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    WorldRemit launches new product for business payments to emerging markets
    June 13, 2019 | | | | Press Releases

    WorldRemit launches new product for business payments to emerging markets

    Leading digital money transfer company WorldRemit has launched WorldRemit for Business, a new service that enables small and medium-sized business owners to quickly pay employees and contractors in 140 countries worldwide, including fast-growing markets such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, and South Africa. The platform will first be available to U.K.-registered businesses. WorldRemit’s low fees and […]

    Itanna set to invest $300,000 in Tech Startups: Call for entry to Itanna Accelerator Programme 2019
    March 21, 2019 | | | Press Releases

    Itanna set to invest $300,000 in Tech Startups: Call for entry to Itanna Accelerator Programme 2019

    Itanna, the Venture Capital investing platform backed by Honeywell Group, has today announced the commencement of this year’s Accelerator Programme. For those unaware, Itanna, which started operations in August last year, invests in growth stage technology-enabled businesses across Sub Saharan Africa in order to champion entrepreneurial talent and encourage disruptive thought in the African business […]

    New NBA Africa YouTube Channel to Broadcast Live Primetime Games Each Week and Celebrate Africa’s Impact on the NBA
    March 20, 2019 | | Press Releases

    New NBA Africa YouTube Channel to Broadcast Live Primetime Games Each Week and Celebrate Africa’s Impact on the NBA

    The National Basketball Association (NBA) and YouTube today announced the launch of the NBA’s first YouTube channel dedicated to fans in sub-Saharan Africa. In addition to featuring two live games per week in primetime for the rest of the 2018-19 season, including the Playoffs, Conference Finals and The Finals, the NBA Africa YouTube channel will celebrate […]

    Andela Secures $100M Series D to Build Distributed Engineering Teams and Power the Future of Work
    January 23, 2019 | | Press Releases

    Andela Secures $100M Series D to Build Distributed Engineering Teams and Power the Future of Work

    Andela, the company building distributed engineering teams with Africa’s top software developers, today announced the completion of a $100M Series D funding. The round was led by Generation Investment Management with participation from existing investors including Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, GV, Spark Capital, and CRE Venture Capital. The most recent financing brings Andela’s total venture funding […]

    Opportunity to Pitch Live and Network at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, 2019
    December 19, 2018 | | | | Oluwapelumi

    Opportunity to Pitch Live and Network at Africa Tech Summit Kigali, 2019

    The next Africa Tech Summit holding at Kigali, Rwanda is giving African ventures the opportunity to pitch live to connect with like-minded professionals from across Africa. The three-day African Tech Summit will feature three tracks – The Future Summit, The Africa Startup Summit and The Creative Summit. Each will explore the latest trends, connect over […]

    14 Winners for AppsAfrica’s Innovation Awards 2018
    November 14, 2018 | | | | | | | | | Press Releases

    14 Winners for AppsAfrica’s Innovation Awards 2018

    Fourteen AppsAfrica.com Award Winners were announced at the annual Awards party in Cape Town last night.  Now in their fourth year, the Awards celebrate the best in African mobile and tech from both corporates and start-ups and this year attracted entries from 39 countries across the continent. The Awards were supported by Uber, JET8, Syntonic, KaiOS, Africa Tech Summit […]