Ctrl
Insurtech

SA Digital Insurance Advice Startup Ctrl Secures $2.3m Investment From Naspers Foundry

Ctrl, the South African digital insurance advice platform, has raised a R34 million ($2.3 million) investment from Naspers Foundry. The

Opera
Internet Messaging

Opera Launches Hype, an In-browser Chat Service For Opera Mini Users, in Nigeria

Opera has announced the launch of its dedicated chat service Hype, built into the Opera Mini mobile web browser, in

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

MoMo Agent
Partnership Payment

Mercy Corps Partners MoMo Agent to Deliver Cash Transfers to Vulnerable Households in Yobe State

Mercy Corps’ ‘Building Resilience in Complex Crisis (BRICC)’ programme funded by the European Union, has signed a new partnership with

YDFS
Mobile Money Partnership Payment

YDFS Partners Betway, BetPawa For Seamless Service

Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), a subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, has announced its partnership with gaming operators, Betway and BetPawa through

Asante
Fintech

Africa-focused Fintech, Asante Financial Services Joins Mastercard Start Path

Asante Financial Services has been selected to join Mastercard Start Path, an award-winning startup engagement program. Asante is among a group of only 6 startups chosen from across the

Messaging

2nd Anniversary: Ayoba Hits 5.5m MAU, Launches Voice, Video Calling and Web Access

Ayoba, the African messaging app, has announced the launch of a new version of its Android app (0.38) which offers

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