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iiDENTIFii
Funding

South African Biometrics Startup, iiDENTIFii Secures $15m Series A Round Led by Arise

iiDENTIFii, the South African biometrics company, has raised USD15 million in growth capital, with the round led by African investment

Maturing
Feature Security

How South Africa’s Cloud Market is Finally Maturing

In 1999, CNN published an article with the headline: “Is the internet maturing?” The author referred to the first airline tickets being

Netflix
Game Gaming

Netflix to Launch its Own Video Game Studio

Netflix has disclosed plans to establish its own video game studio in Helsinki, Finland and it will be led by

Julaya
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Venture Capital

West African Fintech Julaya Closes $5m Extension Round to Expand its Operations

Julaya , a fintech based in Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, and France, has raised a $5 million extension round led by European

Kippa
Fintech Funding Investment Payment Startup

Nigeria’s Kippa Announces $8.4m Investment to Build its Financial Management Platform for Merchants

Kippa, the financial management and payments platform for Nigerian small businesses, has announced that it has raised $8.4M in a new

Bitmama
Cryptocurrency

Bitmama, an African Blockchain $2m Pre-seed to Grow its Operation in New Markets 

Bitmama, a the US and African-based blockchain payments startup, has raised an additional $1.65 million, bringing its total pre-seed round to

Corporate Banking
Banking Feature

4 Ways to Address Cultural Inertia During Your Corporate Banking Modernization

While a degree of cultural conservatism can be helpful for some banks and other financial institutions (FIs), it can be

MTN
Partnership

MTN Group, Dooka to Revolutionise Corporate Procurement in Africa

MTN Group has signed a partnership agreement with Dooka, a new African Business-to-Business (B2B) marketplace. This partnership represents a paradigm

Endure Capital
Venture Capital

Egyptian Venture Capital Firm, Endure Capital Closes First Round of $50m Fund

Endure Capital, the Egyptian venture capital firm, has announced that it has completed the first close of its new $50

DLM Capital
Education

DLM Capital Group Unveils Child Education Plan

DLM Asset Management, a DLM Capital Group subsidiary, has launched its Child Education Plan. This aligns with the firm’s commitment