One of Egypt’s fastest-growing fintech companies, Basata Holding for Financial Investments has launched an expansion of its digital payments ecosystem. The company announced this project in Cairo as a deployment POS network nationwide covering 120,000 terminals, alongside the application of cash-in and cash-out services for all mobile wallets.

Mitcha, a well-known online marketplace which is devoted to supporting regional fashion designers in the Egyptian advertising technology market, has been acquired by Converted, a company that is built primarily for AI-driven solutions for developing markets.  This acquisition is a calculated attempt to create a more integrated, data-driven digital commerce

An Egyptian-Saudi advisory firm, Wider Consulting has officially disclosed the plan to invest USD 14.3 million in Egypt and Saudi Arabia in order to build and enhance entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems.  This innovation is set to focus on building startups, supporting SMEs, and enabling cross-border collaboration between the two

A fintech startup, Orca Fraud has received $2.35 million in seed funding in order to scale its operations across Africa and other emerging markets. This is a firm that specializes in real-time fraud intelligence.  The founding round was led by Norrsken22, with participation from OneDayYes, Enza Capital, and CV

A South African payment startup in Johannesburg, NjiaPay has raised a sum of $2.1 million in seed funding to increase the functionality of the platform to help businesses manage several payment services through a single system. The round was led by Newion Partners, a European SaaS-focused investor, with participation

An entrepreneur from Morocco, Meriam Bessa has decided to adopt the use of artificial intelligence in influencer marketing to enhance her startup Hypeo AI, a platform that is structured to connect brands, agencies and content creators while creating a simpler form of campaign management.  This platform aims at making use

A global telecommunications and connectivity provider, Neterra has announced an official release of two new internet services for enterprises, one targeted at a primary business internet solution and the other as a backup connection. The launch is targeted at companies that are in need of continuous, dependable connectivity to support

A Global Science and technology company, Merck has created an educational Symptom Checker in the Gulf region (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and United Arab Emirates) in order to encourage earlier detection and raise awareness for colorectal cancer (CRC). This innovation is targeted towards one of the most prevalent

An electric mobility startup in East Africa, Zeno has received a sum of $25 million in Series A funding to improve the production of Emara e-motorcycles and increase its battery-swap network across Kenya and Uganda. The round of this funding was led by Congruent Ventures, with participation from Active Impact,

Algerian fintech startup Gifty has decided to make digital payments more accessible with its all-in-one mobile platform in a country where over 90% of transactions are still cash-based. The platform allows users to pay utility bills, mobile top-ups, internet subscriptions, and shop from over 3 million e-commerce products through the

A Nigerian artificial intelligence startup named Intron has officially announced an upgraded powerful speech recognition platform called Sahara v2, specifically designed for African languages and speech patterns. With this release, there will be features such as leap in voice AI technology, expanding support to 57 languages, including 23 African languages

A Nigerian cloud infrastructure management startup, PipeOps has declared a new feature called Bring Your Own Server (BYOS). This is a new tool that will allow businesses to convert any machine either virtual or bare-metal into a deployment-ready server while also benefitting from PipeOps’ simplified interface and automation tools. The

African Entrepreneurs have been granted a sum of $1.5 million grant by Chinese entrepreneurs and Alibaba founder Jack Ma through the 2026 edition of Africa’s Business Heroes (ABH). The initiative is designed to select and support founders building scalable solutions to Africa’s most pressing challenges.  The program

One of Africa’s largest financial services providers has collaborated with Thunes, global payment infrastructure platform to launch Absa Global Pay, an innovation to simplify international money transfers.  This next-generation remittance solution is designed to offer real-time, low-cost, and mobile-first cross-border payments for individuals and small businesses across the continent.

A digital payment platform Flocash, has collaborated with Quest Financial Services to develop a new prepaid Visa Card in Zimbabwe. This innovation is aimed at growing digital payment access as well as improving financial inclusion in the country. The card which was launched is expected to allow Zimbabweans a more

In a move to expand and develop startups in Africa, African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a sum of €6.5 million investment in the Saviu II venture capital fund. This funding is targeted at strengthening support for early-stage technology specifically located in Francophone West and Central Africa. The

A South African e-commerce company called Bob Group has announced its move into a new phase of growth with a leadership transition which oversees its goal into becoming the country’s most comprehensive digital commerce ecosystem.  This transition was announced in Johannesburg when the company announced that Anita Erasmus has

Cameroonian startup, Sparte Robotics has announced its launch of the Atawi-3A3, an autonomous marine drone targeted to build port surveillance and environmental monitoring. This launch was supported by the Port Autonome de Kribi (PAK), which oversees Atawi-3A3 as a valuable tool for protecting port infrastructure and ensuring compliance with environmental

A Congolese entrepreneur Eric Bemba has announced the development of Wiikko,  his e-commerce and delivery ventures in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with the aim to strengthen last-mile logistics and digital commerce across the country.  Bemba, who co-founded this fintech company stated that the expansion of the platform is

Weego, a Moroccan-Sengalese mobility startup has secured a total of $1.1 million in its early-stage from the Azur Innovation Fund, taking a bolder step in achieving its goals as a mission to transform urban transportation across Africa.  This funding was announced in Casablanca, by its founder Saad Jittou and

A Kenyan electric mobility startup, Roam has officially launched an artificial intelligence-powered platform that is structured to provide real-time monitoring of electric vehicles fleets across Africa. Roam Explorer is a system built to help connect electric motorcycles, buses, and cars to a centralized dashboard, offering live data on battery health,