MNT-Halan
Product Launch

MNT-Halan Adds BNPL Feature to its Digital Ecosystem

MNT-Halan, the Egyptian fintech player, has announced the addition of its Buy-Now-Pay-Later (BNPL) feature to its digital ecosystem that includes

Talabat
Security

Talabat Achieves Highest Level of PCI-DSS Certification for Transactional Security

talabat becomes the first and only food and q-commerce delivery platform in the MENA region to achieve the PCI-DSS certification

DPO Group
Payment

DPO Group Granted Regulatory Licence to Provide Payments Services in Nigeria

One Payment Limited, a subsidiary of the Pan-African digital payments group, DPO Group has been granted a licence by the

Netflix
Video Streaming

Netflix to Spend $1m to Support Africa’s Creative Industry Via Scholarships

Netflix, the global video streaming service, has announced that it plans to spend US$1 million towards the newly-established Netflix Creative

Electric Vehicle Innovation Technology

Opibus Launches First-ever Electric Bus Designed and Developed in Africa

Opibus, the Kenyan-based electric vehicle manufacturer, has launched the first all-electric bus in Kenya as well as the first African

Frain Technologies
Funding Investment Venture Capital

Frain Technologies Raises $473K in Pre-seed Funding to Build Webhooks Infrastructure

Frain technologies, a Nigerian developer-tooling startup dedicated to building webhooks infrastructure has recently completed a $473k pre-seed round. The pre-seed

Mobile
Apps News

3 Trends Set to Dominate African mobile Apps in 2022

In 2021, the mobile industry in sub-Saharan Africa continued to show incredible resilience against the impacts of Covid-19 and experienced

Asaak
Financial Services Funding Venture Capital

Ugandan Asset Financing Startup, Asaak Closes $30m Pre-Series A Funding

Asaak, a Ugandan asset financing startup, has secured $30 million in pre-Series A equity and debt funding. The round saw

Float
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Ghanaian Fintech Startup, Float Secures $17m to Support Expansion

Float, a Ghanaian cash management startup, has raised a $17 million seed round in equity and debt funding. The $10 million debt

Orcas
Edtech Funding

Egyptian Edtech Startup Orcas Secures $2.1m pre-Series A Funding

Orcas, an Egyptian edtech startup, has raised a $2.1 million pre-Series A funding round co-led by CIRA’s NFX Ventures, and