SA Fintech JUMO secures US$55-million

Twelve African edtech start-ups will receive support from Mastercard Foundation's centre for innovative teaching and learning to scale up their innovations.

African Leadership Academy, Mastercard Foundation detail plans for five regional events across the continent.

Migrant workers within Africa send remittances in excess of US$14-billion dollars each year.

Company says several institutions are investing in platforms to support digital transformations.

Companies launch platform through which buyers and sellers can engage and transact safely.

Orange Digital Ventures Africa leads pre-Series A round financing of EdTech firm Gebeya.

Superfluid Labs wins ENGIE Challenge at event in Kigali.

New trends in the payment space, coupled with a growing realisation that the retail experience today is driven by the consumer, will be among the drivers of change in this market space says Craig Duggan, Commercial Manager at Transaction Junction.

Irrespective of industry sector, 81% of customers want to take matters into their own hands and solve queries before reaching out to a contact centre agent says Wynand Smit, CEO INOVO.

Last year, 243 African tech start-ups raised a total of US$2.02-billion in equity through 250 rounds, says Partech Africa.

Digital finance firms asked to provide geolocation of access points, devices and mobile money agents.