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The African Private Capital Association (AVCA) and the Private Equity and Venture Capital Association of…
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The World Bank Group has launched the next phase of its Private Sector Investment Lab,…
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Basata Holding for Financial Payments S.A.E., a prominent fintech company specializing in digital payment solutions, has solidified its presence in Jordan by increasing its stake in MadfoatCom, the country’s leading electronic payment provider, to 25%. This strategic acquisition enhances Basata’s role in promoting digital financial inclusion throughout the region and…
Yango has officially launched a food delivery service in Senegal, expanding its existing offerings of ride-hailing and parcel delivery within its SuperApp. This strategic move not only strengthens Yango’s foothold in Senegal’s digital economy but also heightens competition in the rapidly growing online food delivery sector of the country. To…
Coinbase, a leading player in the global cryptocurrency market, has announced a strategic partnership with Onboard Global, a crypto payments platform, to facilitate seamless buying and selling of cryptocurrencies for users in Nigeria. This collaboration comes in the wake of regulatory challenges faced by Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange,…
Ifeoma Nwobu, the co-founder and chief operating officer of Sendstack, has officially departed from the company, signaling yet another significant change at the Norrsken-backed logistics startup, which has undergone two major pivots in the last five months. While the company has confirmed her exit, it has chosen not to provide…
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FARO, a pioneering South African startup, has successfully raised $6 million in funding to make…
Techstars has unveiled a new accelerator program in Botswana, designed to support and scale startups…
Purple Elephant Ventures (PEV), a Nairobi-based venture studio, has successfully raised $4.5 million in seed…
Novastar Ventures has announced a $3.5 million investment in Sistema.bio, a Nairobi-based company revolutionizing renewable…
South Africa’s The Awareness Company, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup that specializes in transforming business data…
Nigeria Launches $5 Billion Technology Export and Digital Trade Desk to Boost Tech Sector
The Nigerian government has introduced the $5 Billion Technology Export and Digital Trade Desk, an…
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Africa’s payments technology company, Flutterwave has announced the appointment of former Goldman Sachs’ Managing Director,…
Meta COO, Sheryl Sandberg announced in a Facebook post that she is leaving Meta as…
Grammy award-winning Burna Boy becomes first African to sell out Madison Square Garden
Nigerian Grammy award musician, Burna Boy became the first African to sell out Madison Square…
Football icons David Beckham and Ronaldinho are stepping into the virtual world with the launching…
Lipa Later, a buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) company, has announced the appointment of Tom Gong, Co-founder of…
African private equity fund manager, CardinalStone Capital Advisers (CCA), has appointed Shirley Somuah as a…
Cryptocurrency
Google Cloud and Coinbase have entered into a new, long-term strategic partnership on the growth…
Binance, a cryptocurrency trading platform, confirmed that it lost at least $100 million to hackers.…
Binance Launches Global Training Programme to Help Combat Crimes Related to Crypto or Digital Assets
Cryptocurrency exchange, Binance has launched its Global Law Enforcement Training Program to aid law enforcement…
Blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrency infrastructure provider, Binance, has launched a crypto education tour across 5 countries…
Pan-African cryptocurrency exchange, Yellow Card Financial has secured $40M Series B funding. The round was…
PowerDFI, a US-based blockchain financing startup, has acquired Naijacrypto, a Nigerian blockchain startup
PowerDFI, a recently founded Wyoming-based Blockchain financial startup, says it has acquired Nigeria’s leading crypto…