Google
Payment

Google Wallet Debuts in South Africa

Google has announced the launch of Google Wallet in South Africa. What this means is that South Africans can now

Microtraction
Venture Capital

Microtraction Announces First Close of its Community Fund for Early-stage African Startups

Microtraction, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in African tech entrepreneurs at the pre-seed stage, has announced a $15

Koolboks
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

France-based Startup, Koolboks Closes $2.5m Seed Round to Scale Solar Refrigeration Across Africa

Koolboks, the sustainable cooling company providing accessible cold storage solutions to businesses across Africa, has closed a $2.5 million Seed

eNaira
Cryptocurrency

CBN, Africa Fintech Foundry to Support 10 startups to Boost Adoption of eNaira

The Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) has partnered with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to support 10 startups, to boost the

Roam
Partnership

Roam, M-kopa Sign Supply Agreement For Deployment of Electric Motorcycles in Africa

Roam (prev. Opibus), a Kenyan electric vehicle manufacturer, has signed a major supply agreement with M-KOPA, the fintech platform that provides credit

HAVAÍC
Financial Inclusion Financial Services Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s FinAccess Secures $500k Funding From HAVAÍC to Grow Across Africa

FinAccess, the Kenya software solutions provider that digitises community banks or SACCOs (Savings & Credit Cooperative Organisations) and farming co-operatives

Catapult: Inclusion Africa
Fintech Startup

Catapult: Inclusion Africa Programme: Open For Applications 

Building on the success of the previous editions since 2018, LHoFT is thrilled to launch the 5th edition, CATAPULT: Inclusion

Technology
Report

4 out of 5 Africans Say Recent Developments in African Technology Has Changed How They View Continent

A new report that includes the surveyed opinions of 4,500 Africans from Kenya, Nigeria, and Ghana has revealed that the

Startup

Bluechip Launches in Europe Following pan-African Expansion

Bluechip Technologies, a Nigerian provider of business application and data management solutions, has launched in Europe following growing demand for

MEST Africa
Startup

APPLY: The MEST Africa Challenge

MEST Africa has officially announced the opening of applications for the 2022 MEST Africa Challenge. Pre-seed to seed stage technology