Africa
11 startups picked for Africa: 2nd Startupbootcamp AfriTech, Telecel accelerator
Startupbootcamp AfriTech and Telecel Group have selected 11 African startups to take part in the second edition of the Africa Startup Initiative Programme ...
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Nigeria: 35 million Nigerians lack access to digital financial services, others –NCC
THE Executive Vice-Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta, says that 35 million Nigerians are yet to access digital financial and ...
Africa
Africa: Sokowatch Rebrands to Wasoko, Raises $125m Series B
Sokowatch has announced the close of a $125 million Series B Equity round; the largest venture financing round ever raised by a non-fintech ...
Kenya
Kenya: CA Cautions Against Use of SIM Cards Sold By Unlicensed Agents
Communications Authority of Kenya has asked Kenyans to ensure that their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards are registered by the end of April ...
Africa
Africa: Flutterwave to Process Payments for Afritickets Events in Over 34 Countries
Flutterwave, a leading technology company, has partnered with Afritickets – an end-to-end event ticketing platform – to create more revenue opportunities for event organisers in Africa and ...
Kenya
Kenya: Kenya sets deadline for SIM registrations
The Communications Authority of Kenya has set a deadline of end of April 2022 for Kenyans to register their Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) ...
Kenya
Kenya: eWAKA Officially Launches Green Response to Africa’s Expanding Transportation Requirements
Fund Raising Effort Underway to Develop Local African Assembly Facility and to Further Expand Robust IT Capabilities eWAKA (https://eWAKA.tech), Africa’s new market entrant that ...
Kenya
Kenya: CBK gives mobile lenders until September to apply for new licences
Digital lenders have up to six months to acquire new licences from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) before they are allowed to ...
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South Africa: South Africa’s Yoco Acquires Fintech Agency Nona Digital
Yoco, an African payments, and software company has acquired one of the leading fintech and Web3 software development agencies in Africa, Nona Digital. ...
Africa
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated set to pay $40 million dividends to shareholders
The dividend payout has triggered the share price in the various stock exchanges where ETI is listed. The Pan-African banking group, Ecobank Transnational ...