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Swedfund backs climate-resilient infrastructure, digital connectivity in Africa and Asia
Swedfund, Sweden’s development finance institution, is committing €40 million to the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF)…
LemFi Acquires Irish Currency Exchange Company for European Expansion
Lemfi, a financial services platform for immigrants, has acquired Irish currency exchange platform Bureau Buttercrane, securing a key…
Smile ID’s 2025 Fraud Report: How AI is Reshaping Digital Identity in Africa
Smile ID, Africa’s leading identity verification provider, has released its 2025 Digital Identity Fraud in Africa report, exposing…
Diageo Sells Majority Stake in Guinness Ghana to Castel for $81 Million
Diageo has agreed to sell its 80.4% stake in Guinness Ghana Breweries to Castel Group for $81M. The…
X Announces Visa As Its First Partner for “X Money”
Linda Yaccarino, CEO of X, has announced that Visa has signed on to be the first partner for…
Starlink Activates New Ground Station In Nairobi to Improve Service
Starlink has launched a Point of Presence (PoP) in Nairobi, Kenya—the second in Africa after Nigeria. This move…
Starlink Doubles Market Share in Kenya in Three Months
Starlink’s market share in Kenya jumped from 0.5% in June to 1.1% by September 2024, according to a…
Finance App Usage and Revenue are Surging in Sub-Saharan Africa – AppsFlyer Report
AppsFlyer and Google report highlights a 34% increase in installs and 28% growth in in-app purchases. By the…
i3 Opens Applications for 3rd Cohort of African Healthtech Startups
Investing in Innovation Africa (i3), a pan-African initiative supporting healthtech startups to scale and commercialize, is accepting applications…
Old Mutual’s $200M Bet on Digital Banking
Old Mutual, South Africa’s second-largest life insurer, is set to launch its digital-first bank, OM Bank, in March,…