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Africhange Secures Remittance License in Ghana
Africhange, a cross-border payments startup, has secured a license to move money directly into Ghana, joining a crowded field competing for diaspora dollars.
Nigeria’s Popular Investing Apps Buckle Under Pressure After Huge Demand for Dangote IPO
Bamboo and Cowrywise crashed under a wave of demand for the Dangote Refinery IPO. Bamboo's chief executive has now apologized and cut trading fees.
Madica Expands to Algeria and Cameroon, Adds Five Startups to Portfolio
The pre-seed program's latest five investments widen its map
MTN Ghana Secures 5G 700 MHz Spectrum for $100 Million
MTN wins the low-band spectrum outright. Two other bands are contested. But Goal Telecommunications, the wildcard the regulator cleared last week, is nowhere in the bidding.
The US Is Betting on Power Lines to Close Ghana’s Internet Gap with Help from CSquared
A new feasibility study will explore stringing fiber optic cable along electricity lines in northern Ghana, an area long left behind in the country's digital buildout
Flutterwave Joins Other Fintechs in Offering Seamless Digital Participation in Dangote IPO
Dangote Petroleum Refinery's public offering is being called Nigeria's first fully digital retail IPO, with payment companies racing to make stock ownership as easy as a mobile transfer.
Viamo Launches 231 Voice Platform in Ghana, Creating a New National Channel for Inclusive Communication and Offline AI
Viamo's new voice platform, built with MTN, lets people ask an AI questions in six local languages using any basic mobile phone
dLocal Secures Direct Payments License in Ghana, Joining a Crowded Field
The Uruguayan payments company can now move money in Ghana without routing through local partners, as global fintechs race for direct access to one of West Africa's fastest-growing digital payments markets
Ghana’s Telecom Regulator Approves Three Bidders for 5G Airwaves
Regulator ends NGIC's monopoly on next-generation networks as MTN, Telecel and a newcomer advance to the pricing round
Bluecore Energy Raised $50 Million, Betting that Floating Reactors Can Bring Clean Energy Anywhere a Ship Can Go
A Startup Wants to Deliver Nuclear Power on a Barge