Autochek, a pan-African automotive e-commerce company, has acquired CoinAfrique, a classified marketplace in francophone African countries, for an undisclosed sum to accelerate the penetration of its auto financing services in
TikTok, the video-based social networking platform, rolled out a series of policy updates and plans for new features and technologies to make the platform safer and more secure, particularly for
Egypt with a population of about 102 million people, has maintained its dominance in almost all spheres of human endeavor, ranging from population, economy, and infrastructure development to sport. And
Orange Egypt, one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators has announced the launch of an integrated digital platform that supports and guides promising, innovative, and creative ideas to encourage
YAP, the leading fintech disrupting the digital banking experience in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia, announced today that it had received a $41 million investment to fund its
TPAY MOBILE, the leading mobile payments platform in the Middle East, Africa, and Turkey (META) has appointed Gaston Aussems, previously CEO of Mollie, as Group CEO, effective July 4, 2022.
Amazon is introducing installment payment plans through valU, the leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform in MENA and a subsidiary of EFG Hermes Holding, in its quest to improve
Internet penetration in Africa remains the lowest globally, as only four in every ten persons in the continent had access to the internet as of December 2021. Moreover, the online
Gurbhej Dhillon, the former Managing Director of Goldman Sachs, has been appointed Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Flutterwave, a leading fintech company, and Africa’s most valuable startup.
The fintech
Moove, a Nigerian mobility fintech startup, has secured a $20 million four-year structured debt funding from the British International Investment (BII) – (formerly CDC Group plc, Commonwealth Development Corporation, and Colonial
Kukua, a Nairobi- and London-based educational entertainment company and the creators of “Super Sema,” the first African animated superhero franchise, has secured $6 million in Tencent and Alchimia co-led series
Snapchat, a Social media giant, has officially launched its paid subscription plan called Snapchat+ that will offer exclusive features like the ability to change the app icon and being able
