Obinna Ukwuani
Africa Appointment Leadership

Obinna Ukwuani Becomes Bank of Kigali’s Chief Digital Officer

Obinna Ukwuani, an ex-Paystack executive, has been appointed as the chief digital officer at the Bank of Kigali in Rwanda.

Optimus
Banking Business

Union Systems Launches Nigeria’s First Multibank Trade Finance Portal, Optimus

Union Systems Limited, a leading financial technology company, has announced the launch of its new product, Optimus, the first multibank

Nestlé
Appointment Leadership

Nestlé Central and West Africa Region Appoints New CEO

Nestlé has appointed Mauricio Alarcon as the new Chief Executive Officer of Nestlé Central and West Africa Ltd, effective September

FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch
AgricTech Entrepreneurship Startup

ColdHubs Emerges Winner of FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020

ColdHubs has been named winner of the FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020. ColdHubs beat 5 other startups–Farmz2U, Beat Drone, Tradebuza,

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

FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch
AgricTech Banking Entrepreneurship Event

Demo Day: Who Will Be Crowned Winner of FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020?

The final of the FCMB Agritech Epic Pitch 2020 is here. Six agritech startups will pitch their innovative and scalable

AWIEF
Entrepreneurship SMEs Women

U.S. Embassy, AWIEF Forum Announce Academy for Women Entrepreneurs Program

The Embassy of the United States of America in South Africa has partnered with the Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Safaricom
Entrepreneurship Startup Telecom

Apply: Safaricom Spark Fund to Support Kenyan Tech Startups

Safaricom Spark Fund is inviting early growth stage and late seed Kenyan tech startups to apply for investment and funding.

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