You were a... | venturesaf... |
| 16.04.2023 | Обзор технологических стартапов в образовании за последнюю н... | Соучредители Reach Capital: Дженнифер Кэролан, Шонтел Гарви, Вайи Чу и Эстебан Сосник (слева направо... | vc.ru/educ... |
| 06.04.2023 | Why are startup acts becoming more popular in Africa? | Whether or not you believe in the theory of evolution, you can’t deny that some of its concepts are ... | venturesaf... |
| 30.03.2023 | More progress needed despite growth in Nigeria’s insurance i... | According to the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) in its latest report, Nigeria’s insurance se... | venturesaf... |
| 24.03.2023 | Kenya: Nairobi Court Bars Meta From Sacking Facebook Moderat... | A court in Nairobi has barred Meta, Facebook's parent company, from laying off its content moderator... | allafrica.... |
| 20.03.2023 | What was Naspers Foundry’s portfolio like before it shut dow... | On Monday, March 13th, Naspers took an axe to its venture capital fund, Naspers Foundry, putting the... | venturesaf... |
| 13.03.2023 | Naspers shuts down Foundry, its $100M fund focused on South ... | Naspers, Africa’s most valuable tech company by market capitalization, has wound down the operations... | techcrunch... |
| 27.02.2023 | Providing healthcare for less than a dollar: An insight into... | Expanding health insurance coverage in Nigeria and easing access to quality and timely healthcare se... | venturesaf... |
| 20.02.2023 | Chipper Cash executes second round of layoffs less than thre... | African cross-border payments platform Chipper Cash conducted a second round of layoffs last Friday ... | techcrunch... |
| 16.02.2023 | Africa: Cybastion – Leveraging U.S. Expertise to Bolster Cyb... | Washington, DC — When President Joe Biden, addressing the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in December, th... | allafrica.... |
| 06.02.2023 | African gaming startups are on the rise | Africa’s gaming industry has been nascent for a long time. Even though gaming has always been popula... | venturesaf... |
| 29.12.2022 | The most controversial events that rocked Africa’s business ... | Unprecedented.
That’s the word that comes to mind when we think of 2022. The world expected a train ... | venturesaf... |
| 08.12.2022 | Multiplayer games making waves this festive season | With almost three billion active gamers around the world contributing to a market valued at over $19... | itweb.co.z... |
| 06.12.2022 | FTX marked down Chipper Cash’s $2B valuation to $1.25B | African fintech Chipper Cash saw its valuation slashed from $2 billion to $1.25 billion before FTX’s... | techcrunch... |
| 09.11.2022 | Kuda, a Nigerian fintech backed by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventu... | Kuda CEO Babs Ogundeyi. Kuda This story is available exclusively to Insider subscribers. Become an I... | businessin... |
| 07.11.2022 | Yassir pulls in $150M for its super app, led by Bond | Yassir, an African super app platform that offers on-demand services such as ride-hailing, food and ... | techcrunch... |
| 01.11.2022 | Nigeria: Serena Williams' Investment Shows That Nigeria's Te... | Nigeria is the leading African destination for foreign direct investments in technology startup busi... | allafrica.... |
| 31.10.2022 | Nigerian tech CEOs that stepped down in 2022 | Bringing an idea to life is commendable. This resilience and innovation of many Nigerian founders ar... | venturesaf... |
| 20.10.2022 | Bumpa raises $4 million in seed funding to help underserved ... | Emerging e-commerce startup: Bumpa has announced a $4 million raise in its just-completed seed fundi... | venturesaf... |
| 19.10.2022 | Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari signs the Nigeria Start-... | Last May, the Nigerian presidency launched the Nigeria Startup Bill in collaboration with a group of... | techcrunch... |
| 17.10.2022 | Uganda Passes Computer Misuse Law | The past decade has seen a sharp increase in Africa's internet penetration, mostly driven by the exp... | allafrica.... |
| 28.09.2022 | Africa: Flutterwave Integrating Payment Gateways to Enable S... | There is no disputing how much electronic payments have made our lives easier.
Online payment system... | allafrica.... |
| 22.09.2022 | The Week in Agrifoodtech: Swiftly bags $100m for grocery tec... | This week, retail and grocery tech startup Swiftly bagged a mega-round while front-of-house restaura... | agfunderne... |
| 18.09.2022 | Africa: Amazon Web Service Approves Liquid Cloud As Direct C... | The reality of Africa's historically low economic growth is the very reason the world mistakenly bel... | allafrica.... |
| 02.09.2022 | Tech winter: More layoffs rock Africa’s startup ecosystem | Since 2022 began, layoffs have become one of the most discussed topics in the global tech space. The... | venturesaf... |
| 29.08.2022 | Will Togo become the heart of cybersecurity in Africa? | Togo is taking boisterous steps to secure Africa’s cyberspace by housing a new cybersecurity centre.... | venturesaf... |
| 26.08.2022 | Why aren’t there any new African unicorns this year? | The prevailing narrative over the global tech market has been around how a looming recession is caus... | venturesaf... |
| 24.08.2022 | African tech companies are raising funds, but laying off wor... | After what many would call a headline year, 2022 has not been a great year for global tech. Earlier ... | venturesaf... |
| 19.08.2022 | Bolt’s shaky presence in Tanzania and its effect on Africa’s... | Bolt, the famous ride-hailing company, has been forced to change its business model following a regu... | venturesaf... |
| 19.08.2022 | Tanzania is going tough on ride-hailing. But who is bearing ... | Bolt, the famous ride-hailing company, has been forced to change its business model following a regu... | venturesaf... |
| 17.08.2022 | Africa Must Act Now to Address Cybersecurity Threats. Here's... | • In a globally-integrated financial market, robust and resilient cybersecurity is a non-negotiable ... | allafrica.... |
| 16.08.2022 | Identitypass is helping African businesses with digital iden... | The African digital economy is currently experiencing exponential growth. It is easy to hinge this t... | venturesaf... |
| 02.08.2022 | Kenyan logistics startup Sendy cuts 10% of its workforce | Kenyan logistics startup Sendy has laid off 10% of its 300-strong workforce, or 30 employees, accord... | techcrunch... |
| 01.08.2022 | VCs, Industry Players Bullish on Long-Term Prospects Despite... | The cryptocurrency market is down significantly since the end of 2021, with the overall market losin... | fintechnew... |
| 31.05.2022 | Digital health news, funding roundup in the prior week; May ... | Google studies smartphone effect on health; CVS' virtual care solution; DaVita and Medtronic partner... | vator.tv/n... |
| 11.05.2022 | Identitypass, an identity verification API for Africa, raise... | Mobile penetration in Africa is growing impressively at about 46% as more people come online for the... | techcrunch... |
| 06.05.2022 | Can Anambra State spearhead a digital revolution in South-Ea... | Share this article:
The Anambra State Governor, Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has announced the appointme... | techpoint.... |
| 19.04.2022 | Flutterwave CEO addresses alleged misconduct claims in email... | Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola has, for the first time, addressed financial and personal miscondu... | techcrunch... |
| 12.04.2022 | This Biotech Startup Wants to Delay Menopause by 15 Years | (Photo: Dingzeyu Li/Unsplash)Menopause is no joke. Between hot flashes, sleep problems, chills, seem... | extremetec... |
| 05.04.2022 | Flutterwave responds as CEO is put on the spot for alleged b... | On Monday, Clara Wanjiku Odero, a former employee of African payments giant and unicorn Flutterwave,... | techcrunch... |
| 04.04.2022 | De-risking Nigerian women farmers through innovative insuran... | As simple as agriculture appears, it is a risky business. It is more than just putting seeds in the ... | venturesaf... |
| 24.03.2022 | Bento Africa suspends CEO Ebunoluwa Okunbanjo after ‘toxic w... | --> -->
Bento Africa’s Board of Directors has recommended that the Chief Executive Officer, Eb... | nairametri... |
| 22.03.2022 | Speaking against toxic work cultures | Share this article:
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It was a black Monday in China yesterday following a crash of flight MU57... | techpoint.... |
| 17.03.2022 | Big Cabal Media, parent company of TechCabal and Zikoko, rai... | African startups raised between $4 billion to $5 billion in 2021, according to various reports. For ... | techcrunch... |
| 11.03.2022 | How MTN’s land acquisition in the metaverse will impact Afri... | The metaverse has generated quite the buzz, especially after Facebook rebranded to Meta. Facebook is... | venturesaf... |
| 03.03.2022 | Why African startups need Mercury | Share this article:
I thought Kepa Arrizabalaga, Chelsea’s goalkeeper’s goal kick disguised as a pen... | techpoint.... |
| 18.02.2022 | Justice Department Charges China’s Hytera With Conspiring to... | The U.S. Department of Justice unsealed a federal indictment on Feb. 7 charging Chinese telecommunic... | lawfareblo... |
| 07.02.2022 | Digital health news, funding roundup in the prior week; Febr... | Komodo partnered with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Magellan to start drone drug delivery
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| 13.01.2022 | #Twitterban update: A precedent for future shutdowns? | Share this article:
The Federal Government of Nigeria has finally lifted the country’s 7-month old T... | techpoint.... |
| 10.01.2022 | Nigeria’s ThankUCash secures $5.3M to build infrastructure f... | Loyalty, deals and rewards services are a rarity in most African markets. The unit economics and oth... | techcrunch... |
| 31.12.2021 | 10 memorable moments for African tech in 2021 | Share this article:
Africa’s startup scene has seen continued progress year on year. After a slight ... | techpoint.... |
| 30.12.2021 | African tech took center stage in 2021 | Two years ago, the African tech ecosystem saw newfound attention from global players that translated... | techcrunch... |
| 14.12.2021 | Toilets and sanitation tech, Africa and Internet censorship,... | Share this article:
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| 30.11.2021 | About Parag Agrawal, Twitter’s new boss, and NFTs simplified... | Share this article:
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| 18.11.2021 | Technology, funding, learning models: What is the next front... | Share this article:
“Something good is a frontier; something better is also a frontier and something... | techpoint.... |
| 10.11.2021 | MFS Africa collects $100M to expand its digital payments gat... | Investor interest in African fintech continues to grab headlines with large fundraises. Today, Afric... | techcrunch... |
| 09.11.2021 | From NFTs to DeFi, Nestcoin wants to simplify all things cry... | Share this article:
The uninitiated usually think of Bitcoin whenever the word blockchain is mention... | techpoint.... |
| 26.10.2021 | Risevest accounts unfrozen, Vendease’s seed round, and Inter... | Share this article:
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| 21.10.2021 | DEAL: MFS Africa acquires Nigerian fintech startup, Baxi | --> -->
MFS Africa has signed an agreement to acquire Capricorn Digital, Baxi’s parent busines... | nairametri... |
| 01.10.2021 | Startup Acts: Can the decade’s sexiest law save Nigeria’s th... | Share this article:
Thinking long and hard about an idea instead of just executing it makes me compl... | techpoint.... |
| 01.10.2021 | Lagos Angel Network (LAN) announces New Board of Governors | --> -->
The Lagos Angel Network (LAN) has appointed a new Board of Governors (BoG) to oversee ... | nairametri... |
| 21.09.2021 | No respite for Zamfara, Infibranches’ $2 million pre-seed, d... | Share this article:
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Zamfara telco shutdown extension
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| 26.08.2021 | Paxful Debuts Product to Let Nigerian Bitcoin HODLers Earn I... | Nigerian customers of the leading global peer-to-peer fintech platform, Paxful, are delighted as it ... | coinfomani... |
| 03.08.2021 | How Nigeria’s eNaira will work | Share this article:
“Is Nigeria launching its own Bitcoin? Is the Naira going to be as valuable as t... | techpoint.... |
| 02.08.2021 | African challenger bank Kuda raises $55M Series B | Kuda, a London-based mobile-first banking service which operates in Nigeria, announced raising a $55... | finledger.... |
| 28.07.2021 | It’s raining fundssss!!! | Share this article:
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Yoco’s $83m Series C raise
GoodsMart’s $3.6m ra... | techpoint.... |
| 19.07.2021 | Nigerian investment platform Chaka secures $1.5M pre-seed af... | When Robinhood raised its $3 million seed round in 2013, it was a couple of months old with huge amb... | techcrunch... |
| 15.07.2021 | How technology is helping African youths gain skills for emp... | Share this article:
Tessi Obasa is a young marine/offshore engineer in Nigeria who does video editin... | techpoint.... |
