Showmax is taking fans of the beloved The Real Housewives franchise to the city of wealth and power, Abuja. The Real Housewives of Abuja (RHOAbuja) marks the eighth version of the hit format in Africa and is set to [c]
African TikTok creators are amongst the first to be crowned Top Creator and Top Creator Runner Up for TikTok’s inaugural #TopCreator2022, an award ceremony that recognises and rewards content creators across sub-Saharan Africa for the immense [c]
Releaf, a technology company that makes it easier for consumer goods manufacturers in Africa to access high-quality supplies (and ingredients) for their factories, has raised $3.3 million in an oversubscribed Pre-Series A funding round. The [c]
Appzone, one of Africa’s major fintech software providers, has rebranded to “Zone”, a regulated blockchain Payment Infrastructure company. By building Africa’s first layer-1 blockchain network, Zone will enable payments and the acceptance of digital currencies [c]
ThriveAgric, a start-up that champions technology to transform the payments landscape for smallholder farmers, has been crowned winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech [c]
Ecobank Group, the private pan-African banking group, has announced the six finalists for the fifth edition of the Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The finalists come from the DRC, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Togo. The six [c]
In the first half of 2022 in the African regions computers in the industrial control systems (ICS) environment were attacked using multiple means – malicious objects, phishing pages, and spyware, according to the ICS threat landscape [c]
Attacks in the financial sector are becoming increasingly corporate-oriented and shifting away from consumers according to Kaspersky’s latest Financial Cyberthreats report,. Kaspersky Security Network data shows that the number of financial phishing attempts in the [c]
Vendease, a Y Combinator-backed digital platform that allows restaurants in Africa to buy supplies, access financial services and power their business operations, has raised $30 million in an equity and debt funding round to consolidate [c]
Anchor, a banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform making it possible to seamlessly build financial products in Africa, has announced its public beta launch. The startup was also accepted into Y Combinator Summer 2022 Batch as the first [c]
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities in Africa, and part of the Cassava Technologies, has taken a significant step forward in its planned wide-scale expansion into Africa [c]
Moove, the world’s first mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in Europe, Middle east and Africa (EMEA), is announcing its launch in London as part of its global expansion. Moove, an African-born startup [c]
Duplo, a business-to-business payment platform that makes it easier for African businesses of all sizes to pay each other, has raised $4.3 million in seed funding to launch new products and expand into new business [c]
To better meet the needs of the current generation, Eyowo has unveiled its Digital First payment offering – the Better Card – which is certified by Mastercard. The launch of the Better Card is in [c]
Grey, a fintech started by two Nigerians to simplify sending and receiving foreign payments for Africans, has raised $2 million in seed funding. The service offered by Grey enables its customers to have virtual international [c]
More than 15 speakers from across fintech, education, and business have confirmed to join the eminent panel of speakers for the PMI Africa Conference 2022. The annual marquee event hosted by Project Management Institute (PMI), [c]
In line with the company’s dedication to introducing innovative and technology-led imaging solutions in Africa, Canon has brought its R-tour to Nigeria. The tour showcases the brand’s upcoming products, closer to customer strategy, the rise [c]
Beacon Power Services (BPS), an energy tech company providing data and grid management solutions to help Africa’s power sector distribute electricity more efficiently, has announced closing of a $2.7 million round of seed financing. The [c]
Moove, the Nigeria-based mobility fintech and Uber’s largest vehicle supply partner in Africa, Middle East and Europe (EMEA), has announced its launch in India as a part of its global expansion. Moove, which provides revenue-based [c]
CFAO Motors, the sole distributor of Suzuki cars in Nigeria, has partnered with ETAP, an InsurTech company that creates solutions and incentives to improve the automotive experience across Africa, to enable seamless access to insurance with every new [c]
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of CoinAfrique, the platform for classified ads in French-speaking Africa, to accelerate penetration of its auto financing services [c]
AFEX, Nigeria’s commodities exchange and commodities market player, has announced its expansion into Kenya, following a successful pilot phase in the most diversified economy in East Africa. As part of the expansion, AFEX Fair Trade [c]
TLcom, the Africa-focused venture capital firm, has appointed Eloho Omame as a Partner in an effort to boost its capabilities as it ramps up deployment of TIDE Africa Fund II, its new $150 million pan-African [c]
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted an Approval In Principle (AIP) to Abeg Technologies, a product of Piggytech Global, as a Mobile Money Operator (MMO) in Nigeria. With the platform becoming Nigeria’s first [c]
The African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) this year partnered with StarTimes, the biggest pay-TV company in Nigeria, to host the AMAA-StarTimes Short Film Festival (The Shorts). The Event is organized to motivate young and promising [c]
Technology-driven agricultural start-up, ThriveAgric, has emerged as the winner of the Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa (CEMEA) Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI), a global innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies. With this win [c]
Three Nigerians have been arrested in an INTERPOL-led operation targeting malware cyber fraud across Southeast Asia. The three, suspected to be global scammers, were arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in a [c]
The cybercrime unit of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a 37-year-old Nigerian man in an international operation spanning four continents, coordinated and facilitated by the recently created Africa operations desk within INTERPOL’s cybercrime directorate. [c]
Endeavor has announced that the three co-founders of Field – that is Michael Moreland, Justin Lorenzon, and Peter Bunor – have been selected as Endeavor Entrepreneurs at the 26th Virtual International Selection Panel (vISP) held [c]
Less than 6 months after the first close of its $40 million fund, through which it has already invested in 10 of the most promising startups in Africa, pan-African VC firm, Ventures Platform has announced [c]
Africa’s biggest reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, is returning for the seventh season. Announcing its return, MultiChoice Nigeria has called for entries through online auditions which open on Sunday, 15 May and close 2 [c]
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