SmartWage
Funding Investment Venture Capital

South Africa’s Smartwage Raises $2m to Bridge Gap Between Businesses and Their Frontline Employees

SmartWage, an HR and communications technology startup, has raised a USD$2 million oversubscribed seed funding round to support its vision

Competition Startup

APPLY: 2022 Africa’s Business Heroes Prize Competition

The Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) prize competition, has opened applications for its fourth annual edition. Entrepreneurs from all 54 African

Klasha
Payment

Klasha Partners With Squarespace to Help International Businesses Accept Payments From Africa

Klasha, a cross-border fintech start up, has announced a partnership with Squarespace, the all-in-one website building and e-commerce platform. Klasha

Duplo
Fintech Funding

Nigeria’s Duplo Closes $1.3m Pre-seed Round to Build Payment Infrastructure For B2B Business

Duplo, a Y Combinator backed Nigerian fintech, has raised $1.3 million to digitise payment flows for B2B companies. The pre-seed

Partnership

DPO Group Partners With Mastercard to Help Businesses Accept Digital Payments

DPO Group has partnered with Mastercard to enable thousands of businesses in Ghana to offer their customers greater choice and

Competition Entrepreneurship

Khadija Elbedweihy, Founder of PraxiLabs Named Winner of 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes

Khadija Mohamed Elbedweihy, founder of PraxiLabs (Egypt), has been named winner of the 2021 Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH) . Elbedweihy

Meta
SMEs Training WhatsApp

Meta Launches Business Coach Tool on WhatsApp to Help SMBs in Africa Grow Online

Meta has announced the launch of Facebook Business Coach, an innovative and easily-accessible way for owners of small-and-medium-sized businesses (SMBs)

Business
Feature

Diversity & Inclusion: The 21st Century Business Growth Recipe

Businesses have leveraged employees to amass billions of dollars by offering innovative services to millions of customers worldwide. At the

Cloud
Business Cyber security Tech Tips Tips

4 Essential Cloud Security Practices to Grow Your Business

Even though cloud computing technology appears inescapable today, every week seems to bring bad news: Major security breaches, vulnerabilities, or

Airtel
Payment

Airtel Money, Flutterwave Partner to Expand Payment Options For Eastern African Businesses

Airtel Money has announced a partnership with Flutterwave to expand Airtel Money’s services to businesses across Eastern Africa. Through the