MTN
Mobile Money Partnership Payment

MTN South Africa Sign $2m Partnership With IFC to Expand Mobile Money Business

MTN South Africa has signed a $2 million partnership with the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to expand its mobile

Tugende
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Tugende Secures $3.6M Investment to Help Meet Intense Demand For Productive Asset Finance

Tugende, a technology-enabled asset finance company, in East Africa has closed $3.6M in additional equity financing.  The round was led

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub
Accelerator Health

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub Launches ‘iNOVO’ For Startups Tackling COVID-19 Challenges

UK-Nigeria Tech Hub has partnered with Ventures Platform and Startupbootcamp AfriTech to launch iNOVO to accelerate early-stage startups in Nigeria

Shoppers
Ecommerce Health

How Online Shoppers Are Staying Safe During COVID-19

With the rising cases of transmission, high records of deaths, extremely stretched health care systems, the second wave of covid-19

Tech4Dev
Digital Partnership Training

Tech4Dev Partners FCDO on Digital Literacy Training in Northern Nigeria

The Technology for Social Change and Development Initiative (Tech4Dev) and the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) have signed a

Ventures Platform
Social Entrepreneurship Startup

Ventures Platform Foundation Launches applications for Gov Labs

Ventures Platform Foundation (VPF), the social impact arm of Ventures Platform Hub, has launched a call for applications for its

AppsAfrica
Apps Awards Event

Winners of AppsAfrica Awards 2020 Announced

Twelve winners of the AppsAfrica Awards 2020 which celebrate the best in mobile and tech from across Africa have been announced. The AppsAfrica

Apps Awards Event Innovation

Meet Finalists For AppsAfrica Awards 2020

The final shortlist for the AppsAfrica Innovation Awards 2020 which celebrates the best in mobile and tech from across Africa has been announced.

Mastercard
Ecommerce Report

73% of Consumers in Middle East and Africa are Shopping More Online Since the Start of Pandemic, Reveals Mastercard Study

Data Top-Ups (70%), clothing (63%), and groceries (52%) top the virtual shopping list in the region 66% of consumers have

Mastercard
Entrepreneurship Fintech Startup

Two African Fintech Startups Selected For Mastercard Global Startup Program

Two African fintech startups have been selected for the Mastercard global startup Start Path. The two startups which will be