MTN South Africa has partnered with Clickatell, to launch MTN Chat, enabling its customers to engage and make airtime purchases over WhatsApp. MTN Chat will enable customers to initiate airtime purchases over WhatsApp, within their chat session. Over time customers will be able to also access customer support and self-service options, including performing upgrades, managing […]
Read MoreThe Women-in-Business Initiative is in partnership with Globacom at the 7th edition of the AFRICA CEO FORUM taking place in Kigali to discus ways of breaking barriers that are limiting the number of women counterparts on the corporate boards of African companies. Under its “Women in Business” initiative, the AFRICA CEO FORUM takes action every […]
Read MoreNigerian startup Proville has built a user base of over 2,500 high-skilled freelancers, all using its end-to-end platform to find work, manage their projects and receive payments. Launched in May of last year, Proville is an online services marketplace for professionals, bridging the gap between self-employed web and mobile developers, sales and marketing professionals, writers, […]
Read MoreFemale entrepreneurs have been invited to apply for the Africa Innovation Fellowship, a nine-month leadership and business development opportunity. Powered by WomEng and the Royal Academy of Engineering’s Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, the fellowship is aimed at early-stage startups and aims to develop the talent pipeline for the Africa Prize. It kicks off with […]
Read MoreFollowing the success of Diaspora enrolment which kicked off in South Africa, the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has extended the programme to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United Kingdom (UK). “The extension is in line with NIMC’s mandate to ensure that all Nigerian citizens in Nigeria and the diaspora and Legal Residents […]
Read MoreAs part of its plans to boost broadband penetration and make it pervasive nationwide, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded process leading to the disbursement of subsidies to the six licensed Infrastructure Companies (InfraCos). This is part of the digital transformation agenda which the NCC has put in place for actualisation. The subsidy will […]
Read MoreGhana base pay-as-you-go (PAYG) solar company PEG Africa has raised $25 million in Series C funding, taking its total secured investment to $50 million. PEG Africa uses a PAYG financing model to provide credit for solar home systems to underserved households in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Senegal, and serves over 60,000 households. The company has […]
Read MoreNigerian agri-tech startup Farmcrowdy has raised additional seed funding of $1 million as it prepares to broaden its offering. Formed in 2016, Farmcrowdy connects small scale farmers across Nigeria with access to finance sourced from individuals and corporates via its online platform, and has so far empowered over 12,000 farmers across 14 states. The startup, […]
Read MoreNigerian fintech startup One Finance (OneFi) has acquired payments solution Amplify as it continues its progress towards becoming a full service digital bank. OneFi, which runs lending platform Paylater and is on an expansion push after raising US$5 million in debt funding last week, boosts its financial services offering with the acquisition of Amplify as […]
Read MoreVisa has opened applications for a global competition for female entrepreneurs in the fintech and social impact spaces that will see winners secure US$100,000 in prize money. Launched in 2015, the Visa Everywhere has been active in 75 countries and awarded more than 70 leading startups with cash prizes, mentorship and access to Visa’s clients […]
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