Eskom announced on Friday morning that it will implement load shedding, amid an extensive cold front in South Africa. The power utility made the…
Nigerian Edmund Olotu’s TechAdvance raises $1m from Bahrain investor
Lagos-based payments infrastructure firm TechAdvance has secured $1-million in funding from Bahrain’s Lamar Holding. TechAdvance was founded in 2009 by CEO Edmund Olotu (pictured above) and…
DPO Group to acquire Botswana, Namibia operations of Virtual Card Service
Online payments service provider The Direct Pay Online Group (DPO Group), has announced the 100% acquisition of the Botswana and Namibia operations of Virtual Card Service…
WiGroup to catalyse transacting with free open mobile payments
South Africa “fintech startup-turned-empire” WiGroup wants to become the catalyst in growing mobile transactions. This comes after it announced that it will no longer…
Study: third of SMEs not aware of other payment solutions
Over a third (31%) of SMEs are not aware of alternative payment solutions for their business needs. This comes from a study conducted by…
