Ecobank
Banking Fintech Technology

Ecobank Group’s Pan-African Banking Sandbox is Live

After a successful pilot run with select Fintechs in early 2020, the Pan-African Banking Sandbox of Ecobank Group is now live and

ATU Africa Innovation Challenge
Competition Entrepreneurship Funding

Apply ATU Africa Innovation Challenge on COVID-19

The Africa Telecommunication Union (ATU) has launched the ATU Africa Innovation Challenge 2020. The ATU Africa Innovation Challenge Competition on

IrokoTv
Africa Business Video Streaming

IrokoTv Cuts Back on African Investment, Plans to Layoff 150

IrokoTv, a leading video streaming service for African movies, has announced that it is cutting back on its African growth

Africa Fintech Foundry
Appointment Banking Fintech

Africa Fintech Foundry Gets New Head

Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) has gotten a new head in the person of Daniel Awe. The management and board of

Yellow Card
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian Crypto Firm, Yellow Card Raises $1.5M to Support Expansion Across Africa

Expands to Kenyan and Cameroon Yellow Card, a Nigeria-based crypto exchange, has secured $1.5 million investments from venture capital firm

MFS Africa
Money Transfer Partnership Payment

MFS Africa and MoneyGram Partner to Ease Cross-border P2P Payments in Africa

MFS Africa, the pan-African cross-border payments firm, has announced a partnership with MoneyGram. The partnership will enable MoneyGram to leverage MFS

Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

Nigeria’s Farmz2U, 3 Other African Startups Selected For Finals of Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation

Farmz2U, a Nigerian agritech startup has been selected for the finals of the Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation which will

Anzisha Prize
Africa Entrepreneurship Startup

Anzisha Prize Launches Mini-documentary Series to Showcase African Entrepreneurship Success Stories

Anzisha Prize has announced the launch of a new mini-documentary and case study series about very young African entrepreneurs designed

WorldRemit
Acquisition Money Transfer Payment

WorldRemit to Acquire Africa-focused Remittance Firm Sendwave in a Deal Worth Over $500m

WorldRemit, a digital, global cross-border payments company has announced that it has agreed to acquire Sendwave, a rapidly growing African-focused, app-based remittance company

SparkMeter
Funding Investment Renewable Energy Venture Capital

SparkMeter Raises $12m For Smart Utility Meters in Africa and Other Developing Countries

SparkMeter, a provider of grid management services, equipment, and software solutions that increase access to reliable electricity in underserved communities