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Tanzania scraps mobile money transfer fees

Three months after slashing its mobile money (MOMO) transaction levy by 43%, Tanzania has scrapped the MOMO transfer levy starting October 1, 2022.

The mobile performance of African telecoms in Q2 2022

As of Q2 2022, MTN Nigeria commanded 38.9% of Nigeria's mobile users, with its 74.1 million subscribers almost double that of Airtel’s 46.0 million, Yet when it comes to mobile performance, Airtel Nigeria was ahead of MTN; in Q2 2022, according to data analysed by Ookla—a global leader in network intelligence and connectivity insights.

Remedial Health secures $4.4M seed to provide credit for neighbourhood pharmacies in Nigeria

Remedial Health has raised $4.4 million in seed funding to accelerate its expansion across Nigeria and to provide access to credit for neighbourhood pharmacies.

Yellow Card lands $40M Series B to drive crypto adoption in Africa

Pan-African Crypto Exchange Yellow Card has secured $40M in a Series B round led by Polychain Capital.

Only 10 digital credit providers are licensed in Kenya — CBK

The Central Bank of Kenya has licensed only 10 digital credit providers in the country.

BD Insider, Letter 129: Uber was hacked!

What does the Uber hack mean for you?

Stax receives $500,000 from SDF Fund to enable borderless payment in Africa

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has invested $500,000 in Stax, a universal money app developed by Hover Developer Services, Inc via its Matching Fund.

GetEquity Startup Festival to hold this November

The GetEquity Startup Festival which was initially scheduled to hold in July has been rescheduled to November 19, 2022 at Glitz Event Centre, Lekki, Lagos.

mPharma acquires majority stake in Nigeria’s HealthPlus

mPharma has acquired the majority stake in HealthPlus, the leading pharmacy chain in Nigeria. mPharma announced today (September 15, 2022) that it signed an agreement with HealthPlus' former investor, Alta Semper to enable the acquisition.

Meet the notable African tech PR firms

A list of African-focused tech public relations firms.

How Vazi Legal is helping African tech startups to curb sexual harassment

Vazi Legal has unveiled a policy guide to tackle sexual harassment in the African tech ecosystem.

LatAm fintech unicorn Ebanx expands into Africa’s payment market

EBANX, a global payments fintech company founded in Latin America is expanding its operations and payments solutions outside Latin America for the first time.