Africa

Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent. At about 30.3 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area and 20% of its land area. With 1.2 billion people as of 2016, it accounts for about 16% of the world's human population.

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Mobile-First Software Solutions Can Help African Merchants Digitize Their Businesses
Mobile-First Software Solutions Can Help African Merchants Digitize Their Businesses
June 29, 2022  |  Technology

Despite high mobile penetration across Africa, cash remains a preferred payment method for everyday transactions, with an estimated 95% of transactions in Nigeria, one of...

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eHealth Startups Making Moves Across Africa
eHealth Startups Making Moves Across Africa
June 27, 2022  |  Healthcare

Telemedicine, telehealth, ePharmacy. The way the world accesses healthcare has been transformed by digital technologies which are helping connect patients and health professionals in novel...

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FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
FinTechs Solve Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Challenge
June 23, 2022  |  Financial Inclusion

When it comes to tackling poverty and improving the quality of life of the world’s poor and excluded communities, the concept of financial inclusion has...

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Safaricom CEO: ‘Innovation Mindset’ Critical to M-Pesa Success
Safaricom CEO: ‘Innovation Mindset’ Critical to M-Pesa Success
June 21, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

“M-Pesa is a barometer of what’s happening in the [Kenyan] economy and how customers are behaving.” That description by Peter Ndegwa, CEO at Nairobi-based tech...

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Appletree Campaigns to Raise $5B to Fund 1 Million African eCommerce SMEs
Appletree Campaigns to Raise $5B to Fund 1 Million African eCommerce SMEs
June 19, 2022  |  Investments

Appletree Digital Commerce, an eCommerce company, has debuted the Taking One Million African Traders Online Movement (TOMATO) initiative, to help out with African youths with...

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Africa’s Digital Future Beyond Mobile Money
Africa’s Digital Future Beyond Mobile Money
June 17, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

It seems like an exciting time for PayTech — payments technology — in Africa. Across the continent, central banks and regulators are joining forces with...

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Pan African VC Fund Launch Africa Raises $36.3M
Pan African VC Fund Launch Africa Raises $36.3M
June 15, 2022  |  Investments

Pan-African venture capital fund Launch Africa Ventures has closed its $36.3 million fund, which it used primarily for investments in B2B and business-to-business-to-consumer startups. According...

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Today in FinTech: Margin Calls; Instant Wages, Digital Africa, Network Tokenization, Investment Screenings
Today in FinTech: Margin Calls; Instant Wages, Digital Africa, Network Tokenization, Investment Screenings
June 14, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

In today’s FinTech news, margin calls are on the rise as bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fall, meanwhile digital payments in Africa are expanding further across...

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Nigeria’s GTCO Shows ‘Super App’ Ambitions With Squad Launch
Nigeria’s GTCO Shows ‘Super App’ Ambitions With Squad Launch
June 13, 2022  |  Digital Payments

In the story of payment technology in Africa, financial institutions have had to compete with a range of alternatives from outside the spheres of banking...

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