M-KOPA, African fintech platform, locks in $75m in growth round
Charles AbuedeMarch 1, 2022
BY: CHARLES ABUEDE Africa’s fintech platform, M-KOPA, has locked in another $75 million in its funding growth round that will enable
Flutterwave rebrands, unveils new products, services
Onome AmugeFebruary 25, 2022
Flutterwave, the pan-African technology company that facilitates cross-border payments transactions, has rebranded its logo and
African developers in high demand globally; Google looks to train more
Charles AbuedeFebruary 24, 2022
Google launches Africa Developer Ecosystem Report 2021 Aims to train 100,000 developers across Africa by 2022 Following a series of
Poor awareness still a challenge to African cybersecurity, finds KnowBe4
Onome AmugeFebruary 17, 2022
A report on Africa’s cybersecurity awareness conducted by leading security awareness platform, KnowBe4, has revealed that many
SweepSouth’s tech platform aims to bridge unemployment gap in Nigeria
Onome AmugeFebruary 17, 2022
Nigeria’s unemployment rate has in recent years witnessed a surge, exacerbated by the negative impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and an
Stitch locks in $21m to build financial infrastructure for Africa’s fintech space
Charles AbuedeFebruary 16, 2022
After a $6 million seed round few days after it launched in February 2021, API fintech company, Stitch, says it has locked in a $21
MTN’s N89.99 bond rated AAA with stable outlook by GCR
Charles AbuedeFebruary 15, 2022
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc.’s N89.999 billion Series 2 Senior Unsecured Bonds have received AAA (NG) long term issue rating from
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Google’s Hustle Academy to train 5000 Nigerian, Kenyan, South African SMEs
Charles AbuedeFebruary 10, 2022
Technology and search engine giant, Google, through its newly launched training programme, Hustle Academy, plans to train 5,000 small
MainOne seeks bite of $1trn global cloud computing market, expands in W/Africa
Onome AmugeFebruary 8, 2022
Cloud services to boost region’s digital transition The COVID-19 outbreak and its aftermath have seen a tremendous
Airtel Nigeria sees voice, data drive earnings to $1.37bn in Q3
Charles AbuedeFebruary 5, 2022
Nigeria PSB approval in principle to unlock further mobile money opportunity Airtel Nigeria posted a 21.3 percent year