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Ghana’s Zeepay plans to raise $10m in equity funding to support the creation of new mobile-money hubs in East and Southern Africa, Andrew Takyi-Appiah, co-founder and managing director, tells The Africa Report....
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Mastercard Foundation has partnered with InTouch to support their 10,000 Jambaars project, which will deploy a network of 10,000 agents to provide digital services across the continent, most of whom will be young people and, particularly, young women....
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Ghana’s Naa Sika digital micro-savings platform emerged winner at the World Bank Group's WURI West Africa Prize. The scheme, which seeks to reward innovations in cross-border social protection for the informal sector, is supported by the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) program, which facilitates...
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Ghana has not been spared the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 21, 2020, there have been 6,269 infections and 31 deaths. The economy has taken a significant hit, with GDP growth projections for 2020 being revised down from 6.8 to 2.6 per cent. And response measures combined with a...
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Clear Junction, a London-based global fintech company that offers end-to-end regulated payment solutions based on in-house technology, has signed an agreement establishing a partnership with Zeepay, a leading African fintech company. The partnership would allow Clear Junction to offer correspondent accounts for collecting payments in the European Union and...
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The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a contactless payment system to encourage the adoption of alternative payment, and curb the spread of COVID. The platforms; universal QR Code and Proxy Pay were launched to help enhance digital platforms and promote a cashless society. With this...
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Africans, largely unburdened by a history of formal banking and credit card use, has embraced technology — particularly mobile/smartphone technology — with gusto, using it to develop their own payment and purchasing methods. This has removed many of the previous barriers to e-commerce and is fueling growth that mirrors...
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Nigerian fintech Startup, Andela secures $100 million Series D funding led by Al Gore’s investment firm to build distributed Engineering teams around the world....
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Feature: Financial technology and eCommerce is are the preferred sectors for Venture Capitalists interested in investing in Africa. ...
Ghana’s Zeepay plans to raise $10m in equity funding to support the creation of new mobile-money hubs in East and Southern Africa, Andrew Takyi-Appiah, co-founder and managing director, tells The Africa Report....
Mastercard Foundation has partnered with InTouch to support their 10,000 Jambaars project, which will deploy a network of 10,000 agents to provide digital services across the continent, most of whom will be young people and, particularly, young women....
Ghana’s Naa Sika digital micro-savings platform emerged winner at the World Bank Group's WURI West Africa Prize. The scheme, which seeks to reward innovations in cross-border social protection for the informal sector, is supported by the West Africa Unique Identification for Regional Integration and Inclusion (WURI) program, which facilitates...
Ghana has not been spared the COVID-19 pandemic. As of May 21, 2020, there have been 6,269 infections and 31 deaths. The economy has taken a significant hit, with GDP growth projections for 2020 being revised down from 6.8 to 2.6 per cent. And response measures combined with a...
Clear Junction, a London-based global fintech company that offers end-to-end regulated payment solutions based on in-house technology, has signed an agreement establishing a partnership with Zeepay, a leading African fintech company. The partnership would allow Clear Junction to offer correspondent accounts for collecting payments in the European Union and...
The Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched a contactless payment system to encourage the adoption of alternative payment, and curb the spread of COVID. The platforms; universal QR Code and Proxy Pay were launched to help enhance digital platforms and promote a cashless society. With this...
Africans, largely unburdened by a history of formal banking and credit card use, has embraced technology — particularly mobile/smartphone technology — with gusto, using it to develop their own payment and purchasing methods. This has removed many of the previous barriers to e-commerce and is fueling growth that mirrors...
Nigerian fintech Startup, Andela secures $100 million Series D funding led by Al Gore’s investment firm to build distributed Engineering teams around the world....
Feature: Financial technology and eCommerce is are the preferred sectors for Venture Capitalists interested in investing in Africa. ...