MTN Group appoints new board member
Sandile Gwala, co-founder and CEO of a business consulting firm, has joined the telco's board of directors.
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RMB introduces payment solution for CMA countries
The new offering allows RMB clients to make near real-time cross-border payments between RMB accounts across CMA countries.
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Airtel backs Zambia’s digital learning project
Airtel handed over 100 routers to 50 teachers across the country and trained them on how to use them.
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SA’s antitrust body halts huge fibre transaction
In a statement issued yesterday, the Competition Tribunal stated that the proposed deal was rejected after relevant industry consultation.
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UN agency seeks African tech-based energy solutions
To be eligible, start-ups must have African founders and be legally registered and operating on the continent.
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Ethiopian fintech, Kifiya, makes history
Kifiya is the first Ethiopian company to win a silver award in Africa's product innovation category at the Global SME Finance Awards.
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SA fintech Happy Pay secures $1,8m in pre-seed funding
The fintech gets $1.8 million in a pre-seed round and secures its first debt facility as it accelerates its expansion.
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MasterCard Foundation funds education of 70k young African girls
The MasterCard Foundation has pledged $360 million over the next seven years to promote young women's educational, entrepreneurial, and career goals.
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MTN makes board changes to Fintech business, Bayobab
The mobile operator appoints four non-executive directors to the boards of its Fintech and Bayobab divisions.
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Vendease, Nigerian food-tech firm, seeks expansion, recruits new CFO
According to the company, Chaudry's appointment brings over 20 years of experience to the executive team.
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Ecobank selects finalists for Fintech Challenge
This year's challenge received approximately 1,550 applications from 70 different countries in Africa and outside the continent.
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Kenya's DTB, Network partner on digital payments
The arrangement with Network International would improve DTB's digital-first strategy in the Kenyan market, according to the bank.
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INTERPOL's mission dealt a serious blow to African cybercrime
INTERPOL cooperated in a global law enforcement operation aimed at West African organised crime groups, notably Black Axe.