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Nigerian startup, MAX, floats N10 bn bond
Nigerian mobility startup, Metro Africa Xpress (MAX), has issued a N10 billion ($22 million) multi-currency bond. The company says it has already raised ...
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How conversational self-service transforms customer experience – eBanqo
These days, all business interactions are powered by conversations. Before now, customers weren’t active participants in discourse with businesses. Communication was one ...
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Kenyan digital addressing startup OkHi raises $1.78m funding from UK angel network
Kenyan startup OkHi, which has developed a digital addressing system for emerging markets, has a GBP1.4 million (US$1.78 million) funding round, supported by ...
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South Africa’s first self-service digital rewards and gifting platform launches
wiGroup launched a new self-service digital rewards and gifting platform. Wrapped links South African individuals, SMEs and corporates looking to seamlessly issue digital ...
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Egyptian fintech Kashier raises six-figure seed
Cairo-based fintech Kashier has raised seed investment led by Glint Ventures, it announced in a statement to MENAbytes on Sunday. The startup did not disclose ...
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Facebook launches €4.7m SME grant programme
Facebook has announced that it will provide €4.7m in grants to over 1,000 small businesses in Dublin, Cork and Meath, where Facebook has ...
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Bharti Airtel picks up 10% stake in tech startup Waybeo to scale cloud offerings
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel, earlier in the week said that it picked up 10% stake in tech startup, Waybeo under the Startup Accelerator ...
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EFInA announces Winners of the Fintech4wd Ideathon Contest
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) is pleased to announce the finalists from the recently concluded Fintech4wd Ideathon that challenged innovators to propose ...
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African startups invited to apply for Space-Tech Challenge 2020
Applications have opened for the Space-Tech Challenge 2020, which will identify and develop the most promising new innovators, entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses in ...
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Pan-African software company AirSmat raises $100,000 investment
AirSmat, a Pan-African Software company, has received a boost of $100,000 from Zetogon, a UK-based company, as a pre-seeding investment to help the ...