F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
NetFlorist adds MasterPass wallet service to handle over 1.5k daily sales
South African online floral and gifting service NetFlorist has partnered with MasterCard to implement its digital wallet service, called MasterPass. This would enable the…
India’s Zomato secures $60M cash injection to roll out exciting food services globally
Restaurant-discovery startup Zomato has raised a US$60-million round of funding from new investors Temasek Holdings, and existing investors Vy Capital. The capital injection will…
Payments startup i-Pay gets expansion support from PayU [updated]
South African online payments company i-Pay signed a deal with the Naspers-owned payments company, PayU, which aims to expand the startup’s services across the…
20 fintech companies gear up for Singapore pitching competition
Twenty fintech businesses from around the world — 12 early-stage and eight growth-stage companies — have been chosen to pitch for US$50 000 at…