Mastercard
Business Financial Inclusion Payment

MTN MoMo Users Now 42m As Processed Transactions Hit US$61.2 bn

Driven to secure financial inclusion across its markets, MTN Group continues to grow the number of MTN Mobile Money (MoMo) users

Fleets
Facebook Report Social Media Twitter

Hit or Miss: Instagram’s Shop and Twitter’s Fleets [Social Media Analysis]

Many digital changes have taken place in light of the current pandemic, which saw brands and businesses shift their focus

Mastercard
Ecommerce Report

73% of Consumers in Middle East and Africa are Shopping More Online Since the Start of Pandemic, Reveals Mastercard Study

Data Top-Ups (70%), clothing (63%), and groceries (52%) top the virtual shopping list in the region 66% of consumers have

HealthPlus
Funding Health People

Zinox Boss, Leo Stan Ekeh Clarifies Role in HealthPlus Crises

Takeaways – Mrs. Bukky George first contacted the Zinox Chairman, Leo Stan Ekeh via SMS on March 31st, 2020 at

Recession
Economy

Nigeria Slides into Second Recession in Five Years

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has said that Nigeria’s economy has entered into recession as the Gross Domestic Product

The Student Hub
Edtech Funding

South African Edtech Startup, The Student Hub Secures $2.9m Investment From Naspers

The Student Hub, a South African edtech startup, has secured $2.9 million from Naspers Foundry, Naspers’s R1.4 billion early-stage tech

Pick N Pay
Bitcoin Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin Soars Past $18,000 For First Time Since 2017

Bitcoin has soared past $18,000, the highest since December 20, 2017. The price of bitcoin was trading about 8.6% higher on

Autochek
Africa Funding Investment Mobility Press Release Startup

Autochek Secures $3.4m Pre-seed Funding to Deliver Technology For African Automotive Industry

Round co-led by TLcom and 4DX Ventures will accelerate product development for Ghana and Nigeria Autochek, the automotive technology company

SafeBoda
Africa Business Ride-hailing

Motorcycle Ride-hailing Startup, SafeBoda Startups Quits Kenya to Focus on Nigeria

SafeBoda, a Ugandan headquartered motorcycle ride-hailing startup has announced that it will exit the Kenyan-market effective from November 27. The

Plentywaka
Business Mobility Ride-hailing

Plentywaka Expands its Ride-hailing Service into Delta State

Plentywaka, the first bus-hailing app in Nigeria, today announces the launch of WakaCab, a new car-hailing service with fully-trained drivers