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Universal Music Group (UMG) has reached an agreement with one of Africa’s leading music services Mdundo.com A/S to license the service across key African territories. Through this new agreement, UMG’s catalog will be available to Mdundo’s 17 million active monthly users across Africa. As part of the new licensing agreement,…
Kenya’s Pesapal receives operating license to drive cashless transactions and other financial services in Uganda
Kenyan digital payments start-up, Pesapal announced that it has been granted a Payment System Operator license from the Bank of Uganda. This opens up the company to the Uganda market for business as it continues to expand services within the East African bloc. The license empowers Pesapal to drive cashless…
Report Reveals Preference for Ease of Use, Reliability and Speed as African Businesses Transition from Cash-Based B2B Payments
A new report titled The State of B2B Payments in Africa compiled by Duplo, a business payment platform for African businesses has revealed ease of use, reliability and speed as the preferred features for African businesses when it comes to business-to-business payment methods. The report surveyed the opinions of more…
Audiomack Signs Licensing Agreement With Universal Music Group To Expand Global Footprint In Africa
Audiomack has entered into an agreement with Universal Music Group (UMG) which will see UMG content available to Audiomack’s subscribers across Africa, the United Kingdom, and Canada. This expands on a previously signed licensing agreement between Audiomack and UMG for the U.S. The new expansive agreement will now make a…
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Cairo-based transportation startup Swvl has announced that it will be launching in Lagos, Nigeria by…
Motor Vessel Xchange (MVX for short) a Nigerian on-demand B2B maritime startup has disclosed it…