Mastercard has partnered with Nigerian B2B eCommerce platform, Alerzo to provide SMEs digital payment solutions, financial education, and credit access. Alerzo empowers businesses…
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Tala, a digital lending platform has announced that its customer base has reached eight million customers across four markets which…
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FintechStartups
The family office launches new Fintech lab for unmatched digital investment experience
The Family Office, the wealth manager in the GCC has launched a new Fintech Lab at its Bahrain headquarters, further…
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Sabre56, the leading independent provider of mining operations services and respected digital asset mining consultant, has secured a five-year agreement with Bootstrap…
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Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and Seedstars have launched a new joint initiative: Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Palestine (EFIP),…
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EDF, the world leader in low–carbon electricity generation is launching the 5th edition of EDF Pulse Africa Awards, to be held from…
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Samsung Electronics East Africa has introduced the Bespoke Top Mount Fridge (TMF) into the Kenyan market. The TMF refrigerator that…
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UAE-based food tech startup Growdash has raised a $750,000 pre-Seed round led by Flat6Labs, with participation from Plus Venture Capital…
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Startups
Treepz Launches Partner Program Treepz aimed to enhance travel experience and revenue opportunities
Treepz, Africa’s car-sharing and rental marketplace has launched its Partner Program designed specifically for travel agencies, event hosts, planners, and the broader…
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BusinessStartups
BOSS Money App expands into Francophone Africa to enable users receive, send, and exchange in local currencies
IDT Corporation, a global fintech company, has expanded its BOSS Money app into Francophone Africa enabling app users to send, receive,…
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Ecobank, a pan-African Banking Group, has been named Africa’s Best Bank for SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) by the prestigious Euromoney…
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Startups
Tunisia’s mobility startup Kaco secures funding to finalise construction of a production facility
Tunisia-based mobility startup Kaco has secured a new fundraising round from UGFS North Africa, an esteemed investment fund which has demonstrated its…
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Tech
Bamburi Cement and IFC, launch women-owned SMEs training, to boost their participation in local supply chain
Bamburi Cement PLC, a member of the Holcim Group, in partnership with International Finance Corporation (IFC) through the Sourcing2Equal (S2E)…
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Startups
Kenya’s payroll startup FaidiHR launches platform to revolutionize payments for casual workers
Kenyan HR and payroll startup FaidiHR has announced the launch of CasualPay, a new fintech solution aimed to revolutionize the way businesses…
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PharmaRun, a health-focused BNPL platform has won the 2023 Pitch2Win $10,startup competition. Founded in 2021 by co-founders Teniola Adedeji and Funmilola Aderemi, PharmaRun delivers…
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Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has joined the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) payment orchestration platform to facilitate travel to…
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Egypt-based fintech Flash has completed a $6 million Seed round led by Addition with participation from Flourish Ventures and other…
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Google has added Swahili on its conversational artificial intelligence (AI) service Bard. With this addition, Kiswahili becomes the first language in…
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UAE-based food and beverage company Agthia Group PJSC has launched a $54 million VC fund “Agthia Ventures”, a corporate venture…
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FundingGovernment
African Development Bank extends €400 million in Partial Credit Guarantees to mobilize funds for projects in Cote d’Ivoire
The African Development Bank has approved a €400 million partial credit guarantee for Côte d’Ivoire, to support the mobilization on…
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Sahara Group Foundation , the corporate social sustainability vehicle for leading energy and infrastructure conglomerate, Sahara Group, in partnership with LEAP…
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The Kenyan government has said it will exploit the strong ties it enjoys with Iran to expand trade. President William…
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Equity BCDC and Proparco have signed a Sh1.5 billion portfolio guarantee to support loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in…
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The advent of AI systems like chat GPT, Mid Journey, Dall-e, Bard etc, has made so many people curious and…
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EnergyFunding
The Saudi Fund for Development funds a project to deliver reliable electricity for underserved in Rwanda
The Saudi Fund for Development (SFD has signed an agreement for a concessional development loan of $20 million to finance…
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Mascotte Health, a tech-enabled veterinary practice operator, has secured an oversubscribed $1.2M pre-seed funding round, led by UAE-based Nuwa Capital, with…
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EducationStartupsTech
Flutterwave Launches Fees Payment Product for educational institutions within Africa and Abroad
Flutterwave, Africa’s payments technology company, has launched Tuition, a new payment product, to allow African users to conveniently pay various fees to…
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Liquid Dataport, has announced plans to expand its fibre backbone to connect Luanda, Angola and Lusaka, Zambia directly. This follows…
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Telkom Business has announced that users of its YEP! business portal for SMMEs will now have access to innovative tools for reputation management…
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Agenz, a Moroccan proptech startup focused in online real estate evaluation, has secured $1.3 million investent through a pre-Series A financing…
