Ecobank, the pan-African financial services group, has announced Daba Finance, the Ivorian fintech, as the grand prize winner of its flasghip Ecobank Fintech Challenge 2024. Twelve (12) innovative fintech startups competed to impress the esteemed panel [c]
Over the last four years, a highly-organized criminal organization has targeted financial institutions and mobile banking services with malware, phishing campaigns and large-scale Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams. Known as OPERA1ER, with aliases such as [c]
Africar Group and Stellantis have announced the launch of Auto24 activities in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. Auto24 is a direct-to-consumer used car company that brings new, innovative solutions ensuring transactions are conducted in a transparent and [c]
Afrikrea, the Ivory Coast-based e-commerce platform for “all things made of Africa”, has announced the successful completion of a $6.2 million pre-Series A round led by Investisseurs & Partenaires and the rebrand to “ANKA”, its [c]
The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is less than a couple of weeks away, and the organisers have denied all news of the postponement. The continent’s best teams will meet in Cameroon to decide who [c]
A five-nation survey by GeoPoll in sub-Saharan Africa has found that 60 per cent of those employed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic have not been able to work as a result of the outbreak, and [c]
Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has announced the successful launch of a smart delivery app to enable businesses to simplify their order and delivery process. The smart delivery application allows each customer to place an order [c]
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) studies are becoming increasingly important for the continuous development of innovative solutions to solve challenges in diverse sectors. In recognition of this, GE hosted a Women in STEM mentorship [c]
The Africa Netpreneur Prize Initiative (ANPI), which called for applications starting from March to June 2019, has announced the list of the Top 10 finalists from across the continent set to compete for US$1 million [c]
EntrepreneursOnTheMove, a platform for building capacity of entrepreneurs while mobilizing key enablers and investors in the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems in Africa comprising startups, business leaders, investors, and government officials involved in entrepreneurship, convened participants [c]
MTN Group has announced the appointment of Djibril Ouattara to the position of MTN Ivory Coast CEO, from November 1, 2019. The appointment follows the departure of former CEO, Freddy Tchala in September. Djibril is [c]
Paradise Game Center recently opened its doors in Ivory Coast. Located in the neighbourhood with the largest population of the Ivorian capital, the shopping center of Cosmos Yopougon, is now home to the largest video [c]
Mobile research firm GeoPoll has released a new report on the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament which looks at awareness, interest, viewership plans, and betting plans across Kenya, Nigeria, Uganda, Ivory Coast, DRC, [c]
Ivory Coast’s public broadcaster, the Société Ivoirienne de Télédiffusion (SIDT), has selected SES as its digital partner as it gears to meet the country’s 2020 deadline for switching over from analogue to digital broadcasting. Under [c]
Digital Afrique Telecom (DAT) has launched Tax Collect, an interoperable platform for collecting municipal taxes in Ivory Coast. This multi-channel payment gateway allows taxpaying customers to pay their taxes via an EPT (Electronic Payment Terminal), [c]
An in-depth study, led by Nielsen, of television reception throughout Nigeria, Cameroon and Ivory Coast, has positioned Eutelsat as satellite market leader within these countries. The face-to-face interviews were conducted with 3,000 households in Nigeria, [c]
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