The MEST Africa Challenge 2024 is now open for applications. This initiative, supported by the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST Africa) and the Norwegian… Read More »Applications Open for 2024 MEST Africa Challenge
The Africa Fintech Summit has announced Safaricom’s M-PESA, Africa’s mobile money pioneer, as Gold Sponsor for the Africa Fintech Summit (AFTS) 2024. This will be… Read More »Africa Fintech Summit Nairobi 2024 Welcomes M-PESA as Gold Sponsor
Yellow Card, Africa’s top stablecoin platform, has teamed up with digital asset provider Fireblocks to boost cross-border payments. This partnership aims to make it easier… Read More »Yellow Card Partners with Fireblocks to Enhance Cross-Border Payments in Africa
Founders Foundation, in collaboration with Outsourced CFO, will host their annual Women In Business event on August 29, 2024. The event, which will take place… Read More »Cape Town to Host Annual Women In Business Event
Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate the market deployment of fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. This collaboration… Read More »Mastercard and Scale Partner to Boost Fintech Growth in Africa and the Middle East
Britam’s innovation hub, BetaLab, has announced six fintech startups selected for its 12-week pre-incubation program. These startups were chosen for their ability to address key… Read More »Britam Selects Six Fintech Startups for 12-Week Program
The 27th edition of the Africa Tech Festival is set to begin on 12 November at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. The spotlight of… Read More »Africa Tech Festival 2024 Spotlights Women Tech and Telecom Leaders
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to double its financing for intra-African trade, increasing it from $20 billion in 2021 to $40 billion by… Read More »Afreximbank to Double Intra-African Trade Financing to $40 Billion by 2026
The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility for Dashen Bank in Ethiopia. This facility aims to support Dashen… Read More »AfDB Approves $40 Million Guarantee Facility to Boost Dashen Bank’s Trade Finance in Ethiopia
Meta has introduced the Llama 3.1 Impact Grants that aims to support innovative open-source AI projects addressing global challenges. This program builds on previous successful… Read More »Meta Launches Llama 3.1 Impact Grants for AI Solutions