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…
Nigerian fintech startup BFREE secures funding
Lagos-based fintech startup BFREE has secured an undisclosed amount of funding in a seed round led by Nigeria-based Beta.Ventures alongside Launch Africa Ventures and…
Pan African Fintech Accelerator programme open for fintech startups
The Pan African Fintech Accelerator programme, funded by the SANAD Fund for MSME, in partnership with MEST Africa and Impact Lab, has opened applications for its six-month virtual…
Egypt fintech startup launches country’s first digital wallet
Egypt-based fintech startup, Raseedy has partnered with The Saudi Investment Bank (SAIB) and Mastercard to launch the country’s first independent licensed digital wallet. The…
AlphaCode awards R450 000 to healthcare fintech at virtual demo day
Rand Merchant Investments (RMI) startup incubator AlphaCode has taken another step to find the next unicorn in financial services when it chose Oyi Medical Card and awarded it R450…