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African Tech Ventures Unlocking UK Capital Markets and Exits Andrew Fassnidge, Managing Director of Africa Tech Summit, added, “The growth of the African tech industry has been astounding over the last decade, and we are delighted to be back at the London Stock Exchange to celebrate our eighth edition. As the ecosystem matures, London Stock Exchange provides the platform to fuel the next wave of exits and IPOs, helping to grow the next generation of ventures, so exciting times ahead.” Despite the slowdown in investments year-over-year, the London edition continues to showcase Africa’s promising ventures, enabling investors to explore untapped investment opportunities across the continent. According to Partech, in 2023, funding for the African tech sector declined from $6.5bn in 2022 to $3.5bn in 2023, with deals dropping from 764 in 2022 to 547 in 2023. Key highlights of the Africa Tech Summit London, include keynotes, fireside chats, panels, breakout sessions, masterclasses, unparalleled networking opportunities, and deal rooms between entrepreneurs and investors. Final delegate passes can be registered here.
African Tech Ventures Unlocking UK Capital Markets and Exits

Africa Tech Summit London returns for its eighth edition on June 7th, at London Stock Exchange (LSE), to drive investment and capital, while boosting business and connections between African and European stakeholders. The Summit, kindly supported by Amazon Web Services, IFC, London Stock Exchange, Tether Data, Madica VC, Verto, Goodwin, Department for Business & Trade, Flutterwave,…

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TBD, part of Block, which is focused on creating open and decentralized technologies to connect the financial world, today announces that leading African fintech Chipper Cash has integrated with the tbDEX protocol to power cross border payments and decentralized identity use cases for individuals and businesses on the African continent. “Across Africa, the challenges of currency liquidity and access to global financial systems are palpable,” said Mike Brock, CEO of TBD. “For these reasons, we are laser focused on building out the tbDEX ecosystem in Africa, which already includes Yellowcard, the largest and only licensed stablecoin on/off ramp on the African continent. Fast on the heels of our tbDEX SDK 1.0 release, adding Chipper Cash to our growing network will help to accelerate our work on global cross border payments and decentralized identity.” Chipper Cash extends the power of tbDEX across Africa As one of the largest fintechs in Africa, Chipper Cash already allows 5 million consumers to move money efficiently to over 21 African countries. And with over 1.2 million cards issued, Chipper’s integration represents the onboarding of one of the largest virtual card issuers in Africa. “At Chipper Cash, we're excited about the potential of tbDEX to revolutionize remittance flows into Africa,” said Maijid Moujaled, President and Co-Founder of Chipper Cash. “Remittances are a lifeline for many African families, but the costs of sending money to the continent remain among the highest globally. By plugging into an open protocol like tbDEX with numerous network participants, we believe we can, collectively as an industry, drive down these high costs and facilitate remittances in a more efficient, transparent, and compliant manner.” Accelerating the path to financial inclusion for small businesses While the initial collaboration will focus on enabling faster and less expensive consumer remittances, the two companies will also explore ways to empower small businesses. Chipper’s offerings for businesses already enable local and cross-border digital payments for underbanked SMEs across 40 different African countries, powering disbursements and collections from bank accounts, mobile money wallets and Chipper wallets. Leveraging verifiable credentials and decentralized identifiers to enable trust Chipper Cash will also leverage tbDEX to unlock trusted, compliant transactions with verifiable credentials (VCs) and decentralized identifiers (DIDs) in order to accelerate the onboarding and identity verification of consumers and small businesses. “Chipper is also excited to collaborate with TBD on the trust frameworks and innovative credential designs that underpin every financial transaction on tbDEX,” Moujaled said. “The idea that we can have a standardized and streamlined way to verify our identity on the internet can help make the world feel a bit more inclusive.”
TBD Expands in Africa, Adding Chipper Cash to Growing tbDEX Ecosystem

TBD, part of Block, which is focused on creating open and decentralized technologies to connect the financial world, today announces that leading African fintech Chipper Cash has integrated with the tbDEX protocol to power cross border payments and decentralized identity use cases for individuals and businesses on the African continent. “Across Africa, the challenges of…

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Africa Tech Summit London Announces 15 Ventures for the 2024 Investment Showcase at London Stock Exchange on June 7th
Africa Tech Summit London Announces 15 Ventures for the 2024 Investment Showcase at London Stock Exchange on June 7th

Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London will celebrate the eighth edition at the London Stock Exchange on June 7th, 2024, and is thrilled to announce the 15 tech ventures that will join the ATS Investment Showcase 2024. The ATS London Investment Showcase provides ventures with the opportunity to present their businesses to leading African tech investors, corporates,…

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MNT-Halan Named Most Innovative Financial Technology Company in Both Middle East and Africa in Global Finance Awards
MNT-Halan Named Most Innovative Financial Technology Company in Both Middle East and Africa in Global Finance Awards

MNT-Halan, Egypt’s first unicorn and the country’s leading and fastest growing fintech ecosystem, has won Global Finance’s award for Most Innovative Financial Technology Company in the Middle East, and Most Innovative Financial Technology Company in Africa. The only company to win two awards out of the 18 winners, MNT-Halan appears alongside Revolut, the Bank of America,…

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Tappi's Collaboration with MTN Spurs Expansion in Cote d'Ivoire
Tappi’s Collaboration with MTN Spurs Expansion in Cote d’Ivoire

Tappi, the end-to-end digital commerce SaaS solution tailored for Africa’s micro, small and medium-sized businesses (MSMEs), has today announced its expansion into Côte d’Ivoire. Building on its rapidly growing operations in Kenya and Nigeria, tappi’s latest country launch will feature an extension of its existing partnership with telecom giant, MTN, marking a significant step forward…

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Top 5 African Web3 Projects To Keep An Eye on in 2024
Top 5 African Web3 Projects To Keep An Eye on in 2024

It’s almost 2024, and everyone is making projections into the new year. 2023 continued Africa’s study growth in the Web3 industry with more adoption and innovation. The list of African-owned or based Web3 projects continues to increase as various innovators find ways to use blockchain technology to fix some of the biggest issues on the…

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The Future of Digital Financial Services
The Future of Digital Financial Services
Join us for the next edition of Africa Money & DeFi Summit taking place at Africa Tech Summit Nairobi on 14th & 15th February 2024. On October 3rd & 4th 2023 Africa Money & DeFi Summit hosted leaders and stakeholders from across the African Finetch, Web3, DeFi and tech ecosystem, who listened and learned from... Read Article →
Redefining International Payroll and Payments in Africa & Beyond.
Redefining International Payroll and Payments in Africa & Beyond.

The year 2020 saw the world begin to adjust to living in a pandemic, with numerous global organisations switching to working either fully remotely or  adopting a hybrid working system. Now workers consider office days requirements and work-from-home allowances before applying to companies or accepting jobs. According to some statistics, 58% of Americans work from…

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The Africa Money & DeFi Summit 2023: Catalyzing the Financial Revolution in Africa
The Africa Money & DeFi Summit 2023: Catalyzing the Financial Revolution in Africa

By TradingView The creators of the Africa Tech Summit are getting ready to organize the most eagerly awaited event of the year in the African financial sector: the Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa 2023. And to ensure the success of this event, the Africa Money & DeFi Summit has partnered with key players…

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The Africa Money & DeFi Summit 2023: Catalyzing the Financial Revolution in Africa
The Africa Money & DeFi Summit 2023: Catalyzing the Financial Revolution in Africa

By TradingView The creators of the Africa Tech Summit are getting ready to organize the most eagerly awaited event of the year in the African financial sector: the Africa Money & DeFi Summit West Africa 2023. And to ensure the success of this event, the Africa Money & DeFi Summit has partnered with key players…

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