Fawry Collaborates With Classera To Promote Digital Payments Within The educational sector

Fawry, one of Egypt’s leading fintech startups has announced its fresh collaboration with  Classera and Egyptian ed-tech. The announcement was made on Thursday via a Press Release. The full press release reads,“Fawry” cooperates with “Classera” to promote digital payments for the educational sectorFawry offers electronic payment services to

Building Stronger Startup Ecosystem in South Africa

Startups are supposed to expand quickly. Quick growth has become one of the criteria to assess the strength of a startup ecosystem. Startups are not really different from normal traditional businesses, they all try to provide solutions to socioeconomic problems. However, startups edge out traditional businesses based on the innovative

Blockchain

Gamic and Polygon Partner to Bring Blockchain Opportunities to Africa

Gamic, Nigeria’s Web3 social communication platform, announced a strategic partnership with Polygon network, a leading Ethereum infrastructure and scaling platform. Gamic will be able to expand its international influence and reach as a result of this collaboration, as well as bring blockchain-powered opportunities to Africa. The web3 startup is

Why African Founders must look towards Famtech

The widespread differences in geography, social status, and culture cannot mask the dynamic that all families share. Because African families are such complicated institutions, it is impossible to characterize them without resorting to generalizations. However, the family is the fundamental social structure in Africa and is based on kinship, marriage,

Blockchain

How the Africa Blockchain Center is Addressing the Talents Gap in African Blockchain Industry

The Africa Blockchain Center (The ABC), a Kenyan Web 3.0 startup founded in September 2021 to propel Africa into the adoption of 4IR (fourth industrial revolution) technologies by building capacity in blockchain programming and catalyzing industry readiness; offering solutions to enterprises seeking to explore the technology; and incubating blockchain

Can Prop-tech Save The Day In Morocco? The Property Challenge

An industry without a problem does not exist. Without a challenge, there is no need for existence, as all will seem too smooth, uninteresting and in fact boring. There won’t be a need to task the brain, there is no thrill or hunt for a solution. In all honesty,

Checkme Acquires DoctorOnline To Shake Up Egypt's Health-tech Ecosystem

Often times delays have proven to be dreadful. An action almost related to procrastination has in most cases provided a negative result in a given situation, especially health-related. Delayed diagnosis is known to cause irreversible harm to affected individuals. The situation that would follow in such a case would be

Angola

Big City, Big Dream. What do we give for a Silicon Luanda in Angola?

Startups have the ability to innovate and disrupt important economic sectors, but they frequently face access issues. Africa’s largest cities and Silicon Valley in San Francisco differ in their struggles with low financial inclusion and antiquated technologies. Several African states have the conditions necessary for the emergence of Silicon

DFC

DFC and Mastercard Doll out $50M to Deepen Digitization and Financial Inclusion in Africa

Notwithstanding how challenging it has been to deepen digitalization and financial inclusion in Africa over the years, some notable progress has been made. For instance, 2021 was a record year for the African tech startup ecosystem, attracting over $4 billion in investment across 650 deals, a 206% increase over 2020

Why Africa needs More Digital Illustrators

Years ago, there were just a handful of digital illustrators in Africa. Today, the emergence of NFT has inspired the growth of digital illustration in Africa. In industries like finance, business, communication, and agriculture, the role and effects of the digital revolution have been widely praised and well-documented. While the

AfCFTA

AfCFTA: Why Africa should be Every Smart Investor’s Choice Destination in 2023

Africa currently accounts for only 2% of global trade, moreover, only 17% of African exports are intercontinental, compared to 59% in Asia and 68% in Europe. As a result, the potential for transformation across Africa is significant. As a result, the AfCFTA is a game changer that will allow the

Business Migration; Egyptian Startups Seeking The Dubai Green Pasture

Humans are usually insatiable. For this species of living things, there is always a thought that there is a better version of what they have in possession somewhere else. This thought has often led to migration, change of life partners, change of jobs and many switches in lifestyles. Sometimes they

Vodacom Group Pursues Continental Growth With Vodafone Egypt

Passion, Purpose, Plan and pursuit are pretty important in starting up and sustaining the growth of an idea. Many businesses have come to acknowledge the factors and run with them thereby resulting in amazing feats. Recently there has been an irresistible buzz in the media. A relatively big company seems

Internet Access in Africa

Microsoft Partners Viasat to Provide Internet Access to 100M Africans by the end of 2025

It is no secret that Africa has consistently lagged in different human endeavors, including internet penetration. According to the Statista report, only about four out of ten Africans had internet access as of December 2021. The online penetration rate on the continent was below the global average, measured at around

FNB’s 2022 Revenue Report Shows Growing Faith in Digital Payment in South Africa

When using a digital payment system, it is possible to send money over considerable distances more easily, swiftly, and affordably. In comparison to physically bringing cash and paying a bus fare of $5 to travel the same distance, it is significantly more affordable to send a transaction over a distance

JUMO Proposed Expansion Promises More for Africa’s Credit Market

The main goal of fintech companies is to lower access barriers and include segments that have traditionally been left out of the financial services industry. With the help of Fintechs, ethical and successful businesses may now maintain their operations with easy access to finance at reasonable rates. In order to

KoinKoin to Accelerate Crypto Adoption among South African Retailers

Three African nations made the top 30 in Chainalysis’ Global Crypto Adoption Index for the degree to which cryptocurrencies are being used in regular commercial transactions. Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa were rated 11th, 9th, and 30th, respectively, in the pool. When it comes to retail purchases, Sub-Saharan Africa has

Appetito Strategic Movement; Scaling Within A Short-Time Frame

Things take time, and so do businesses. Some businesses take 1 year to succeed, while others might take 5 years. It is always best to work patiently and strategically within the business. Although it is currently witnessing speedy growth, Appetito is also taking its time to operate strategically. Appetito Takes

Clean Energy

The Role of Cleantech Startups in Accelerating Clean Energy Adoption in Africa

Over 770 million people in Africa lack access to electricity, according to a 2019 report by the International Energy Agency, and by 2030, half of the world’s population will be without electricity in just seven countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, and Niger, with Pakistan

Little Tech Things: 5 Christmas Gift Gadgets For All

There’s a feeling that comes with the Christmas season. The change in the atmosphere, the Christmas songs, the bright red caps and the smile on people’s faces just makes it all comfy. Along with the Christmas feeling comes the need to share the joy with family and friends.

Another Subsea Landing. Highlighting What 2Africa Subsea Cable Means for Africa

The international network of economies, businesses, and people that makes up the internet is supported by subsea cables. Around 436 undersea cables were expected to be in operation by the end of 2021. Submarine fiber optic cables, often known as subsea cables, are among the most vital parts of excellent

Africa’s Gaming Industry: Why South Africa is Taking Center Stage

Gaming is no longer seen as a child’s play. At today’s level, gaming is not all fun and games; it has translated into a competitive skill, providing part-time and full-time jobs for professionals. I would easily convince my mom as to why I want to be a gamer

Africa

Why Visa is Dolling Out $1B for Africa’s Digital Transformation

Visa, the world’s leading card payment platform, has announced plans to invest $1 billion in Africa over the next five years to accelerate the continent’s digital transformation. Alfred F. Kelly, Jr., Chairman, and CEO of Visa announced the plan on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the US-Africa Business

Artemis Accords

Nigeria and Rwanda Become the First African Countries to Sign the Artemis Accords

The Nigerian government signed the Artemis Accords yesterday, December 13th, 2022, at the ongoing US-Africa Leaders’ Forum (USALF) in Washington DC, United States of America. President Joe Biden of the United States hosted the Summit, which brought together leaders from across Africa. Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, Nigeria’s Minister of

Hello Pay partners AURA to Improve Armed Response to SMEs

Small business owners now have access to an armed response option thanks to a partnership between local on-demand security and medical response platform AURA and finance company Hello Pay. AURA’s extensive network of private security and medical response companies enables the service. Hello Pay unveiled its Business Solution earlier