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Ghanaian fintech startup Affinity Africa has successfully raised $8 million in seed funding to further…
B2B startup Fincra, which focuses on payment infrastructure that enables remittance companies to facilitate cross-border…
Nigeria-based cross-border remittance company Raenest, which offers multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, has successfully…
Sahel Capital, through its Social Enterprise Fund for Agriculture in Africa (SEFAA), has granted a…
Ghanaian fintech startup Hurupay has made a significant advancement by launching the first stablecoin-based virtual…
Swypt, a decentralized finance platform, has successfully integrated cKES, Kenya’s first decentralized stablecoin, on Mento,…
Nigeria has officially launched its first fully compliant stablecoin, cNGN, marking a significant advancement in…
The Central African Republic (CAR) has ventured into the cryptocurrency landscape by launching its own…
Nigerian HR tech firm Bento has temporarily ceased operations amid allegations of tax and pension…
Morocco-based ToumAI, an innovative company specializing in artificial intelligence technology, has successfully secured EUR 1…
The digital world has made it so that African writers can easily earn in foreign…
Working, learning and even playing remotely has taken root in the heart of Africa. As…
We’ve all been there—you’re in the middle of scrolling through social media, or maybe you’re…
P1 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has successfully closed its inaugural institutional fund, raising…
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Nigerian HR tech firm Bento has temporarily ceased operations amid allegations of tax and pension irregularities. This follows the resignation of CEO Ebun Okubanjo and the layoff of the engineering team after protests over unpaid January salaries. In an email to stakeholders, the company’s board stated, “We will proceed to…
Startbutton, a Merchant of Record (MoR) service dedicated to facilitating business expansion across Africa, has announced its strategic entry into seven Francophone countries: Benin, Togo, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea Conakry, and Cameroon. This expansion increases the company’s operational reach to a total of 15 African markets, which already includes…
SeamlessHR, a pioneering HR-tech startup based in Nigeria, has recently made headlines by securing a $9 million Series-A extension funding round from notable investors, including the Gates Foundation and Helios Digital Ventures. This financial boost is set to fuel the company’s ambitious plans to broaden its customer base by strategically…
Egyptian B2B SaaS loyalty platform Prepit has been acquired by its larger counterpart, Dsquares, which has secured a majority stake in the company for an undisclosed sum. This acquisition marks a significant development in the loyalty solutions landscape within the region. Dsquares, founded in 2012 by Ayman Essawy, Marwan Kenawy,…
Startup
Ghanaian fintech startup Affinity Africa has successfully raised $8 million in seed funding to further…
Nigeria-based cross-border remittance company Raenest, which offers multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, has successfully…
Ghanaian fintech startup Hurupay has made a significant advancement by launching the first stablecoin-based virtual…
Nigerian HR tech firm Bento has temporarily ceased operations amid allegations of tax and pension…
Morocco-based ToumAI, an innovative company specializing in artificial intelligence technology, has successfully secured EUR 1…
P1 Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm, has successfully closed its inaugural institutional fund, raising…
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B2B startup Fincra, which focuses on payment infrastructure that enables remittance companies to facilitate cross-border…
Spiro, recognized as Africa’s largest electric vehicle company, has announced an exciting partnership with Afrobeats…
On the eve of her husband’s inauguration as the President of the United States, incoming…
Donald Trump is set to take the presidential oath of office once again on Monday,…
Eskom, South Africa’s largest contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions, has taken a significant step…
On Tuesday, OpenAI announced that Adebayo Ogunlesi, a senior managing director at BlackRock, is joining…
Cryptocurrency
Ghanaian fintech startup Hurupay has made a significant advancement by launching the first stablecoin-based virtual…
Swypt, a decentralized finance platform, has successfully integrated cKES, Kenya’s first decentralized stablecoin, on Mento,…
Nigeria has officially launched its first fully compliant stablecoin, cNGN, marking a significant advancement in…
The Central African Republic (CAR) has ventured into the cryptocurrency landscape by launching its own…
In recent years, the rise of cryptocurrency has dramatically altered the global financial landscape. Nations…
On the eve of her husband’s inauguration as the President of the United States, incoming…