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Nokwary Technologies And Growth Factor Amongst Ecobank Group 2020 Fintech Challenge Finalists
The Ecobank Group today announced the finalists from the 2020 Ecobank Fintech Challenge. The challenge, in its third…
Africa Foresight Group Raises Seed Funding Round Of $700,000
Africa Foresight Group (AFG), a Ghanaian based talent network company has raised $700,000 in seed funding. The round…
NIC Planning To Deploy Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) To Enforce Insurance Compliance
The National Insurance Commission (NIC) is planning to deploy Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) cameras on the roads to…
Plentywaka Launches In Abuja And Raises $300,000 Investment In Pre-Seed
Plentywaka, the transport startup in Nigeria, has raised a $300,000 pre-seed investment led by EMFATO, Microtraction, and Niche Capital. Plentywaka will use…
Africa European Digital Venture Programme Open For Ghanaian Startups
Startups from Ghana and Tunisia have been invited to apply for the African European Digital Venture Programme (AEDV),…
Amaati Selected As One of Top 50 Finalists For Africa’s Business Heroes Competition
Amaati, a Ghanaian social enterprise that pioneered the revival of Fonio in Northern Ghana has been selected as…
Kenya Taxi-Hailing App “Little” Prepares To Launch In Ghana
Little, a Kenyan taxi-hailing firm, is set to begin executing its West African expansion as it prepares to…
Ministry of Finance To Reduce Communication Tax From 9% To 5%
The Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta recently announced a reduction in the Communication Service Tax from 9%…
MTN’s Ayoba Chat App Now Allows Users To Make Mobile Money Transfers
MTN’s Ayoba message app now has the ability to allow mobile money transfers for its users. MTN customers…
Absa Bank Introduces “Absa StartUp Banking” For Local Startups
Absa Bank Ghana has rolled out a free banking service for any Ghanaian start-up business that is less…