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Bio-Logical Raises $1.3M to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

Bio-Logical Raises $1.3M to Scale Carbon Removal and Build the Climate Resilience of Kenyan Smallholder Farmers

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Innovate Africa Launches a $2.5M Angel Fund for Early-Stage Africa-Focused Startups

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SNPIT Partners Astar Network to Transform Blockchain-Integrated Photography and NFT Marketplaces

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UAE’s Lyvely Secures License from RAK DAO to Become MENA’s First-Ever Licensed SocialFi Platform

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Scan to Pay takes center stage in Spenda's Fintech Suite

Despite the global move towards digital transacting, 1.4 billion people worldwide remain unbanked. It’s these individuals that payment service providers like Spenda are empowering through the use of innovative payment solutions that address the financial inclusion gap. In its latest move to do so, Spenda has integrated Scan

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Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei appointed Chairperson of UN’s AI for Good Impact initiative

AI for Good, the leading United Nations platform dedicated to leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) for positive global impact, has announced the appointment of Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei as Chairperson of AI for Good Impact Initiative during the AI for Good Global Summit 2024 in Geneva, Switzerland. The AI for Good Impact

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Women Who Build Africa announces 2nd annual WWBA Assembly, 5-6 September,2024

Following a successful inaugural event, tickets are now on sale for the community’s 2nd annual gathering of women founders, investors, and ecosystem partners in Africa, taking place in Nairobi Women Who Build Africa (WWBA), a community launched by Gwera Kiwana and Thea Sokolowski in 2022 to convene and support

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HammerPay Teams up with Spectrum Communications - Liberia, Powers UBA Remit Wallet to Pay for Affordable Internet Services

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African Startups To Benefit From Accion's New $152.5M Fund Investing in Digital Transformation of Financial Institutions

Global nonprofit Accion announces the launch of the Accion Digital Transformation Fund (ADTx). The $152.5 million fund seeks to enable financial institutions to better meet the needs of small businesses that are currently excluded from the financial system by providing growth capital and strategic support for digital transformation. The

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Interswitch Presents the 2024 Global Payment Innovation Report

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Fawry and Roboost sign “MOU” to enhance digital transformation and financial inclusion

Fawry, the leading company in the field of banking technology and electronic payments, announced the signing of a joint cooperation memorandum with “Roboost”, a leader in developing delivery and logistics management systems, to automate payroll for home delivery couriers. The cooperation enhances the efforts of the digital transformation process and

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Caribou Digital Launches a New Book, The Platform Livelihoods Project: Research Exploring the Workplaces of the Digital Age in Africa and Indonesia

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Underdog Tech Award Unveils Three Exceptional Entrepreneurs As 2024 Winners

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Africa Fintech Summit Rolls Out Nigeria Fintech Marketing Outlook 2024

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P1 Ventures Doubles Down on Africa Announces the Second Close of its Fund II at $35M

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Egyptian MoneyHash Secures $4.5M Seed Investment to Scale its Operations

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Deimos Achieves Google Infrastructure Specialisation

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Durban to Dublin — Irish Tech Challenge South Africa 2023 Winners to Showcase SDG Innovations in Ireland

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AltSchool Africa Attains the UK’s ASIC Accreditation, Covering 70 New Countries

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EMURGO Africa Announces Strategic Investment in ‘Fig’, Paving the Way for De-Fi Lending Solutions in Pan-African Markets

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ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Set to Showcase 12 Innovative Startups at Demo Day

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Bboxx, a UK Energy Firm Relocates its Global HQ to Rwanda to Further Expand in Africa

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Saudi edtech iStoria raises $1.3 million in seed round

iStoria, a specialized application for teaching the English language, is thrilled to announce the successful completion of its Seed investment round, securing a total of 5 million Saudi riyals in funding. This milestone was achieved with the support and participation of notable investors including Nama Ventures، Classera, Flat6Labs, BIM Ventures,

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Paymob Partners with Mastercard to Accelerate Digital Payment Acceptance in MENA

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Interswitch Partners with Opay to Enhance the Digital Payment Experience Across Africa