Browsing: Fintech & Télécom

The mobile telephony market in the Democratic Republic of te Congo recorded a turnover of 415 million USD during the…

IHS Towers, an independent multinational tower company in the world, has acquired 5,709 telecommunications towers from MTN for 412 million…

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that by allowing unbanked people with cell phones to access e-naira in Nigeria,…

Airtel Africa Plc announced on November 16, 2021 that it reached $ 125 million at the second close of Airtel…

The Vodacom Group released its results for the quarter ended September 2021 on Monday (November 15th). The data shows a…

Safaricom achieved net profit up 12.1% to 37.05 billion shillings (332 million USD) in the first nine months of the…

Meta, a social technology company, announced Tuesday, November 9, that it has launched its new platform called “Facebook Business Coach”…

Wicrypt, a Nigerian blockchain-based Wi-Fi sharing startup, announced it raised $ 1.5 million in a fundraising round. Funding was led…

TymeBank, a South African-based exclusively digital retail bank, announced on Thursday (November 4th) that it had reached the 4 million…

The telecom group Airtel Africa PLC announced on Wednesday 3 November that it has finalized the sale of its Madagascar-based…

Chipper Cash, an African cross-border payments company, has raised $ 150 million in a Series C extension round, valuing itself…

Standard Bank, Africa’s largest bank in terms of assets, has partnered with Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payment technology company, internal group…

South African fintech AIP Stitch announced Thursday, October 28, that it had raised USD 2 million for its expansion project…

South African microfinance firm Barko announced Thursday, October 28, that it will launch a new digital bank built on Temenos…

With a solid performance in the second quarter (+ 20.3%), Airtel Africa Plc, a subsidiary of the Indian group Bharti…

Driven by the momentum of its African subsidiaries and despite a decline in its land, the Moroccan incumbent now has…...

October 25, 2021 marks a decisive step for Nigeria in the popularization of electronic payments with the launch of e-naira,…

Electronic payments and transactions, over the past five years, have remained on an evolving curve in the countries of the…

The Nigerian bank, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, based in Lagos, announced on Monday, October 25, its partnership with Nigeria…

Originally scheduled for October 1, the launch of the e-Naira, the electronic version of the Nigerian currency, is scheduled for…

US technology services giant Google plans to invest $ 1 billion in Africa to support “digital transformation” on the continent.…

By Abashi Shamamba. For its results for the first half of 2021. Maroc Telecom can say thank you to its…...

Equitel, a mobile network operator in Kenya, rolled out its fourth generation (4G) network on August 12, 2021. This initiative…

Sanlam and MTN Group announced Thursday, August 12, that they have entered into a strategic partnership to develop Insurtech in…

MTN Rwanda, a subsidiary of the South African group MTN, has renewed its operating license in Rwanda for a sum…

The South African company Telkom announced, Wednesday, August 4, the appointment of Serame Taukobong, a former MTN, to the post…

Hatif Libya, a subsidiary of the Libyan Telecommunication Holding Company (LPTIC), signed an agreement with the American company Infinera to…

A new general manager has been appointed to head the mobile operator Orange-Cameroon, in this case the Beninese Patrick Benon…

Ethio Telecom, Ethiopia’s public telecommunications operator, recorded an 18.4% increase in revenue at the end of June to 56.5 billion…

The Central Bank of Ghana (BoG) announced Monday, July 12, that it will launch a digital currency pilot project next…