In a significant policy shift, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, has announced the termination of its third-party fact-checking program in…
5 factors that differentiate fintech in Africa
Fintech in Africa, as elsewhere in the world, is big business. Investment is flooding into startups providing innovative ways of offering financial services. Startups…
The unstoppable rise of African fintech is rapidly changing the way Africans transact
Fintech is disrupting the way ordinary Africans manage and use money. And these fintech players are standing up to traditional institutions as a force…
Top startup events in South Africa, Africa you should know about this week [09/05/2016]
Looking to get into the South African startup scene or scratch up on some of your skills? Well, you’ve come to the right place….
Alibaba’s Hong Kong fund throws cash at ‘Uber for vans’ startup GoGoVan
On-demand logistics startup GogoVan raised a series C funding round, it announced today. The funding amount is undisclosed, but is described as “a decent…
