Cynoia Named Best SaaS Startup at AfricArena 2024
December 17, 2024
Cynoia has been named Best SaaS Startup at the prestigious AfricArena Grand Summit 2024 in Cape Town. The summit, celebrating its seventh year as Africa’s premier tech ecosystem accelerator event, brought together over 100 startups…
Cauris Finance Secures $40 Million in Funding
December 16, 2024
Cauris Finance has announced the close of a $40 million debt facility with a U.S.-based institutional investor. This facility will enable Cauris to expand its efforts to support socially impactful African fintechs that provide essential…
Blink Takes Top Prize at TBD Hackathon
December 16, 2024
Block, the global technology company with a focus on financial services, has announced the winners of the highly anticipated TBD Hackathon, a competition designed to foster innovation, creativity, and technological advancements in payments across Africa. The grand…
LG Unveils Festive Season Discounts on Premium Electronics
December 13, 2024
LG has today announced a month-long End-of-Year discounts bonanza that will see customers buy market-leading products at discounted prices. The campaign, which runs until January 2025, has reduced the prices of key household electronics and…
Supermicro Appoints Exclusive Networks Africa as Distributor
December 12, 2024
Supermicro has appointed Exclusive Networks Africa as a distributor for the African region. This partnership is aimed at expanding Supermicro’s footprint across the continent, leveraging Exclusive Networks Africa’s extensive regional presence to meet growing market…
Binance and Circle Partner to Expand Stablecoin Adoption
December 12, 2024
Circle Internet Group and Binance have joined forces in a new strategic partnership announced at Abu Dhabi Finance Week that will expand adoption of USDC and support the development of the global digital assets and…
You Can Now Sign Up for Safaricom's Ziidi Money Market Fund
December 11, 2024
A few weeks back, we informed you about Safaricom’s new Money Market Fund (MMF), Ziidi. At that time, the fund had just been approved by the Capital Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator said Ziidi Money…
Kenya’s Aurora Health Systems Wins Qualcomm Wireless Reach Award for Innovative ECG Device
December 11, 2024
Qualcomm has announced the completion of the second year of its Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program, culminating in the Make in Africa Finale 2024. This platform continues to showcase the energy and innovation emerging…
Kenya Positioned for Generative AI Transformation Amid Adoption Challenges
December 11, 2024
Kenya is on the cusp of a Generative AI (GenAI) transformation as business leaders express optimism about its potential to reshape industries and drive innovation in the country and in the East African region. However,…