Bloc has announced its complete acquisition of Getwallet, now known as Orchestrate. The full-service FinTech company was acquired for many reasons: to provide seamless payments for its customers.
Announcing on
According to deputy governor Kuben Naidoo, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is steadily advancing with its inquiries into a central bank digital currency.
Naidoo said the South African Reserve
Swipe, a Nigerian fintech startup, has successfully raised US$500,000 in pre-seed funding. This is as it makes an effort to gain access to other credit services.
The founders
Zazuu, a United Kingdom-based and Africa-focused fintech startup that aggregates cross-border and remittance platforms, has raised $2 million in a new venture round to scale its cross-border payment marketplace.
The
The Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN) and Vodacom Lesotho Foundation have announced the kick-off of the Entrepreneurship World Cup (EWC). The announcement was made at the Maseru event held yesterday. The
Despite rising usage, cryptocurrencies have long faced legitimacy issues in Africa. However, a Blockchain analytics company, Chainalysis, claims that the use of cryptocurrencies is expanding faster on the continent than
Nigeria’s eco-friendly delivery hub, Errand360, has partnered with Nigeria’s leading online mall, Jumia, to go an extra length to make swift delivery a reality.
Built to run short
Application for the Foodtech Programme has been opened for Foodtech startups in South Africa. SA Innovation Summit and Anza Capital launched the program to support Foodtech entrepreneurs.
The Foodtech Programme,
The completion of Togo Voyage a digitalized visa issuance system (an E-visa application system) has been announced by the Togolese government.
According to a statement, this system is meant to
Anava Fund of Funds, managed by Tunisia-based Smart Capital, has committed $5.2 million to the Badia Impact Squared Fund (BIF2), a venture capital fund managed by Silicon Badia, a
Telkom, one of Kenya’s network providers has decided to expand its reach for the 4G broadband, and this is coming at quite a cost. After launching its 4G broadband
Persistent Energy announced a $10 million equity round led by Kyuden International Corporation, a subsidiary of the Japanese Kyushu Electric Power Group, and Financial Sector Deepening (FSD) Africa Investments to
