South Africa’s esports scene is set for a major showdown as Hyprop and MTN introduce SHIFT COD, a Call of Duty tournament forming part…
WorldRemit nets $45m to push growth efforts
Mobile remittance service WorldRemit today announced that it has raised US$45-million as it looks to expand its current operations. According to a press release…
WiGroup to catalyse transacting with free open mobile payments
South Africa “fintech startup-turned-empire” WiGroup wants to become the catalyst in growing mobile transactions. This comes after it announced that it will no longer…
Nigeria’s person-to-person money transfer company Paga bags $13m
The Nigerian person-to-person money transfer company, Paga, has secured US$13-million from renowned international investment firms Adlevo Capital, Omidyar Network, Goodwell West Africa, Acumen Fund,…
Fundamo founder Hannes van Rensburg joins payments startup Nomanini board as advisor
South Africa’s mobile startup space just got more exciting. Mobile industry superstar and trained nuclear scientist Hannes van Rensburg has joined the board of…
