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In a cyberattack that has sent shockwaves through the cryptocurrency industry, Coinbase, one of the…
Harare, Zimbabwe – April 19–20, 2025 — This year’s edition of Button Bash wasn’t just…
Remita, Nigeria’s leading digital payment platform developed by SystemSpecs, is ready to take on a…
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Meta’s Threads app is evolving—fast. In a significant update, Threads has introduced clickable profile links…
The United States Congress is currently deliberating a bill that proposes a 5% excise tax…
In a major boost to Nigeria’s energy access agenda, Sun King has secured an $80…
After weeks of tension, confusion, and countless social media cries, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation…
So you live in the UK, Canada, or somewhere across the globe and someone says,…
Omniretail, PalmPay, Remedial Health Lead the Pack in FT’s 2025 Fastest-Growing African Firms List
Despite operating in a challenging economic landscape, Nigerian companies have shown extraordinary resilience and innovation,…
So, Google just made a quiet but powerful move — and if you’re a junior…
Let’s be honest. In Nigeria, most people still use remote work and work from home…
Have you ever clicked “Send” on an email only to discover right away that you…
With its stock soaring to ₦21 per share, Fidelity Bank regains a trillion-naira market cap…
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Telkom Kenya has successfully secured a $4.4 million grant aimed at developing Open Radio Access Network (Open RAN) technology, with contributions of $3 million from Rakuten Symphony and $1.4 million from Airspan Networks. This strategic investment is designed to enhance mobile connectivity, reduce infrastructure costs, and promote flexible network architectures…
Global B2B payment platform Nilos has announced its strategic expansion into West Africa, specifically targeting the Ivory Coast, Senegal, Benin, and Togo. This move aligns with the company’s mission to simplify cross-border transactions by introducing instant payouts in the West African CFA franc (XOF) and integrating mobile money services, thereby…
The Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) has announced a strategic partnership with the African Guarantee Fund (AGF) and FSDH Merchant Bank Limited to launch applications for its flagship AWIEF Growth Accelerator Programme. This initiative is designed to enhance access to finance and markets for women-owned and women-led small…
Centi, a Switzerland-based fintech company, has announced an exciting new collaboration with Yellow Card, a prominent pan-African cryptocurrency exchange. This partnership enables Centi users in Europe to transfer funds to 20 African nations, significantly enhancing Centi’s presence on the continent. With this collaboration, Centi expands its reach from eight to…
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Egyptian firm Raya Foods has secured a significant $40 million investment from Helios Investment Partners.…
Bamboo, the Y Combinator-backed investment app that enables Africans to buy and trade both local…
ETAP, a Nigerian insurtech startup that raised $1.5 million in pre-seed funding in 2022, has…
South African Golf Management Startup Tagmarshal Secures Multi-Million Dollar Series A Funding Round
South Africa-founded golf management startup Tagmarshal has successfully raised a multi-million dollar Series A investment…
Kenyan edtech startup Eneza Education and Pakistan’s Knowledge Platform have merged to create a groundbreaking…
African venture capital firm Janngo Capital recently announced the final close of its second fund,…
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Apple Inc. plans to call some of its highest-profile executives to testify as part of its upcoming…
Tesla CEO Elon Musk may have already been the unofficial king of Tesla Inc. and…
Global systems integrator and managed services provider for hybrid IT Dimension Data Middle East and…
MTN Group has published its financial results for the year ended December 2020, apart from…
Tech giant, Apple, has appointed ex-Googler, Teju Ajani, as its Country Manager, effective March 1,…
Nobel Laureate, Malala Yousafzai has entered into a multi-year programming partnership with Apple TV Plus.…
Cryptocurrency
Nigeria has become the first country in Africa to launch a digital currency. Tagged eNaira,…
YouTube is riddled with phishing and crypto scams, researchers from the search engine giant’s Threat…
The parody cryptocurrency shiba inu coin (SHIB)just climbed to an all-time high and is one…
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday (October 25, 2021) formally unveil the Nigerian Central Bank…
South African cryptocurrency startup SAFCOIN has announced a partnership with South African exchange ChainEX. This…
El Salvador, became the world’s first state to make bitcoin legal tender, despite widespread domestic skepticism…