Innovator of the Week

Nedbank has introduced Money Message, a payment platform that allows small and micro businesses to accept in-chat payments from their...

Okra, a Nigerian API fintech startup, has raised $3.5 million in seed funding. Susa Ventures, based in the United States,...

Bolt, Africa's on-demand food delivery platform, has named Edgar Kipngetich Kitur as Country Manager for Bolt Food in Kenya, where he...

SHYFT Power Solutions, a company that develops IoT and software to improve distributed energy resource performance and operational efficiency in...

Troygold, the founder of South Africa's first gold-backed savings account and debit card, has received funding from Crossfin Ventures, Crossfin...

ScholarX Technologies Ltd., an EdTech startup, has teamed up with Airtel Nigeria to launch LearnAM, a new mobile platform that...

Owing to soaring tech stocks, Google cofounders Larry Page and Sergey Brin are now worth more than $100 billion. Amazon...

Appzone, a fintech software company that creates proprietary technologies for financial institutions' banking and payments services, has raised $10 million...

Paymob, an Egyptian fintech startup, has raised $18.5 million in a Series A round to expand throughout the Middle East...

Algebra Ventures, Egypt's venture capital company, announced the launch of its $90 million second fund, which will invest in startups...

Sparkle, a Nigerian digital bank, has added a new service called Sparkle Business to its current mobile app. The new...

TakeStep, an Egyptian e-health startup, has raised seed funding to extend its operations to the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) area...