FinChatBot
Fintech Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

South African AI Fintech Startup FinChatBot Raises $1.6m Investment to Expand into West Africa

FinChatBot, which develops conversational AI solutions for the financial services industry, has raised $1.6 million from Saviu Ventures, Compass Venture

NCDC
Health Innovation Technology

NCDC and UNICEF Launch Chatbot to Combat COVID-19 Misinformation in Nigeria

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), with support from UNICEF, through the U-Report platform, has launched an SMS-based interactive chatbot to provide Nigerians with

#EndSARS
Banking Government Legal

CBN Gets Court Order to Freeze Bank Accounts of #EndSARS Promoters

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has officially gotten a court order from the Federal High Court Abuja Division to

MDaaS
Africa Competition Entrepreneurship News Startup

Nigeria’s MDaaS Global Among Top 10 Finalists of “Africa’s Business Heroes”

MDaaS Global has been named among the top 10 finalists of the 2020 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize, a flagship philanthropic program

YouTube
Africa Funding News

Nigerian Artists, Creators Can Apply For YouTube $100m ‘Black Voices Fund’

YouTube has announced that artists and creators from Nigeria can apply for grants from its global 100 million dollar Black

Airtel
Digital Partnership Payment

Mastercard Partners With Samsung, Airtel and Asante to Drive Digital Inclusion in Africa

Mastercard has announced a partnership with Samsung, Airtel Africa, and Asante Financial Services Group (“Asante”) to launch a Pay-on-Demand payments

Apple
Apple Apps

Poppin App by Popcentral Ranked Among Top Creative Nigerian Apps by Apple

In a bid to celebrate Nigeria’s 60th-year independence, Apple is putting the spotlight on their top picks of creative and

Tony Elumelu
Entrepreneurship Leadership People

Tony Elumelu Named in “Time 100” List of 100 Most Influential People in The World 2020

TIME has named Tony O. Elumelu, one of Africa’s leading investors and philanthropists, in the 2020 TIME100, the annual list of the

Visa
Accelerator Entrepreneurship Startup Women

Visa, She Leads Africa Partner to Empower Female Entrepreneurs in Africa

Visa has partnered with She Leads Africa, a platform that connects female entrepreneurs with the right information and tools that

Kenyan
Accelerator AgricTech Entrepreneurship Investment

11 Kenyan Agritech Tackling Food Security Set to Receive $100,000 Investment

11 Kenyan agribusinesses tackling food security have been selected for the Food Africa Accelerator program. The three-month accelerator program will