Kenyan bankers unveils sign language app to enable financial inclusion

The Kenyan Bankers Association (KBA) today launched 'Deaf eLimu Banking', a Kenyan sign language self-training tool developed in partnership with Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSD Kenya) and software engineering firm Deaf eLimu Plus.

Aboki Africa closes pre-seed round led by Mono’s CEO Abdul Hassan

Aboki Africa, a fast-growing Nigerian fintech startup, has raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-seed round led by Mono's CEO, Abdul Hassan, alongside Niche Capital Limited, Ingressive Capital, and other strategic investors.

Uber launches Uber Connect in Lagos to enable domestic delivery

The world's largest ride-sharing company, Uber Technologies has announced the commencement of Uber Connect in Lagos, to enable efficient delivery of goods amongst consumers and businesses.  

Autochek Starts Operations in Kenya

Leading African automotive technology company, Autochek has begun its operations in Kenya

Payday secures $1 million pre-seed fund to build “Paypal for Africa”, eyes Rwanda as its African HQ

Payday, an African fintech startup has secured a one million dollars pre-seed fund to continue with its efforts to enable swift global payments for Africans.

Qala Fellowship to train the next generation of African Bitcoin developers

Qala Fellowship has received a 0.5BTC grant from the New York-based Human Rights Foundation (HRF) to train Bitcoin developers in Africa.

Bumpa raises a $200,000 pre-seed round to build the Shopify for Africa

Bumpa, has announced the close of its $200,000 pre-seed round as it looks to help retailers manage and grow their businesses.

ear1 announces the close of its $520,000 pre-seed round

In an exclusive with benjamindada.com, ear1, the African social media startup that allows people to talk to influencers and professionals for a small fee, has announced the close of its $520,000 pre-seed round.

Bitnob launches Fantasy Premier League competition, winner to get $1000 at the end of the season

Bitnob, the Nigerian cryptocurrency startup that lets you save in Bitcoin for the daily cost of lunch, is rewarding its users with a Fantasy Premier League competition for the new footballing season.

Flutterwave backs Nigeria’s D’Tigers for the 2021 Tokyo Olympics as exclusive payment partner

Flutterwave, Africa’s leading payments technology company, will partner with the Nigerian basketball team, D’Tigers, as they head to Tokyo to compete for gold at the 2021 Olympic Games.

UK Nigeria TechHub announces the graduation of 10 startups from the iNOVO Accelerator Programme

Designed to empower 10 early-stage Nigerian startups that are solving challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in January 2021, the UK-Nigeria Tech Hublaunched it’s iNOVO Accelerator Programme for early stage startups building innovative solutions to tackle the challenges caused by COVID-19 across the Education, Agriculture and Health sector in Nigeria.

What CBN’s digital currency could mean—transparency vs surveillance

Earlier this week, the governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank—Godwin Emefiele, announced the regulator’s plan to float a digital currency called the eNaira.