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SA fintech launches prepaid virtual card for SMEs

A digital payment fintech, PayCentral, has partnered with Mastercard to launch a secure online platform DigiCentral. The online platform provides SMEs with a cost-effective digital payment…

Uganda Data Centre receives Uptime Institute Tier III Certification

Raxio Data Centre is officially the first Tier III Certified Data Centre in Uganda. Established in 2020, the Data Centre received the Uptime Institute Tier…

Imvelisi Enviropreneurs Programme accelerates SA’s green economy

Imvelisi, an early-stage business development platform has partnered with GreenMatterZA and the South African Young Water Professionals Network (YWP-ZA) to address SA’s green economy through an innovative Enviropreneurs Programme. Funded…

How the launch of three new VAT tools will assist SMEs

With the aim to resolve the tedious and traditionally costly process of processing VAT (value-added tax) for businesses, global cloud accounting software provider, Xero has announced…

Free business training initiative launches for SA informal micro-enterprises

A reported 9000 micro-enterprises in South Africa will be provided with free business and financial training. Established by Mastercard Centre for Inclusive Growth in…

Automotive tech startup improves vehicle trade-in

Local automotive tech startup, Motomatch has created an innovative vehicle sales platform for the purchasing and selling of vehicles. The innovative platform uses new technology to…

Nairobi-based startup OkHi launches in Nigeria

A smart addressing startup, based in Nairobi OkHi, has partnered with Africa’s largest banking platform, Interswitch to launch in Africa’s largest market, Nigeria. The partnership aims to…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [06/05/2020]

Stellenbosch startup Vollar has developed Concorona, a chatbot that incentivises users to track their symptoms through a daily check-up. Meanwhile, SA’s finance minister Tito…

Black entrepreneurs stand a chance to with R500k in TechAccel Programme

Johannesburg’s Tshimologong Precinct and IBM have opened applications for their three-month long TechAccel Programme, which aims to assist black tech entrepreneurs. The startup with the…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [05/05/2020]

SA money transfer fintech Mama Money has raised R250 000 in an internal fund for its field agents This, while LinkdPro, a SA digital platform…

Going back to work today? Here are the regulations employers must know about

With South Africa now in Level 4 of its lockdown, employers overseeing employees that are returning to places of work today, must comply with…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [04/05/2020]

SA startup Trixta has launched a free web app that enables hospitals to get a leading indicator of how many Covid-19 cases they will…

France’s Bpifrance launches challenge to support startups looking to expand to Europe

French business accelerator Bpifrance has launched a challenge for African startups that plan to expand to Europe, and especially France. The challenge is aimed…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [30/04/2020]

SA employers are angry and frustrated with having to put up with the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) ever changing directives to claim under its…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [29/04/2020]

SA fintech Yoco is set to retrench staff, due to the effect the Covid-19 pandemic is having on the business. Meanwhile, other tech companies…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [28/04/2020]

Grand Challenges Canada has included five African innovations among its 20 innovations which it will fund and support for 2020 that focus on the Covid-19…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [27/04/2020]

SA’s Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel says the government can’t lift restrictions to allow all ecommerce traders to operate, while not doing so…

GSMA opens applications for grants of up to £250k from its innovation fund

The GSM Association (GSMA) has opened applications for its Innovation Fund for Mobile Internet Adoption and Digital Inclusion and is offering equity-free grants of between…

Salary cuts, customers not paying, as Covid-19 begin to bite even VC-funded startups

The economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic is beginning to bite, with even South Africa’s venture capital (VC) funded tech startups feeling the pinch….

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [24/04/2020]

South Africa plans to ease its lockdown on 1 May, as it gradually begins to open up the country again. Not all businesses will…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [22/04/2020]

SA insurtech Yalu has reported a jump in retrenchment benefit queries as the Covid-19 pandemic begins to bite. The finding is in step with…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [21/04/2020]

SA fintech startup Yoco has launched a number of online payment solutions for merchants to manage their cash flow during the Covid-19 period. This,…

Covid-19 and African tech startups roundup [20/04/2020]

SA startup Healthcent is making its healthtech platform, Signapps free for all users in public-sector hospitals over the duration of the Covid-19 period. This, while…

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