F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
DeFi platform Goldfinch raises $25m to continue emerging market lending
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto) led a $25 million funding round that will help Goldfinch continue to offer uncollateralised DeFi loans to businesses in emerging…
Coinbase market share grows with increased crypto confidence
Coinbase has maintained its Bitcoin (BTC) trading market dominance with the exchange holding a 53 percent share with over 520 000 BTC transactions in…
[Opinion] Five values investors are looking for in 2022
Africa saw a lot of investment activity at the close of 2021, but all the millions in funding seemed to coalesce around five trends…
Five South African Venture Capital firms to watch in 2022
While crypto assets will continue to dominate the headlines, these VCs have laid a solid foundation for growing businesses that will transform society. Naspers…
Altaeros partners with World Mobile to raise blockchain network to the sky
World Mobile, the first mobile network built on blockchain and run by the people, partners with Altaeros, developers of the world’s first autonomous aerostats,…
[Opinion] 2021: The Year Cryptocurrency Matured
Bitcoin (BTC) continues to be the brightest star in the crypto sky with the coin adding over $500 billion to its market capitalisation in…
Global Innovation Fund invests R7m to bridge South Africa’s digital divide
The Global Innovation Fund (GIF) has invested $460 000 in Isizwe, a South African internet service provider that promotes access for low-income communities. For…
MTN Nigeria ready to release RCS Business Messaging
MTN is geared to launch Rich Communications Services (RCS) Business Messaging (RBM) Services in partnership with Google and Dotgo. This will allow business to…
WEF report shows barriers to SME technology adoption in emerging markets
While 97 percent of global companies have accelerated adoption of technology to get through the pandemic the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) survey indicates that…
Naspers, Lendable and Change Ventures lead $30m Planet42 investment
South African car subscription service Planet42 secured $30 million in equity ($6m) and debt ($24m) financing. Debt venture fund Lendable doubled its initial $10…
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