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Payment startup Nomanini sees over 1 million end-users per month

South African-based company Nomanini, which is responsible for an innovative mobile Point of Sales (PoS) terminal, is taking the prepaid voucher industry in informal…

Pargo’s pick up points hope to innovate South Africa’s growing ecommerce

Dutch founders Lars Veul and Derk Hoekert recently showcased their ecommerce solution called Pargo at the eCommerce Confex Africa. We caught up with them…

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…

Online verification startup ThisIsMe is like ecommerce for your identity

In the famous words of former US president Ronald Reagan during the Cold War, “Trust, but verify.” This is the philosophy attached to ThisIsMe…

World Bank launches initiative to crowdfund green startups in Kenya

The Kenya Climate Innovation Centre‘s (KCIC) ribbons have officially been cut this week, with a vision of mentoring and crowdfunding small to medium-sized enterprises…

ParcelNinja just raised a nice fat R20-million from UK investors

South African ecommerce startup ParcelNinja has just announced a R20-million investment from C5 Holdings — a London, UK-based data and cyber security fund manager….

Tugende secures $780K to fill Uganda’s roads with motorcycle taxi drivers

With an interesting take on making profit through social good, affordable motorcycle startup Tugende has announced that it’s closed a round of US$780 000….

Google’s Africa Connected reveals 5 inspiring winners powered by the web

A doctor and a designer are among the five winners of Google’s Africa Connected initiative. The programme, which was launched last year, set out…

Millicom announces ‘think’ incubator for Rwanda’s tech entrepreneurs

The international telecom and media company Millicom, also popularly operating under the brand Tigo, recently announced the creation of a new tech incubator in…

Carmudi Nigeria rockets into outer space, reveals shuttle orbiter listings

In the true spirit of being a child of Rocket Internet, vehicle classifieds Carmudi Nigeria recently revealed that it’s started to list space shuttles…

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…

Lamudi urges further investment in emerging markets

African Internet Holding’s online real-estate startup Lamudi has responded to warnings of slow growth in emerging markets, saying that selected emerging markets remained promising locations for…

KnifeCap has officially been bought in a R10-million deal y’all

According to a SENS announcement, because we track those now, Knife Capital has officially been acquired by African Dawn Capital Limited, a listed entity….

Konga wants to help Nigeria’s GDP by creating jobs

At a recent summit in Nigeria the importance of ICT in the country was discussed by Konga CEO Sim Shagaya, who noted that the…

.africa domain gets thumbs-up, set to unify regional online identity

In an effort to create a Pan-African identity for organisations online, the .africa domain has been given the thumbs-up from the Internet Corporation for…

Hotel booking startup Jovago expands to Senegal, Kenya

The Nigerian hotel booking startup, Jovago, has recently announced that it’s expanding to Senegal and Kenya. Given the recent figures for the region’s tourism…

Built in Africa: Patrick Ngowi and his solar crusade to light up the continent

Built in Africa focuses on entrepreneurs, startups and technologies that are affecting the continent and empowering the African people. When you look at the…

Zimbabwe to host first ever ‘No Limits’ Startup Weekend 16-18 May

Zimbabwe will be hosting its first Startup Weekend from 16 to 18 May. For those not entirely in the know, Startup Weekend is one of…

PriceCheck and MTN to launch new co-branded price comparison app

PriceCheck today announced its partnership with MTN Group that will see the release of a co-branded version of South Africa’s very popular price comparison…

Shopstar is South Africa’s new up-and-coming ecommerce platform

It’s no secret that South Africa’s ecommerce is on the verge of booming. With the industry said to be growing by 30% a year…

Project Iziswe partners with Western Cape to bring free Wi-Fi to 90k people

The free Wi-Fi for the masses initiative, Project Iziswe has recently partnered with the Western Cape Government’s Department of Economic Development and Tourism to…

Miami’s Venture Hive heads to Tanzania to turn students into entrepreneurs

Miami-based Venture Hive, an accelerator and incubator, has launched in Tanzania in a move to help entrepreneurs there get access to training and skills…

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enza Secures $6.75M Seed Funding to Revolutionize African Payments

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