Internet Partnership Technology

SoftBank and Smart Africa Partner to Provide Affordable Broadband Solutions

SoftBank and Smart Africa have announced that they entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on innovative solutions towards

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
Entrepreneurship

Nigeria’s Social Lender, Three Others Emerge Finalists of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021

Nigerian startup, Social Lender, and three others have been selected as finalists for the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation 2021.

MDaaS
Funding Health Investment Venture Capital

MDaaS Global Raises $2.3m to Launch its Digital Health Solution and Expand Across Nigeria

MDaaS Global, a Nigerian healthtech startup, has raised $2.3 million in seed extension led by Newtown Partners via the Imperial

Fintech Partnership

Carbon Partners With Visa to Enable Payments Across Africa

Carbon, a pan-African fintech company providing access to basic financial services for Africans, has today announced a strategic five-year partnership

Animation
Event

Strong South African Animation Industry Presence at The Annecy/MIFA Festival 2021

South Africa will again have a big presence at this year’s online edition of Annecy/MIFA International Animation Film Festival which

UBA
Fintech Partnership Payment

UBA and Layer Partner to Accelerate Access to Financial Services in Africa

Digital banking platform provider, Layer has today announced it is partnering with United Bank for Africa (UBA) to fuel its

Africa Fintech Foundry
Event Fintech Technology Women

Africa Fintech Foundry Partners Access Bank to Promote ‘Women In Tech’

Driven by the goal to improve diversity in the technology industry while revolutionising the fintech ecosystem in Africa and beyond,

Telkom
Partnership Payment Technology

Telkom Launches Africa’s First Virtual Card For Transacting on WhatsApp

Ukheshe, Mastercard, Nedbank, and Telkom collaborate to grow access to the digital economy with a virtual product that enables secure

Google
SMEs

Google Launches Programmes to Support Small Retail Businesses in Africa

Google, today, kicks off a series of programmes, rolling out throughout the month of June, which will not only support the

ImaliPay
Insurtech Partnership

ImaliPay and Micro Insurance Company Partner to Deliver Digital Insurance Products to Africa’s Gig Workers

ImaliPay and MicroEnsure (now part of the Micro Insurance Company) are partnering to deliver digital insurance products to Africa’s gig