Uganda
Ugandan fintech startup Eversend raises $706k in target-beating crowdfunding campaign
Ugandan startup Eversend, a digital-only finance platform providing cross-border money transfers among other services, has secured EUR634,000 (US$706,000) in investment through a Seedrs ...
South Africa
South Africa Insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions Raises $1.3m Funding
South African insurtech startup Inclusivity Solutions has raised US$1.3 million in the second tranche of its Series A funding round to help it ...
Nigeria
Telecommunications facilities now National Critical Infrastructure – ICT Minister
The Minister of ICT Pantami, in a statement, Tuesday said, the Nigerian telecommunications industry depends on a number of infrastructure that plays a ...
Africa
African ICT Foundation calls for partnership on Artificial Intelligence
The African ICT Foundation has called on institution, organization, startups and individuals who have expertise in the creation of intelligent drones, intelligent robots ...
Nigeria
ICT lifts Nigeria’s GDP by 14.07% in Q1 – NBS
Nigeria’s ICT sector has continued to impact tremendously on the Nations Gross Domestic Product (GDP) with a remarkable 14.07% contribution in the first quarter of ...
South Africa
How Lockdown has Highlighted the Benefits of Remote Banking in South Africa
The advantages of digital transacting over other modes of banking have been highlighted by the lockdown. Although remote banking has been gaining ground ...
Nigeria
Petroleum Regulatory Agency set to reduce petrol price across Nigeria
The Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency, PPPRA, has announced a new pump price band of N121.50 to N123.50 per litre for Premium Motor ...
Nigeria
Fintech start-up, Kiakia, launches P2P lending investment mobile app
KiaKia, one of Nigeria’s leading lending fintech companies, has launched the first lending investment mobile app in the country. The Android-based mobile app ...
Africa
Africa Free Trade Implementation Gaining Momentum
Adopted in Kigali on 21 March 2018, and launched at the AU Summit in July 2019 in Niamey, Niger, the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), ...
Nigeria
CBN Disburses COVID-19 Funds For NIRSAL Through NAMBUIT Platform
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is disbursing the N50billion COVID-19 Targeted Credit Facility meant for Households and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises ...