The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has approved Abeg App, a Piggytech Global Limited product, as a Mobile Money Operator in Nigeria. Abeg Technologies Limited, a division of Piggytech Global Limited, has been given approval in principle (AIP) by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate as a...

With a focus on growing across Africa, Fido, a fintech business with its headquarters in Ghana, has raised $30 million in a Series A round of funding. Fido, a fintech company with headquarters in Ghana, has raised $30 million in a Series A round of fundraising with the goal...

MEST, Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology, has announced the appointment of Melissa Nsiah as its new Director of Portfolio. Melissa Nsiah, a business coach and operations management expert from Ghana, has been appointed the new director of the portfolio at MEST, the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology. Melissa, who was formerly...

The Pan-African “Investing in Innovation” program will provide grants and commercialization support to 60 African Startups in health tech companies over two years. June 22, 2022. Lagos, Nigeria. Healthcare consulting firm Salient Advisory has launched its latest market intelligence report highlighting promising African health tech start-ups in the supply...

Boomplay has announced the establishment of an office in Côte d’Ivoire in order to improve the music streaming of Ivorian musicians. Boomplay, Africa’s most popular and comprehensive music streaming app, has opened a Côte d’Ivoire office to improve music streaming and help Ivorian musicians reach a wider audience both...

Africa Data Centres has announced plans to construct a 30MW data centre facility in Ghana’s capital city, Accra. Africa Data Centres, a subsidiary of the Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technological conglomerate, has announced the construction of a 30MW data centre facility in Accra, Ghana. The new facility will...

Uber has reached a significant milestone by clocking one billion rides across all of its African markets per reports. Uber announced today that it has completed 1 billion rides across all of its African markets. According to the company’s press release, this feat equates to more than 10 billion...

Ghana Post has, in a brief ceremony, unveiled a new fleet at the company’s headquarters in Accra to enhance its operations across the country. In a brief ceremony, Ghana Post revealed a new fleet at its Accra headquarters to improve operations. A new fleet of cars, trucks, and motorcycles...

Dash, a Ghanaian fintech startup, has been ordered by the Bank of Ghana to cease operations due to unapproved licences. The Bank of Ghana has ordered Ghanaian fintech company Dash to cease operations. The fintech startup has been growing since securing a $32.8 million seed round of funding with...