mPOS Transaction Values to Exceed $1.9tr by 2024, Fuelled by New Use Cases

Mobile Points of Sale (mPOS) transaction values will exceed $1.9 trillion by 2024, up from $850 billion in 2019. This…

MainOne’s Submarine Cable Ready for Service in Cote d’Ivoire

MainOne submarine cable in Cote d’Ivoire is live and ready for service. The project, notable for being the first commercial…
  • November 29, 2019

Africa/Uk Funding Opportunities Open for Google Launchpad Accelerator Startups

A new window of start-up seed fund have opened for Africans following the kick=off of the first Google Startup Week…
  • November 28, 2019

Blockchain Driven by IoT Partnerships to Save Food Industry $31b by 2024

Blockchain will enable $31 billion in food fraud savings globally by 2024 by immutably tracking food across the supply chain.…
  • November 25, 2019

DHL Global Forwarding Certified Top Employer 2020 in Africa

DHL Global Forwarding, provider of air, ocean and road freight services, was recognized as a Top Employer in Cameroon, Egypt,…
  • November 22, 2019

Nigeria’s Donation-Base Crowdfunding Platform Attracts More Attention

Nigerian startup Donate-ng is seeing strong revenue growth as uptake of its donation-based crowdfunding platform increases. Founded in 2015, Donate-ng…
  • November 20, 2019

Africa Finance Corporation Continues Expansion into Asia with $140m Investment

Africa Finance Corporation the leading investment-grade infrastructure solutions provider, today announces the closing of its inaugural US$140,000,000 Kimchi Term Loan…
  • November 19, 2019

Indian FinTech Coy & Oracle Partner to Enhance Digital Payment System for Nigerian Banks

FSS, one of India’s payments processor and a global provider of integrated payment products, and US-based Oracle Financial Services, will…
  • November 13, 2019

Google Launches SDG-focused Startup Accelerator

Google has launched an accelerator focused on the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will provide social impact startups with…
  • November 12, 2019

Spectranet Partners Nokia to Deploy Fiber-to-the-Home High Speed Internet Access

Nokia and Spectranet, Nigeria’s Internet Service Provider are into a partnership that will bring high-speed access to customers in Lagos…