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AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

AltSchool Africa and Binance launch scholarships to nurture digital skills in 500 Africans

3 Dec 2024

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Healthcare at the click of a button

Healthcare at the click of a button

Matthew Donen 23 May 2017

What will Trump do about Africa?

What will Trump do about Africa?

18 May 2017

#AFCLive prioritises accelerating African bankable infrastructure projects

#AFCLive prioritises accelerating African bankable infrastructure projects

18 May 2017

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Why businesses in Nigeria need to take sustainable finance seriously

Kenneth Amaeshi 18 May 2017

Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

16 May 2017

Brand Union creates new brand CI for Arise

15 May 2017

Mixed investment outlook for Africa

Mixed investment outlook for Africa

3 May 2017

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

3 May 2017

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Tom Jackson 1 May 2017

Abraham Cambridge, founder of The Sun Exchange

Powering Africa through blockchain crowdfunding

Abraham Cambridge 25 Apr 2017

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Mastercard introduces biometric shopping card

21 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

21 Apr 2017

Namibia

New mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

18 Apr 2017

Oxford Business Group with Okechukwu E Enelamah, Nigeria's minister of industry and trade.

Nigeria announces tax breaks, export incentives to boost production

13 Apr 2017

TC Chetty, South Africa country manager for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

Junk status not good for Africa's overall growth

11 Apr 2017

Free money management for Uber drivers

Free money management for Uber drivers

5 Apr 2017

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

4 Apr 2017

Zunde Africa Fund wants to invest in student-run startups

Zunde Africa Fund wants to invest in student-run startups

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2017

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

29 Mar 2017

The future of payment authentication

The future of payment authentication

28 Mar 2017

Andreas Antonopoulos

Blockchain is coming, it's just a matter of time

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2017

Charles Weller

Nigeria: the next chapter?

Charles Weller, Mindshare World 22 Mar 2017

Andrew Torre, Visa president for sub-Saharan Africa. Source:

How Africa's mobile revolution is reaching the unbanked

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2017

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Setting growth projections from your marketing plan

Ryan Kh 16 Mar 2017

Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

10 Mar 2017

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Insurance vital, but no magic bullet to fight drought in Africa

Alex Whiting 10 Mar 2017

Source: Africa Business Communities

Building business around the customer

Peter Alkema 9 Mar 2017

Misinvoicing practices loses Africa billions of dollars

Misinvoicing practices loses Africa billions of dollars

8 Mar 2017

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

14 Feb 2017

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Contactless payments forecast to exceed $1tn by 2019

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16 May 2017

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15 May 2017

Mixed investment outlook for Africa

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3 May 2017

Healthcare innovation will cure a lot of Africa's economic woes

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3 May 2017

Nigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

ICTNigerian fintech startups offered chance to pitch for incubation

Tom Jackson 1 May 2017

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RetailMastercard introduces biometric shopping card

21 Apr 2017

Barclays Accelerator reveals 2017 Africa programme participants

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21 Apr 2017

Namibia

FinanceNew mobile payment system for fuel in Namibia

18 Apr 2017

FNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

FinanceFNB awarded Best Retail Bank in Southern Africa by Banker Africa Awards

18 Apr 2017

Oxford Business Group with Okechukwu E Enelamah, Nigeria's minister of industry and trade.

RetailNigeria announces tax breaks, export incentives to boost production

13 Apr 2017

TC Chetty, South Africa country manager for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).

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11 Apr 2017

Free money management for Uber drivers

EntrepreneurshipFree money management for Uber drivers

5 Apr 2017

Companies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

Marketing & MediaCompanies that inspire in Africa are highlighted

4 Apr 2017

Zunde Africa Fund wants to invest in student-run startups

EntrepreneurshipZunde Africa Fund wants to invest in student-run startups

Tom Jackson 29 Mar 2017

Kenyans in diaspora are biggest senders of mobile money

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29 Mar 2017

The future of payment authentication

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28 Mar 2017

Andreas Antonopoulos

FinanceBlockchain is coming, it's just a matter of time

Danette Breitenbach 27 Mar 2017

Charles Weller

FinanceNigeria: the next chapter?

Charles Weller, Mindshare World 22 Mar 2017

Andrew Torre, Visa president for sub-Saharan Africa. Source:

FinanceHow Africa's mobile revolution is reaching the unbanked

Nicci Botha 20 Mar 2017

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EntrepreneurshipSetting growth projections from your marketing plan

Ryan Kh 16 Mar 2017

Crowdfunding's growing impetus in Africa

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10 Mar 2017

Stephen Morrison/AusAID via

AgricultureInsurance vital, but no magic bullet to fight drought in Africa

Alex Whiting 10 Mar 2017

Source: Africa Business Communities

FinanceBuilding business around the customer

Peter Alkema 9 Mar 2017

Misinvoicing practices loses Africa billions of dollars

RetailMisinvoicing practices loses Africa billions of dollars

8 Mar 2017

CashlessAfrica 2017 awards to honor innovation in Africa's digital financial services ecosystem

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14 Feb 2017

Africa's SMMEs explore trading opportunities globally

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13 Feb 2017

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ESG & Sustainability#WSF2017: Six key investment areas for Africa to achieve the SDGs - Jeffrey Sachs

Sindy Peters 30 Jan 2017

What's worrying businesses most in 2017?

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16 Jan 2017

Samsung launches $150m early-stage startups fund

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Tom Jackson 11 Jan 2017

Applications open for 2nd Barclays Techstars Accelerator in Africa

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30 Dec 2016

Deep analytics bump up sales and marketing for banks

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30 Dec 2016

CashlessAfrica Expo 2017 to be held in Lagos

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29 Dec 2016

Digitalisation: do or die

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Deon van Heerden 22 Dec 2016

What 2017 holds for African business

FinanceWhat 2017 holds for African business

Michael Armstrong 19 Dec 2016

Nigerian fintech startup Paystack closes on $1.3m seed funding

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19 Dec 2016

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JP Kloppers 8 Dec 2016