Standard Chartered Bank
Banking Digital

Standard Chartered Closes 50% of Nigerian Branches to Focus on Digital Banking

Standard Chartered Bank has disclosed that it will close 50 percent of its branches in Nigeria to focus on digital

Afrikrea
Ecommerce

Ivorian E-commerce Platform, Afrikrea Secures $6.2m in Pre-series A Round, Rebrands to “ANKA”

Afrikrea, an Ivorian e-commerce platform, has closed a US$6.2M pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and has also

ThankUCash
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

ThankUCash Bags $5.3m Funding to Build Infrastructure For Cashback

ThankUCash, a Nigerian rewards platform, has secured a $5.3 million seed round to expand its services across Africa and to

Bfree
Fintech Venture Capital

Nigerian Credit Management Fintech, Bfree Lands $1.7m Pre-Series A For Global Expansion

Bfree, a Nigerian credit management fintech, has raised $1.7 million in a pre-Series A round to fund its planned global

iHatch
Startup

APPLY: iHatch Powered by NCAIR and JICA

The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), via the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR), has partnered with

Social Media TikTok

TikTok Announced As Official Sponsor of Afcon

TikTok and the Confederation of African Football (CAF) have announced a partnership that will bring football content to fans, both

JABU
Ecommerce Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

JABU, First Namibian Startup to Join YC Secures $3.2m Seed Round

JABU, a Namibian B2B e-commerce startup, has raised a $3.2 million seed financing round to expand into more countries in Southern

Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency

3 Trends in Africa’s Crypto Sector to Expect in 2022

For the global crypto industry, 2021 is likely to be remembered as one of the many years bitcoin broke past

Facebook
Facebook Social Media

How Does The Facebook Ad Manager Work?

The Facebook Ad Manager has been a safe haven for many social media marketers. Through this tool, many companies and

mPharma
Health Investment

Ghana’s mPharma Secures $35m Series D Funding

mPharma, the Ghanaian healthtech startup, has raised a $35 million Series D funding. The investment is made up of $30