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Solar plant Kom Ombo Secures US$114m To Finance Its Construction
EGYPT – Kom Ombo, the largest private-sector solar plant in Egypt, has secured US$114 million package, through ACWA Power, from a group…
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MFS Africa Leads $2.3M Seed Round In Uganda Fintech Startup Numida
Small businesses in Africa need digital banking services, including plenty of credit. Although these businesses drive economic growth and contribute…
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Nedbank, Mastercard & Ukheshe Partner To Launch WhatsApp Payments In South Africa
SOUTH AFRICA – Nedbank, Mastercard and fintech firm Ukheshe, have joined hands to launch Money Message, a payment platform that lets…
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Jumia Ghana creates a platform to aid restaurants in the region affected by the Covid-19 pandemic
ECommerce platform, Jumia Ghana, has created a Food Festival Campaign to assist the region’s restaurants and supermarkets. The Covid-19 pandemic…
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Tech startup, Thndr, is leading a group of companies to bring E-Signatures to Egypt
Egypt-based tech startup Thndr, a fully licensed investment platform is leading a consortium of five fintech companies, that are efficient, secure…
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Flourish Ventures expands to East Africa, to support African fintech startups
Flourish Ventures, a global fintech venture capital company, has established a new office in Nairobi Kenya to support African fintech…
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Hellopay Partners Mastercard to launch a tap-on-phone payment method for SMMEs In South Africa
South African payments facilitator Hellopay in partnership with Mastercard plans to roll out SoftPOS, a contactless payment solution that is able to turn any…
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Jumia aims to expand its food delivery service across Africa
With the positive rebound of its e-commerce business buoyed by covid-19 lockdown which shot its shares into bullish runs for the first…
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First Bank of Nigeria establishes SMEs accounts to promote growth and development in the sector
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has launched its Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) specific accounts designed to reinforce its role…
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Mastercard Foundation joins forces with I&P to assist African ed-tech Startups affected by the pandemic
To help ed-tech startups weather the devastating impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic on their operations, venture capital firm, Investisseurs & Partenaires (I&P)…
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