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MTN Uganda and MKOPA Enter Partnership to Boost Smartphone Penetration.
By Mark Kawalya A partnership between MTN Uganda and M-KOPA will make 4G smartphones available to Ugandans using…
Jumia Introduces Free Next-Day Delivery to Consumers in Kampala and Entebbe
Jumia, Uganda’s largest online marketplace, is offering its client base in Kampala and Entebbe free next-day delivery using…
ChapChap, a Ugandan fintech startup, secures a funding round.
By Mark Kawalya Ugandan fintech ChapChap, a firm that enables MSMEs to generate trustworthy financial profiles, has secured…
Cycle Connect boosts rural farmers productivity through asset financing
By Mark Kawalya Cycle Connect is a startup that furnishes rural communities with assets that they can leverage…
Nexen provides financial education and loans to SMEs
By Mark Kawalya Nexen is a microcredit institution that is among the few in Uganda that adopts a…
ClickPesa simplifies cross-border B2B payments
By Mark Kawalya A challenge faced across the board by many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Tanzania…
Airtel joins the Financial Times Stock Exchange
By Mark Kawalya Airtel Africa, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel, joined the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) 100…
Copia Global, ambitious Kenyan digital commerce startup, has raised $50 million to accelerate its African expansion.
By Mark Kawalya Copia Global, an ambitious Kenyan B2C e-commerce company, has raised $50 million in a Series…
Asaak Uganda secures funding to support bodaboda ownership
By Mark Kawalya Ugandan asset financing startup Asaak has announced a $30 million pre-series A equity and debt…
Absa bank embraces cardless ATM withdrawals.
By Mark Kawalya Several banks rolled out cardless withdrawals from ATMs towards the last quarter of 2020. Absa,…