Morroco
Plug and Play Morocco Accelerator open for Africa startups
Morocco Plug and Play Accelerator is inviting applicants for the second batch. Startups across Africa will have access to Plug and Play’s network of ...
Africa
Google Cloud appoints Niral Patel as Regional Director, Sub-Saharan Africa
Google Cloud has announced the appointment of Niral Patel as Regional Director for Sub-Saharan Africa. Patel joins Google Cloud from Oracle, where he ...
Innovation
South Africa: Sanlam and MTN announce insurtech alliance
Sanlam and MTN Group on Thursday (12 August) announced a strategic alliance to distribute Sanlam Group insurance and investment products across Africa, further ...
Nigeria
Nigerian eCommerce startup, Omnibiz, secures $3m seed to expand across West Africa
Nigeria-based Business to Business (B2B) eCommerce startup, Omnibiz has announced securing $3million in a seed round. It plans to expand into other cities in West ...
Ghana
Bank of Ghana to pilot CBDC with German securities printing firm G+D
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is making another step towards the development of a central bank digital currency (CBDC) by partnering with a ...
Egypt
EGYPT’S MOBILE OPERATORS TO REFUND EGP 2M TO CUSTOMERS FOR SERVICE FAILURES
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority (NTRA) has obliged mobile operators in Egypt to refund EGP 2m to their respective customers due to service ...
Intelligence
Kenya: 84% of Kenyans Say Digital Devices, Services Have Improved Their Daily Lives
Digital devices and services have improved the daily lives of 84 percent of Kenyans – while nearly one third said that it had ...
Africa
Global Digital Business Identity Initiative Launches to Boost Financial Inclusion for African Businesses
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group), Zimbabwe’s NMB Bank Limited, GLEIF, Cenfri and Cornerstone unlock access to trade finance and boost economic potential for ...
Africa
Malawi: TNM Malawi and Mastercard partner for virtual payment solution
TNM Malawi, a mobile money provider is now running TNM Mpamba a virtual payment solution enabling virtual local and international e-commerce transactions. This is after ...
Nigeria
CBN releases guidelines for regulation, supervision of CGCs in Nigeria
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) on Tuesday, released guidelines for registration and supervision of Credit Guarantee Companies (CGCs) in Nigeria. The guidelines ...