54gene
Appointment

Teresia Bost Appointed 54gene Interim CEO After Ene-Obong Stepped Down

Teresia Bost, General Counsel at 54gene has been appointed as interim CEO of the African genomics company after Abasi Ene-Obong

Mastercard
Partnership

Mastercard, Cellulant Partner to Empower Millions of Consumers Across Africa to Join the Global Digital Commerce Market

Mastercard and Cellulant have partnered to allow millions of Cellulant customers across Africa to shop and pay online with global

Ukheshe
Fintech Partnership

Ukheshe and Gratifii Partnership Marries Payments and Rewards Solutions For Powerful Embedded Finance

Ukheshe, a fintech enablement partner, continues to execute its ongoing partnership agreement with enterprise loyalty and rewards company Gratifii. The agreement

Fintech

15 Fintech Startups Selected For LHoFT’s Startup Acceleration Program

Building on the success of the previous editions of CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa since 2018, the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology

MaxAB
Ecommerce Funding Investment

MaxAB Raises $40M Pre-series B Funding Round to Fuel Growth and Regional Expansion

MaxAB, the Egyptian food, and grocery B2B e-commerce and distribution platform, has announced the close of a $40m pre-series B

Maplerad
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Banking as a Service Startup, Maplerad Closes $6m Seed Funding

Maplerad, a Nigerian Banking as a Service (BaaS) startup, has raised $6 million in seed funding to acquire more customers,

Entrepreneur
Cyber security Security

Digital Security For The New Entrepreneur

The pandemic fundamentally changed the working world forever. Not only are more employees working remotely, but more people are starting

Kenzz
Ecommerce Funding Investment Venture Capital

Egyptian Ecommerce Startup, Kenzz Secures $3.5m Seed round Led by Outliers VC

Kenzz, an Egyptian mass e-commerce solution, has completed a $3.5 million Seed fundraise led by Outliers Venture Capital. Participating in

Mastercard
Fintech Payment

Mastercard and Nclude Partner to Accelerate Egypt’s Fintech Ecosystem and Boost Financial Inclusion

Mastercard has announced a strategic investment in Nclude, a fintech-focused VC investment platform launched in partnership with Egypt’s leading national

Startupbootcamp
Startup

Startupbootcamp AfriTech Launches Application For Cohort 3 of the Africa Startup Initiative (ASIP) Accelerator Program

Startupbootcamp AfriTech, an African tech Accelerator, is inviting applications for the most disruptive African tech startups from critical industry verticals to