Uber Technologies has announced plans to acquire Transplace, a logistics company currently valued at $2.25-billion and owned by TPG Capital.
Transplace was created in 2000, with contributions from some
Invest In Africa (IIA) has announced a partnership with Vodafone Ghana to help local businesses improve their digital skills.
Invest In Africa was founded in 2012, the organization currently operates
Kenyan startup MarketForce has announced the acquisition of Digiduka to accelerate its services across Africa.
MarketForce was launched in 2018, the startup enables an end-to-end retail distribution to allow consumer
South Africa’s telecommunications provider Telkom has declared its interest in digital financing after securing 10,000 Digital Wallet subscribers since launching a pilot program in December 2020. Telkom has
Nigerian logistics giant, GIG Logistics (GIGL), recently announced its expansion to Colchester, Essex, in the UK. With the company already operating in Nigeria, Houston, Texas, and Ghana, the expansion into
Sparkle, a Nigerian Fintech company has launched its Sparkle Business– a platform to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) access products and services necessary for the digital enhancement of their
Shop Now, Pay Later solutions are a proven way to increase sales for merchants, and with Fintech startups offering digitalized measures for modern commerce, there is no telling on how
The average interest on the normal savings account in Nigeria has been stable at 4.06% per annum for the most part of 2020. In August 2020, the Central Bank
Telecommunication companies have been providing various value-added services for their customers over the years. Provision of mobile money services seems to be the most profitable value added service recently. In
It’s always a joy to carryout a payment with ease, especially one that crosses the borders of your region. For Africans, Flutterwave has ensured that merchants and freelancers can
Without commodity exchanges, it would be difficult—if not impossible—to establish a standardized price for a commodity. Those in the commodity industry would be personally responsible for finding individual
Innovation always brings about rivalry among tech firms, and it’s the good kind most of the time. Individual firm dynamism will always cause a stir in the flow of
