Africa
Webb Fontaine Announces Launch of Niger National Single Window (NNSW) to Bolster Trade
The launch is expected to bolster trade and increase the country’s revenues Webb Fontaine (www.WebbFontaine.com) and the Niger Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ...
Ghana
Africa fintech and crypto leaders to connect at the Africa Money and DeFi Summit in Ghana this September
As the rapid growth of fintech continues and the birth of decentralised finance (DeFi) grows across Africa, leading fintechs, investors, crypto platforms, ventures and ...
Africa
Africa: Innovators from Nigeria and Ghana featured in Bloomberg New Economy 2022 Cohort of ‘Catalysts’
On August 3, Bloomberg announced the 2022 class of Bloomberg New Economy Catalysts, a distinctive global group of breakthrough innovators, visionaries, scientists, policy-makers ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Eko Innovation Centre Launches EkoClimathon 1.0 in Collaboration with Generation Unlimited 9JA, Eko Carbon, Others
Eko Innovation Centre is one of the leading tech hubs in Nigeria, curating events like Art of Technology Lagos, The Lagos Smart Meter ...
Global
Global: Bank of Thailand to launch retail CBDC pilot
The Bank of Thailand has announced the launch of its retail Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) pilot, set to run from late 2022 ...
Innovation
Kenya: Crypsense Digital Group, First African Web 3 Startup to Qualify for Draper VeChain Accelerator Program
VeChain is a top tier Layer1 blockchain that offers global enterprise solutions Crypsense Digital Group (www.Crypsense.io), a Kenyan based Digital Assets Capacity Building ...
Innovation
South Africa: Microsoft and SITA launch Ndivho Innovation Hub in South Africa
Microsoft South Africa and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA) have enhanced their strategic partnership by launching the Microsoft SITA Ndivho Innovation Centre ...
Innovation
Nigeria: Kwik Launches Kwikstore, an Easy-To-Use E-Commerce Solution to Help African Merchants Sell Online from their Smartphone
KwikStore is a free ecommerce storefront solution that allows any African business owner, merchant, social vendor entrepreneurs and SMEs to create their own ...
Global
Global: Payment giant SWIFT affirms digital assets are a ‘key topic on the innovation agenda’
As the use of cryptocurrencies becomes more widespread, an increasing number of financial firms and banks have started to take steps that might pave the ...
Africa
SA: Liquid launches Africa’s first Cyber Security Fusion Centre
With this Fusion Centre, Liquid aims to bolster the cyber security industry in the country by managing the growing threat of cyberattacks to ...
