Audiomack today announced its latest integration with Linktree, the market-leading linking platform. This integration will now allow Audiomack users to add Audiomack players to their Linktree. Creators can display full-length tracks from playlists, albums, and songs from Audiomack so that fans can stream directly and instantly. Audiomack players can be…
Author: Oluwasegun Olukotun
The African Development Bank Fashionomics Africa initiative is receiving entries for its second online competition. The competition is offering $6,000 total in cash prizes, mentoring, new branding packages, and other support for winning African designers of sustainable and circular fashion. It also celebrates African fashion brands that will change how…
Healthtech startup, Remedial Health, which develops solutions to make Africa’s pharmaceutical sector more efficient, has raised $1 million in pre-seed funding to roll out its digital procurement and PMR (patient medication records) platforms and make it easier for neighbourhood pharmacies and Proprietary Patent Medicine Vendors (PPMVs) to access affordable and…
In 2021, Meta announced it was testing a payment feature Split Payment on Facebook Messenger. According to the company, the feature will allow users to share the cost of bills and expenses from within a group chat Meta has now launched the feature in the US for those who use…
Global leader in cyber protection Acronis has launched a new Cyber Cloud Data Center in Lagos, Nigeria. The new data center, one of the 111 new data centers being deployed by the company, gives service provider partners access to a full range of cyber protection solutions upon which they can…
African mobility fintech, Moove, has partnered with CFAO Motors to purchase over 5,000 brand-new, fuel-efficient Suzuki vehicles for its mobility entrepreneurs across Ghana and Nigeria. With deliveries already commenced, the alliance marks a major breakthrough in bridging the continent’s gap of new vehicles, and Moove is firmly positioned to rapidly…
Business owners are usually frustrated when customers have to wait for several minutes to get credit alerts for transactions initiated. At times they have to go through the rigour of visiting banks to resolve payment issues. Also, there are those moments when business owners lose sales because a customer wants…
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has partnered with Teridion, a superior cloud-based global connectivity platform. The partnership between Liquid and Teridion will allow the Enterprise customers to benefit from improved internet performance with dynamic route optimisation. Additionally, the patented technology will allow for dynamic, unlimited scalability, a high-performance global multi-cloud network, machine…
The International Finance Corporation is investing $10 million in Knife Fund III to support strengthen South Africa’s digital economy and increase access to financing for the country’s tech entrepreneurs. The investment in Knife Fund III (managed by Cape Town-based venture capital firm Knife Capital) will provide financial support to tech…
Apple on Tuesday announced plans to introduce Tap to Pay on iPhone. The new capability will empower millions of merchants across the US, from small businesses to large retailers, to use their iPhone to seamlessly and securely accept Apple Pay, contactless credit and debit cards, and other digital wallets through…
Mastercard and Egyptian fintech Kashat have signed a five-year agreement that will digitize the onboarding, disbursement, and collection processes for MENA’s first nano financial service provider. The agreement will now enable Kashat to issue prepaid cards to users and offer them safe and convenient ways to withdraw money and repay…
Intel has launched a new $1 billion fund to support early-stage startups and established companies building disruptive technologies for the foundry ecosystem. The initiative, a result of a partnership between Intel Capital and Intel Foundry Services will prioritize investments in capabilities that accelerate foundry customers’ time to market – spanning intellectual property (IP),…
Technology company, HP Inc. and the Aspen Institute on Monday announced a new global initiative to accelerate digital equity. Led by the Aspen Digital program, the Digital Equity Accelerator will support participating nonprofits in scaling their innovative approaches to help meet the needs of underserved communities affected by the digital…
Showmax and Safaricom have partnered to offer customers two months of streaming for the price of one while making it easier for Kenyans to pay for and watch their favourite shows on their mobile devices. In this partnership, customers will be offered data deals bundled with a 60-day Showmax subscription,…
Global solutions provider for media, Globecast has announced that it has been selected by CAF (The Confederation of African Football) for two seasons of satellite distribution for their main competitions. Pierre Ramon, Project Engineer, Globecast said, “We have a long-established relationship with supplying services for the Africa Cup of Nations,…
Manchester United forward and Portugal’s senior football team skipper, Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first individual to hit 400 million followers on Instagram. The football icon who turned 37 years old a few days ago in 2017 became the first male to hit 100 million. In 2020, he became the…
The Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), which is part of the Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) has provided a US$35 million loan over a 15-year term to the 40MW Kesses solar generation facility to be built near Eldoret in the Rift Valley region of Kenya. The project will cost a…
Cassava Technologies has appointed Tesh Durvasula as the new Chief Executive Officer of Africa Data Centres (ADC) effective 7 February 2022. He will be responsible for driving the growth, innovation and strategy of Cassava Technologies’ data centres to meet Africa’s accelerating demand for data and digital infrastructure. Durvasula is an…
Universal Music Group, Twitch, and Amazon Music have announced an expansion of the companies’ agreements. The expanded agreements will provide customers with enhanced access to some of the world’s most popular music content on Amazon, including live streams, high quality and spatial audio, artist merchandise, and exclusive experiences with UMG’s…
Aboki Africa has announced it is rebranding from Aboki Africa to Grey. This is in line with the company’s updated products and focus. Aboki Africa is a startup that offers digital foreign bank accounts and foreign exchange services to Nigerians via its web-based platform Commenting on the new development, CEO/Co-Founder,…