Ukheshe
Acquisition Fintech Payment

Ukheshe to Acquire Oltio, Strengthens Partnership With Mastercard

Ukheshe, Africa’s leading digital fintech platform provider, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Oltio. Oltio developed the

9PSB
9Mobile Appointment Payment Telecom

9PSB Board Appoints Branka Mracajac as CEO

The Board of Directors of 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB) has announced the appointment of Branka Mracajac as the CEO

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

Farmcrowdy
AgricTech Business Event

Farmcrowdy Celebrates 4th Anniversary With Launch of Farmcrowdy 3.0

Farmcrowdy celebrated its 4th anniversary on November 14, 2020, with the launch of Farmcrowdy 3.0, a ‘roadmap’ that charts the

AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase
Africa Entrepreneurship Fintech Startup

Meet Africa-focused Startups Selected For Finals of AFI Inclusive Fintech Showcase

Six African-focused startups alongside 6 others have been selected for the final stages of the 2020 AFI Inclusive FinTech Showcase.

Mastercard
Entrepreneurship Fintech Startup

Two African Fintech Startups Selected For Mastercard Global Startup Program

Two African fintech startups have been selected for the Mastercard global startup Start Path. The two startups which will be

Digitisation
Business Loans

Digitisation Will Make or Break Bond Originators

Bond origination companies not already forging a digitisation path in the present decade risk becoming obsolete, this is according to

Outlierz Ventures
Funding Investment Startup Venture Capital

Morocco’s Outlierz Ventures Returns Exceptional Results in 2020

Outlierz Ventures, an African venture capital fund based in Morocco, continued to actively invest in high-growth startups across Africa, with

Mastercard
Financial Inclusion MTN Payment Telecom

MTN Upgrades MoMo Service Offerings to Deepen Financial Inclusion Drive

MTN through the Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS) has announced the expansion of its MoMo products and services, in a

AgriPitch Competition
Africa AgricTech Competition Startup

25 Young African Agripreneurs Advance to ‘Boot Camp’ in the AfDB’s $120,000 AgriPitch Competition

Twenty-five young African agripreneurs have advanced to the “boot camp” final round of the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) AgriPitch competition,