Bento
Startup

African Payroll and HR Management Startup, Bento Expands to Ghana, Kenya and Rwanda

Bento, a pan-African digital payroll and HR Management (HRM) platform, has launched into three new markets, establishing a presence in

Tyme
Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

South African Neobank, TymeBank Raises $70m Series B Extension

Earlier this year,  South Africa Neobank, TymeBank secured a $110 million Series B funding from Apis Growth Fund II and the

MarketForce
Payment

MarketForce, Cellulant Partner For Digital Financial Services Expansion into 5 New Markets in Africa

MarketForce, the B2B retail, and financial services distribution platform, has partnered with Cellulant, to extend the availability of RejaReja retailer ‘super

Carry1st
Payment

Carry1st Partners With Chipper Cash and PayPal to Bring Payments to Africa

Carry1st, an African mobile games publisher, has announced that it has partnered with PayPal and Chipper Cash to enable people

Shamba Pride
AgricTech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Shamba Pride Bags $1.1m From Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital

Shamba Pride, a Kenyan agritech startup, has raised a $1.1 million funding round led by Seedstars Africa Ventures and Gray Matters Capital‘s

Gozem
Business Investment Ride-hailing Venture Capital

Franco-Africa Super App, Gozem Raises $5m Series A Investment

Gozem, a francophone Africa super app, has closed a $5 million Series A round from investors including AAIC, Thunes (TransferTo),

Jumia
Ecommerce Jumia

Jumia Partners eBee Africa For Electric Bicycle Deliveries in Kenya

Jumia has partnered with eBee Africa to deploy electric bicycles for deliveries in Nairobi, Kenya. The electricity bicycles are equipped with powerful

Acquisition Fintech

South African Fintech Firm, Adumo Acquires SwitchPay

Adumo, a South African fintech startup, has announced that it has acquired SwitchPay, a South African startup providing alternative payment

Internet SMEs Telecom

Airtel Partners With Cisco to Secure Internet for SMEs in Africa

Airtel Africa, has announced that its B2B provider, Airtel Business, has formed a new partnership with Cisco to provide secure

Partnership

Flutterwave, Joshua Cheptegei Partner to Build a Training Centre for East African Athletes in Uganda

Flutterwave, the African payments technology company, has partnered with Joshua Cheptegei in his ‘Run with Cheptegei’ campaign that aims to