2Africa
Internet

2Africa Consortium Announces New Cable Branches

The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, Saudi Telecom Company, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and WIOCC,

OPay
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

China-Backed African Payment Startup OPay is in Talks to Raise $400m to Facilitate Expansion

OPay, an African digital payment startup is in talks with investors to raise as much as $400 million at a

Mono
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Mono Raises $3m Seed Funding to Offer Reliable Access to Financial Accounts in Africa

Mono, a Nigerian API fintech startup, has raised a $2M seed round of funding from Entrée Capital (Investors in Kuda),

NCC
customer service Telecom

NCC Resolves 99.2% of Telecom Consumer Complaints in Q1 2021

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has resolved 99.2 percent of service-related complaints received from telecom consumers across the major network

IVORIAN E-COMMERCE PLATFORM AFRIKREA LAUNCHES ANKA TO BOOST GLOBAL AFRICAN E-COMMERCE
Ecommerce Payment

Ivorian E-commerce Platform Afrikrea Launches ANKA to Boost Global African E-commerce

Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce platform, is launching ANKA – an all-in-one SaaS solution to provide a seamless ecommerce, payments and

Ajua
Acquisition Artificial Intelligence Payment

Ajua Completes the Acquisition of Kenya-based AI Platform WayaWaya

Ajua, an integrated Customer Experience Management solution for businesses in Africa, has completed the acquisition of  WayaWaya, the Kenya-based Artificial

MTN
Banking MTN Telecom

Update on Banking Channel Partners’ Dispute and Expansion of Channel Network

Following the temporary suspension of sales of MTN products through our banking channel partners on April 2, 2021, services were

NIN
RegTech

Again, FG Extends NIN-SIM Linkage Deadline

The Federal Government has announced the extension of the deadline for linking Subscriber Identification Modules (SIM) with National Identity Numbers

YDFS
Financial Inclusion Fintech Technology

Y’ello Digital Financial Services Expands Cardless Cash Withdrawal Service to Over 20 Banks and 20 Other Financial Institutions

Mobile money service provider, Y’ello Digital Financial Services has announced the expansion of its MoMo Agent cardless cash withdrawal service

Glo
Report Telecom

NCC, NBS Data Show Globacom Contributed Highest in Telecom Industry Growth in 2020

A new report from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has revealed that Globacom recorded the biggest percentage increase in data