Asilimia
Fintech Funding Investment Venture Capital

Kenya’s Asilimia Closes $2m Funding to Expand Expand its East Africa Footprint

Asilimia, a Kenyan-based fintech startup, has secured $2 million in funding to grow its team, deliver new services and expand

Bolt
Business Partnership Ride-hailing

Bolt Partners with Max Africa To Enable Vehicle Ownership

Bolt has partnered with Metro Africa Express (MAX) to expand the Bolt vehicle financing program in Nigeria.  This scheme is part of

BeMobile
Telecom

BeMobile Launches to Shape the Future of Communication in Africa

BeMobile, a new African digital mobile network, has been launched targeting the African youth market. In partnership with the global

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Identitypass Raises $360K Pre-seed Funding

Identitypass, a Nigerian KYC verification startup, has raised a $360,000 pre-seed funding from CCHub, Midlothian Angel Network, D Global Ventures Fund, and

SlipMate
Payment

SlipMate, Mastercard Partner to Offer First Corporate Prepaid Cards for e-commerce

SlipMate, a South African expense management solution, has announced that it has enabled e-commerce functionality for its Mastercard corporate prepaid cards, a first-of-its-kind

WABI
Ecommerce Interview

How Wabi is Digitising Traditional Trade Channels in Nigeria

Omolara Adagunodo is the Country Manager of Wabi Nigeria. Wabi is coined from a Japanese concept Wabi-Sabi which is a

Davido
Cryptocurrency Entertainment

Davido Unveils Echoke Social Token

Davido, the Nigerian-American singer, has partnered with payment app Bitsika to launch Echoke Social token. A social token is a

Netflix
Film

APPLY: Development Executive Traineeship Powered by Realness Institute and Netflix

The Development Executive Traineeship (DET), presented by the Realness Institute in partnership with Netflix, is now open to applicants from

Jumia
Appointment Ecommerce

Betty Mwangi is the New CEO of Jumia Kenyan

Betty Mwangi has been appointed as the new CEO of Jumia Kenya. She takes over from former Sam Chappatte. She

Mobiz
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South African SaaS Mobile marketing, Mobiz Platform Closes $4m pre-Series A Funding

Mobiz, a South African SaaS Mobile marketing Platform, has raised a $4 million pre-Series A HAVAÍC, Futuregrowth, Launch Africa, Allan