Sony Innovation Fund invests in South African game firm Carry1st

Research by Microsoft shows that 47% of small businesses find the cost of new technologies to be the most restrictive factor to adoption.

Project touted as Africa’s largest rooftop solar installation.

Sony Innovation Fund: Africa will invest in the gaming, music, movie, and content distribution sectors.

The initiative seeks to encourage and facilitate the adoption of digital processes for regulatory compliance by small credit providers.

With the new funding, the business aims to grow its smartphone services, expand its model to new markets and extend its financed product set.

Operator confirms loan facility through IFC to support investments in several new countries.

Investment to support WIOCC Group’s continued rollout of terrestrial fibre-optic networks, in new subsea cables, and open-access core and edge datacentre infrastructure.

Carrier neutral Tier III constructed datacentre achieves ISO 45001 certification.

Company asserts it is the first datacentre with this certification in EMEA.

Research by African Banker magazine and banking platform Backbase cites cost, complicated onboarding processes and a lack of required skills.

Company looks to invest in network infrastructure across seven subsidiaries and also to refinance existing loans.