M-KOPA
News

Fintech M-KOPA Raises $250m to Scale High-impact Business Across Africa

M-KOPA, a fintech platform, has announced that it has closed over $250 mill in new debt and equity funding to

Funding Investment Venture Capital

Rwazi Secures $4m Investment Led by Bonfire Ventures

Rwazi, a market intelligence startup, has secured $4 million in funding led by Bonfire Ventures and saw participation from Newfund

Shortcodes
Telecom

Nigerian Telcos Begin Implementation of Integrate Shortcodes

The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC in partnership with telcos have started the unification of all operating shortcodes across the telecom

Qualcomm
Innovation Technology

Qualcomm Announces Africa Innovation Platform

Qualcomm Incorporated has announced the launch of the Africa Innovation Platform, a suite of mentorship, education, and training programs created

Teraco
Data

Teraco Announces Regional Interconnection With Google Equiano Cable

Teraco, the African provider of interconnected data centre platforms, is now an integral connectivity and interconnection point for Google’s Equiano

Glo
Payment Telecom

Glo Finally Joins MTN, Airtel & 9mobile to Launch Banking Payment Platform MoneyMaster

Glo has launched MoneyMaster, its banking payment platform to provide financial services to millions of unbanked and under-banked Nigerians. Glo

MTN
Internet

MTN Kicks off 5G Pilot in Nigeria

MTN has kicked off an open 5G pilot in the lead-up to its commercial launch. The Company, which intends to launch

Youverify
RegTech

Nigerian KYC Verification Startup, Youverify, Raises $1m Seed Round Extension

Youverify, a Nigerian identity verification company helping African banks and startups automate KYC and other compliance procedures, has announced that

Airtel
Financial Inclusion Payment Telecom

Airtel Africa Receives Super Agent License From CBN

Airtel Africa has disclosed that one of its subsidiaries, Airtel Mobile Commerce Nigeria Ltd, has received a super agent licence

SIM
Government

Nigeria’s Government Drops The Big Hammer on Unregistered Sim Cards

After several deadline postponements, the Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered telecommunications companies in the country to block all outgoing