Nigeria
CBN unveils plans for non-interest facility in Anchor Borrowers’ Programme
Targets N432 billion for 2020 wet season To avert another round of recession in the country, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has ...
Nigeria
CBN should intervene in maritime industry ― Shippers Council
Sets 2021 target for ports digitization, Freight forwarders to re-capitalise The Nigerian Shippers Council (NSC) has appealed to the Central Bank of Nigeria ...
Startup
SA fintech startup Planet42 raises $2.4m to democratise access to mobility
South Africa-based fintech startup Planet42, which focuses on providing access to mobility to the underbanked, has raised US$2.4 million in funding to help ...
Startup
Futuregrowth invests in SA personal finance startup LifeCheq
Futuregrowth Asset Management has invested in LifeCheq, a startup that offers digitised holistic personal finance. LifeCheq, which was founded in 2015 by Abubakari Malik Addae, Shen ...
Africa
Nasdaq Admits African Development Bank to Sustainable Bond Network
Nasdaq yesterday announced the inclusion of the African Development Bank, one of the world’s largest issuers of social bonds, in the Nasdaq Sustainable ...
Africa
IFC Invests in Zenith Bank to Support SMEs
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced an investment of up to $100 million in Nigeria’s Zenith Bank Plc to ...
Startup
Crossfin invests in SA fintech truID
African fintech investor Crossfin has invested an undisclosed amount in SA fintech truID through its ventures investment arm, Crossfin Ventures. TruID’s API provides financial institutions and fintechs ...
Africa
Facebook Launches “My Digital World” Across Sub-Saharan Africa
Facebook has launched “My Digital World” – a programme designed to equip the youth and general public across Sub-Saharan Africa with digital skills ...
Startup
VC4A announces 2020 ‘Venture Showcase’ for African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K & $10M
VC4A.com is calling for disruptive African scale-ups looking to raise between $500K and $10M. In proud collaboration with technical partner AWS Activate, VC4A will ...
Africa
Energy Storage Technology Could Put an End to Africa’s Blackouts
A shift from Africa’s traditional approach to power generation is needed to unleash the continent’s clean energy potential and secure an African future ...