African tech start-ups advance in global Seedstars competition

Mobile money users from Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe will be able to remit funds directly to Airtel money recipients in Malawi.

The foresight of the insurer to modernise this business-critical process also enabled it to mitigate the business impact of the unforeseen COVID-19 lockdown conditions.

Naspers’s food delivery businesses nearly doubled revenue growth, while e-commerce revenue grew 69%, boosted by Tencent and Takealot Group.

The digital device and services firm has partnered with retailer Cash Crusaders to make the 3G smart feature phone available.

The year has witnessed a spike in the use of COVID for fraudsters says McAfee fellow and chief scientist.

Google and the IFC have predicted the internet economy would contribute up to US$180bn to Africa’s economy by 2025 and US$712bn by 2050.

Africa Capital Alliance agrees on Capital Alliance Private Equity IV funding.

Deal expected to enable Telviva to extend the benefit of cloud-based communications services to companies looking to migrate from premise-based systems.

The partnership will see the firms leveraging existing networks for many of their customers with operations in North America and Europe.

Deal accelerates global cloud communications firm’s path to over US$1-billion in run rate revenue.

Formal remittances prove highly resilient according to the African Fintech company, pinpointing growth in South Africa and Zimbabwe markets.

The telco posts blowout half-year results, buoyed by double-digit data usage growth and higher customer demand for smart devices due to the lockdown.