Kenya
Kenya: Kenya’s FinAccess gets HAVAÍC backing to bolster financial inclusion drive
Kenya headquartered fintech company FinAccess, has received a US$500,000 investment from South African venture capital (VC) firm HAVAÍC, to bolster its financial inclusion ...
Africa
Africa: Visa Announces Grant for African Women (AWIF) Fund Managers
Visa has today announced a grant towards the African Women Impact Fund (AWIF), a collaboration between Standard Bank and the United Nations Economic Commission ...
Ghana
Ghana: Cedi maintains rank as worst performing currency in Africa
The Ghana cedi is still the worst performing currency among African currencies with the “Worst Spot Returns,” according to Bloomberg. The cedi recorded ...
Africa
Nigeria: Bluechip Launches in Europe following Successful pan-African Expansion
Bluechip Technologies, Nigeria’s leading provider of business application and data management solutions, announces its European launch following growing demand for its products and ...
Ghana
Ghana: Zeepay announces Series A.5 raise of USD10 million
Zeepay, the leading cross border payments company operating as a challenger mobile money company today announces a raise of USD 10 million. The ...
Ghana
Ghana: Ghana’s Widening Tax Base to Reduce Fiscal Shortfall
Ghana’s widening tax base and stronger oil receipt will reduce her fiscal shortfall amidst uncertainties in the economy, according to macroeconomic report by ...
Africa
Africa: Africa is home to the majority of the world’s most expensive mobile data plans
According to the findings of a study that was just recently made public by Cable.co.uk, five of the ten countries in sub-Saharan Africa ...
News
Zimbabwe: Cashlinq, a Zimbabwean fintech start-up sets to empower entrepreneurs in Africa
Cashlinq, a Zimbabwean fintech start-up, wants to help entrepreneurs all over Africa with its “easy to use” banking platform; according to him, Cashlinq ...
Ghana
Ghana: Govt to Consider Legislation to Compel Banks to Increase Loans to Farmers
The government is considering a legislation that will compel banks to increase their loan portfolios to farmers to help increase agricultural productivity in ...
News
Nigeria: NCC Takes Telecom Infrastructure Protection Advocacy to the Grassroot
The advocacy for telecom infrastructure protection across the country by the Nigerian Communications Commission, (NCC) has received royal blessings and support of the Olubadan of ...