Mobile

West Africa’s mobile startups set to battle for top honours

Musicians want to go to the Grammys and actors dream of winning Oscars. For tech startups in West Africa, WAMAs is set to be…

Want to increase sales in 2016? Here are 5 mCommerce strategies you can’t ignore

If you are planning to deploy mobile commerce in 2016, there are certain key elements that you will need to get right in order…

Mobile Challenge Africa crowns three winners from Sub-Saharan Africa

Last week saw the final round of the Mobile Challenge Africa (MCA) startup competition, where three exciting mobile-focused entrepreneurs were recognised for their innovations. The event…

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…

Emerging markets mobile micro-insurer BIMA scores $38.4m in funding

Emerging markets-focused provider of mobile-based micro-insurance BIMA has raised US$38.4-million in Series C funding from its existing shareholders. According to BIMA, the capital will…

Orange, Ecobank team up to launch new money transfer service in Africa

Pan-African banking group Ecobank and major telecom Orange have rolled out a service that will enable Orange Money subscribers to transfer money between their…

Wallettec integrates SnapScan in South Africa to enhance PoS experience

Walletec, a mobile wallet integration company from South Africa, has integrated SnapScan to further advance its plans to become the single interface point between…

GoMetro launches low-cost data mobi site in all 11 official SA languages

Transport data startup GoMetro has just launched a new mobi site designed with the emerging world, specifically South Africa, in mind. GoMetro Mini, as…

Here’s how mobile apps are making shopping easier

Smartphones and tablets cater to a dynamic, cross-media lifestyle. Around 65% of tablet owners use their device while watching TV and 41% use both…

Crowdsource location app Traffic Lite hits Nigeria’s streets

New community-based app Traffic Lite by Nigerian software developer Panthelope Technologies has been launched in an attempt too curb Lagos’ notorious traffic. Traffic Lite…

New ecommerce site Zwipit wants your old phone for cash

South Africa has a lot of phones. With a mobile penetration rate exceeding that of the population by almost a third, one can easily…

Zapper now an option for Paygate merchants

Payment service provider PayGate has added mobile payment system Zapper to its stable of options, something that’s apparently part of the company’s strategy to…

Wallettec integrates BitPay for bitcoin PoS integration of SA merchants

South African Point of Sale (PoS) startup Walletec has announced that it has integrated global bitcoin payment service, BitPay, in an attempt to grow…

SA schools to get savvy with new virtual classroom tool by Mxit, UNICEF

Today, South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Basic Education Enver Surty, together with the MEC for Education in Gauteng Panyaza Lesufi, officially unveiled a new…

M-Pesa relaunches in SA: refined strategy, massive roll-out

Vodacom’s well-known mobile money transfer service M-Pesa is having a second go at South Africa’s mobile market. The telecom giant announced that, after two…

Worldreader brings mother-tongue ebooks to feature phones in Africa

Literacy in empoverished lands is a pressing issue, especially on the African continent. But NGOs and other organisations are looking to eradicate this discretion…

Digital security company Gemalto joins Sub-Saharan Africa mHealth initiative

The GSMA pan-African mHealth Initiative (PAMI) is receiving support from Gemalto — one of the world’s leaders in digital security. The initiative aims to…

Meet iKhokha, the latest SA player to take on mobile PoS

The South African mobile payments space may not be quite where people were hoping it would be by now, but that isn’t stopping people…

Konga, Lenovo collaborate to bring ecommerce into Nigerian mainstream

Lenovo and Konga have teamed up in Nigeria to increase online shopping education through the radio. Lenovo, one of the world’s largest computer manufacturing…

mHealth startup Telemed secures venture capital from The African Group

Telemed Medical Services is an Ethiopian startup responsible for the country’s popular mobile health and medical consultancy service, Hello Doctor, and has recently announced…

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