Jan 19, 2018
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has helped Partech Ventures launch a €100-million fund that is expected to become the largest venture-capital fund focused on digital-technology start-ups in sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative will help accelerate an ongoing...
Jan 19, 2018
Wholesale network service provider Workonline Communications has expanded its East African presence by making its IP transit services available in Nairobi, Kenya. Workonline Communications’ head of business development, Benjamin Deveaux, states that the further...
Jan 17, 2018
Gemalto is providing its PURE white-label payment solution to Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems (GhIPSS), a subsidiary of Ghana’s central bank that manages the country’s interbank payment processing system. Gemalto’s technology and...
Jan 15, 2018
Key decision makers from MTN, Vodacom, Econet Wireless, Safaricom, Millicom, Convergence Partners, Standard Bank, MainOne and Rand Merchant Bank are among the key speakers announced for TMT Finance Africa in Cape Town 2018, taking place on March 15. More than 200...
Jan 12, 2018
As competition for lucrative business opportunities becomes even fiercer in regions like Europe and North America, Africa is attracting more attention from the international business community than ever before, writes Ben Leo, CEO of Fraym. And this isn’t just...
Jan 9, 2018
MTN and VANU announced the integration of the two networks which will extend MTN’s network to Rwandans in rural areas who are currently unconnected. The agreement will allow for the provision of GSM services, including voice and data, which were previously...
