News - South Africa

Omnisient, a supplier of consumer privacy-protecting data collaboration platforms in emerging economies, has raised a $3.5 million round of expansion...

According to South Africa's financial conduct regulator, cryptocurrency financial companies must apply for a license between June 1 and November...

In order to compete for the grand prize of US$50,000 and entry into the Ecobank Fintech Challenge Fellowship program, six...

The first "SESA Call for Entrepreneurs" has been made public by the Smart Energy Solutions for Africa (SESA) consortium project,...

Google has announced the opening of a cloud region in South Africa, the company's first on the continent.  As a...

Talk360, a South African app that allows users to call any landline or mobile phone in the globe at a...

iiDENTIFii, the South African-based innovative biometrics tech firm, has raised US$15 million growth capital.  The round was led by African...

SweepSouth, a South African startup that offers online home services and is active throughout Africa, has acquired US$11 million in...

Sanari Capital has announced that its Sanari 3S Growth Fund has reached its first close with a total of $28...

MTN of South Africa raised 2.5 billion rand ($145 million) in three bonds to extend the maturity of its debt,...

Global financial services company Visa has disclosed that has recently agreed to a $200,000 agreement with the Financial Services Consumer...

Google has launched a new service called Google Wallet in South Africa, which enables users to safely store their credit cards, loyalty...