One Finance – the Integrated Consumer Financing Platform – announced the launch of its services in the Egyptian market with an issued and paid capital worth EGP 100 million. For the first time in Egypt, the company introduces an innovative buy now pay later business model by creating an integrated consumer financing platform that fulfills…
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EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind provider of central banking infrastructure, has partnered with SEC Ghana to deploy its API-First Digital Regulatory Sandbox Platform to streamline regulatory sandboxing and supervision of capital market innovation. The company’s cutting-edge framework enables the SEC, as well as other regulatory agencies and central banks, to collaborate with emerging…
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Article by Elisha Imagine a world where people in developing markets can get loans on demand, have access to high-yield investment opportunities, and move their money freely without restriction. That is the world decentralized finance (DeFi) companies in Africa envision, and they are building it. Over the past few years, several DeFi platforms have launched…
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Developing markets share several problems in common. One such problem is the inability of most people to have full access or any access at all to the financial system. For example, the unbanked have no access to the traditional system, they are unable to create accounts or use the services of banks, and the underbanked…
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Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies in Zambia, is expanding its operations to Central Province by launching its first office in Mkushi. This launch will bring high-speed connectivity and a suite of intelligent technologies to the district for the first time. With the opening of this new branch in the country, the pan-African…
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Nigeria’s Pastel, formerly Sabi Cash, has raised $5.5M in a SEED round led by TLcom Capital with participation from Global Founders Capital (GFC), Golden Palm Investments, DFS Labs, Ulu Ventures, Plug and Play, and SOMA Capital. Founded by Abuzar Royesh, Olamide Oladeji, and Izunna Okonkwo, Pastel is on a mission to build digital tools to…
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The cryptocurrency space has become a hotbed for investments of all kinds. From regular people hedging against inflation by buying Bitcoin to major investors betting on the future of finance by providing capital for startups, a lot of money is pouring into crypto. The African continent has had its fair share of investments into new…
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Crypsense Digital Group a Kenyan based Digital Assets Capacity Building & Management Platform is among the first African based Web 3 startups to qualify for the Draper VeChain Web 3 Accelerator Program. A 12 Week Accelerator Program delivered globally to high-growth blockchain companies. The team pitched together with some of top 15 globally fastest growing…
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Quality African businesses with growth prospects that seek funding can now raise capital via an innovative crowdfunding platform, GoGetta. Local and international angel and venture capital investors can now select vetted opportunities and invest quickly and securely amounts of just R1000 or more to own shares in various African businesses. Sthembiso Zwane, co-founder of GoGetta…
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