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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,…
Mobile Money titan MFS Africa acquires digital B2B payments player, Beyonic.
By Mark Kawalya Cross-border remittances leader MFS Africa has acquired Beyonic, a provider of digital payments management services…
MTN launches overdraft facility to enable clients transact beyond their Mobile Money balances.
By Mark Kawalya MTN has introduced an overdraft service dubbed MoMoAdvance that makes it possible for MTN clients…
Ugandans can now buy stocks of global companies using Chipper Cash
By Mark Kawalya Chipper Cash is a revolutionary mobile application that enables Ugandans to invest in publicly traded…
Tripesa eases tourism centric payments across Africa
By Mark Kawalya Tourism in many African countries is largely underfinanced despite its potential to contribute substantially to…
ZoFi cash offers employees affordable digital salary advances
By Mark Kawalya ZoFi Cash, a local fintech, has launched a digital financial application that employees can use…
Glovo expands its’ presence in Africa
By Mark Kawalya Glovo, an on-demand multi-category delivery service, announced a plan that will see the Spanish firm…