South African biotech startup, LifeQ in partnership with Samsung and Hannover Re has rolled out VeoSens, a wearable integrated insurance and health management solution. LifeQ uses technology and analytics to improve the health and well-being of humans.  Its solutions fill the gap between medical devices and basic consumer devices while

Ride-hailing company, Uber is planning to partner with FinTech firm, Flutterwave to launch Uber Cash, a digital wallet feature in Africa. Flutterwave is a B2B payment gateway network that allows clients to tap its APIs and also customize payments applications. According to TechCrunch, the new partnership will allow Uber riders

Raise, a Kenyan company has launched its public beta end-to-end fundraising platform for African startups in order to make fundraising easier and gives solutions to fundraising through its digital platform. The platform also helps gives permits to founders and investors to open a personal virtual deal room, issue compliant electronic

Global biopharmaceutical company, Sanofi has declared five winners of its AfricaTech Challenge. This comes after an online pitch was held on 11 June, where 11 startups took part in four challenges. The 11 startups were chosen from 268 applications which came from 34 African countries after tech-savvy entrepreneurs and startups

Mastercard has joined forces with  Netcash to roll out Quick Response (QR) code payments in a bid to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to collect revenue effectively. This QR payment system hopes to meet the demand of today’s connected consumers who are increasingly seeking easy and contactless ways

Cameroonian startup leading web and mobile platform “AbegYa“, has been selected to participate in the MassChallenge Texas accelerator program which provides customers instant mobile access to reliable service providers. This accelerator program would help the startup to gain access to training, mentorship, and name deals. “AbegYa” the web and mobile

Africa’s remittance provider, Mukuru has partnered with global online money transfer service, WorldRemit to expand money transfers to Zimbabwe from across the world. The new partnership will bring world-class financial services to Zimbabwe at the same time creating financial inclusion in Africa. CEO of Mukuru, Andy Jury said, “We

Sparkle, a Nigerian digital platform has been launched to provide financial, lifestyle, and business support services to Nigerians around the world. It can be accessed via an Android and iOS mobile application and gives flexible payments, Some of the app’s features include sparkle network and Indy. Using the app,

Shamsina has been recognized in Havard president’s innovation challenge for affordable solar heaters which was named as one of the top five finalists in the challenge’s Social Impact or Cultural Innovation track. It was created by two sisters Deena and Sarah Mousa, after discovering the need for cheap

Ghanaian based remittance provider, Bitsika is rolling out a handful of new features in its new update. BitSika is a remittance platform that leverages blockchain technology to help Africans receive money instantly from anyone and anywhere at zero charges. With this new update, users can now withdraw cash from virtual

MyFanPark, one of South Africa’s top five most exciting Start-ups Goes Global Despite Worldwide Lockdown. MyFanPark was launched in October 2019 and it is a platform for fans through personalized video-recorded messages, where people get the chance to connect with their favorite TV personalities, movie stars and musicians, sportsmen,

Digemy, a South African Edtech startup has launched an e-learning gamified platform to educate Africa on the COVID 19 pandemic. Digemy aims to explain Coronavirus in plain terms and an enjoyable way that everyone can understand. Thus, Digemy has partnered with ‘Loudhailer’ a marketing agency to provide an e-learning course