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Unicef Ethiopia backs Global Startup Awards Africa Summit

The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), exclusive rights holder to the Global Startup Awards (GSA) Africa, has announced Unicef Ethiopia as strategic partner for…

ICL Group backs AI-powered agritech start-up Agrematch

ICL Group, a global specialty minerals company, has taken a significant leap into the future of agriculture with its investment in Agrematch, an AI-powered…

Banking behaviour: Insights from 100k statements

Finch Technologies co-founder Christopher Ball analyses over 100 000 bank statements to reveal key insights into consumer behaviour, supplementary incomes, micro-betting, grocery shopping patterns,…

SunFi ignites Nigeria’s clean energy revolution

SunFI, a pioneering clean energy start-up based in Nigeria, is making waves in the climate technology sector with a mission to eliminate millions of…

Tanzanian cleantech start-up leads plastic waste change

In the heart of Tanzania, Hellena Sailas, the CEO and founder of Arena Recycling Industry, leads a relentless charge against the looming spectre of…

Rentoza Secures $6 Million Investment to Revolutionise African E-commerce Through Subscriptions

Rentoza, the South African-based online subscription platform, has recently received a substantial boost in funding, with investments totaling $6 million from two prominent funders….

E-commerce giant Wasoko expands into DRC

Wasoko, an innovative African e-commerce company, is making waves once again with its announcement of expansion into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Leveraging…

South Africa seeks tech gurus for BRICS challenge

The SA BRICS Business Council has just announced its search for South Africa’s most talented emerging tech professionals to represent the country in the…

Sehr gut! AfricArena announces first Berlin summit

In a momentous collaboration between AfricArena, Counder, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and CODE University of Applied Sciences, Africa’s tech revolution is set to captivate…

$250k up for grabs to energise African start-ups

The Energy Investment Village’s highly anticipated pitching event, known as the “lion’s den” of the energy sector, has announced an extension of the submission…

Africa’s payments revolution: Moment takes centre stage

MultiChoice Group, in collaboration with Rapyd and General Catalyst, has announced the launch of Moment, a ground-breaking joint venture aimed at revolutionising the payments…

Deraya initiative ignites Libyan start-up ecosystem

In a bold move to reignite economic growth and foster innovation, the Libyan government, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU), and the…

DataPathology raises $1m seed round with AZUR Fund

DataPathology, an African healthtech start-up specialising in digital pathology, has raised its second seed round of funding. The round, amounting to $1 million, was…

Dark web unveils 47k stolen payment cards in SA

Criminals continue to infiltrate the wallets of unsuspecting victims despite the efforts of banks and financial institutions to safeguard against payment card fraud. The…

Instant EFT: Stitch steps up security compliance

The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has unveiled a draft directive designed to establish robust compliance measures for entities involved in Instant EFT payments….

FinMont and dLocal partnership set to boost African payments

The partnership between global payment orchestration platform FinMont and emerging markets payment provider dLocal is set to bring significant benefits to Africa and other…

Entrepreneurs battle funding drought, power cuts

Small business owners in South Africa have demonstrated a remarkable entrepreneurial spirit and determination, with many successfully building multiple businesses on their own. However,…

MFS Africa wins top fintech award in Egypt

MFS Africa, a prominent pan-African fintech company, has emerged victorious as the Fintech of the Year at the esteemed African Banker Awards held in…

Saviu takes centre stage at AfricArena’s Dakar summit

Saviu Ventures investment manager Cynthia Mandjek has welcomed the invaluable outreach and networking opportunities offered by AfricArena’s Fintech, Mobility & Logistics Summit, which kicks…

Lulalend commits to fuelling solar SMEs in SA

As South Africa’s solar energy sector enters a period of remarkable growth, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are seeking innovative funding solutions to stay…

Data centre boom: South Africa rises as a global hub

In a significant development for the country’s digital infrastructure, South Africa has emerged as an increasingly attractive destination for data centre operators. Calvin Crick,…

South Africa embraces open banking revolution

Open Banking has emerged as a global financial revolution, empowering consumers by granting them greater control over their financial data and access to a…

AfricArena announces MC, more speakers for Dakar summit

The stage is set, and the official countdown has begun for the highly anticipated AfricArena Dakar FinTech, Mobility & Logistics Summit, set to take…

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