Nigerian Startups Dominate the 2nd Cohort of Visa’s Africa Fintech Accelerator Program
May 20, 2024
Visa has announced the startups shortlisted to take part in the second cohort of its Africa Fintech Accelerator program. Visa says 20 startups have been shortlisted but has only shared 18 of them. Out of…
EV Company Spiro Secures $50 Million Debt Facility from Afreximbank to Expand in Africa
May 20, 2024
Spiro has announced the signing of a $50 million debt facility with he African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank). The agreement was signed during the Africa CEO Forum in Kigali, Rwanda. The funds will be used to…
Bolt Business Customers in Kenya Can Now Issue Trips to Employees Through Coupons
May 17, 2024
Bolt has announced new Bolt Business Coupons, allowing businesses to share or fully cover the cost of a one-off ride with their employees and customers. Coupons, a part of Bolt Business platform, aim to support customers with…
PAIX Data Centres to Build a Cloud- And Carrier-Neutral Data Centre in Djibouti
May 17, 2024
PAIX Data Centres has announced a strategic joint venture with the Djibouti Sovereign Fund to construct a state-of-the-art cloud- and carrier-neutral data centre in Djibouti. This landmark project represents a significant milestone in Africa’s digital…
NTT DATA to Provide Digital Transformation Services for Salesforce
May 16, 2024
NTT DATA has been selected by Salesforce, the #1 AI CRM, to help standardise and streamline the company’s application environment. NTT DATA will support management and development of hundreds of applications across Salesforce’s organisation so…
Premier League in your pocket compliments of Showmax
May 16, 2024
Just 23 matches remain in the Premier League this season (two full Matchdays for rounds 37 and 38, as well as three catch-up fixtures from round 34) and the title, European qualification and relegation all…
Showmax completes M-Pesa integration as it relaunches in Kenya with four new Originals
May 16, 2024
Just days after it dropped three new Originals in Kenya, African streamer Showmax has completed the integration of M-Pesa onto its recently relaunched platform, allowing customers the ease and convenience of engaging with the popular…
Kenyan Electric Bicycle Company, eBee, Opens a Sales and Service Centre in Mombasa
May 16, 2024
eBee, the Kenyan e-mobility company, has expanded to Mombasa with the opening of a new sales and service center in the coastal city. This is the first ever E-Bicycle Sales & Service Center in Mombasa…
Epson To Showcase Sustainable Tech Solutions at GITEX AFRICA 2024
May 16, 2024
Recent survey results released by Global Technology company Epson indicate that 74% of IT decision-makers acknowledge a surge in demand for new scanning technology due to digitalization, with the global scanner market expected to reach USD…