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Konga Partners Visa to Make Online Shopping Seamless for Customers
Revitalized e-commerce company, Konga has partnered with global digital payments leader, Visa to offer more value to customers…
mPesa’s New Fuliza Quick Loan Scheme Gets 1 Million Users, Gives Out $10m Loans in Just 8 Days
The recently launched lending scheme by hugely popular mobile money platform, mPesa is quickly gaining traction as number…
Ghanaian Medical Startup mPharma Raises $9.7m in Series B Funding Round, Falls Short of $12m Target
Ghana-based medical startup, mPharma has raised around $9.7 milion as part of its Series B financing round. According…
Flutterwave Partners Visa to Launch Payment Service, GetBarter
Nigerian payments startup, Flutterwave, has partnered Visa to launch a consumer payment product for Africa called GetBarter. This new service…
Keke Payments App, KePay Looks Pretty Cool But Came Way Ahead of its Time
Tricycles or Keke Maruwas (as they are fondly called) have become widespread around us. And because they only…
Many African Startups Consider Funding Crucial for Choosing Startup Programs but does it Have to Be so?
As a startup, the new year offers tons of opportunities. From new business strategies to funding rounds, opportunities…
Paystack, BudgIT, 7 Other Nigerian Companies Make London Stock Exchange Group’s “Companies to Inspire Africa” List for 2019
Payments firm, Paystack and accountability public enlightenment platform, BudgIT were among the 9 Nigerian companies that made it…
Comply or be Imprisoned – Zimbabwean Government Orders ISP’s and Telcos to Shutdown Internet Access
Following widespread violent protest by its citizens over an increase in fuel price, the Zimbabwean government has ordered…
Is the #10YearChallenge a Clever Hack to Gather Images for Facebook’s Facial Recognition System?
Over the last few days, social media has been going crazy over a recent trend: The #10YearChallenge. Let's…
African Startups Recorded a Massive $1.19 billion Funding in 415 Rounds in 2018 – Digest Africa
We knew African startups were raising a lot of money but in 2018, the collective pool of money…
