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Five trends for Africa's telco market in 2021
Nexign, the BSS and IoT platform provider, breaks down the biggest telco trends in 2021, including the monetization of 4G and more mobile money growth.
Strong quarterly growth for Vodacom financial services
Vodacom's financial services business grew its revenue by 24.3% in last quarter of 2020.
Mastercard expects e-commerce growth to stay in 2021
Mastercard believes that 20-30% of the COVID-related shift to e-commerce spending will become a permanent feature going forward.
Four countries take lion's share of Africa's startup funding
2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem &ndah; but startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt still drew the majority of funding.
The state of funding for Africa's tech startups
The estimated value of startup funding in Africa during 2020 was $1.3 billion, plus about $1.12 billion worth of disclosed M&A, according to a new Briter Bridges report.
Africa Tech Festival 2020: Beyond M-Pesa
During a fireside chat at the 2020 Africa Tech Festival, experts spoke about Africa's payment ecosystem and moving beyond M-Pesa to payments as a frictionless mobile infrastructure.
Africa Tech Festival 2020: COVID-19's impact on African fintech
A panel discussion at the 2020 Africa Tech Festival about how COVID-19 has triggered deep digital change in African fintech .
Black Friday disappoints in SA, but online sales tick up
Black Friday 2020 was not as lucrative for South African retailers as it was a year ago, although online sales did tick up.
Telkom SA launches WhatsApp-based payment service
South African telecoms operator, Telkom, has launched a digital payment service that works through the WhatsApp messaging app.
Pandemic propels mobile money growth
Pan-African telcos MTN, Vodacom, Orange and Airtel have all seen a boost in mobile money users during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amazon CEO backs African fintech Chipper Cash
Tech billionaire Jeff Bezos is investing in Africa's fintech startup scene, backing mobile money company Chipper Cash.
Data demand boosts Vodacom H1 revenue
The COVID-19 pandemic didn't dampen Vodacom's interim revenue growth by much as the SA-based telco saw a big surge in data traffic and growth in data and financial services customers.
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Hot startup of the month: Egyptian telemedicine platform Vezeeta
Vezeeta, an Egyptian telemedicine platform, had a big 2020, raising US$40 million in Series D funding and expanding its healthtech services into Kenya and Nigeria.
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Four countries take lion's share of Africa's startup funding
2020 was a record year for investment into the African tech startup ecosystem &ndah; but startups in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa and Egypt still drew the majority of funding.
Industry announcements
- Mastercard and MTN in e-commerce mobile payments partnership
Tuesday, February 16, 2021 - Nominations open for the East Africa Com Awards
Nairobi, Thursday, February 11, 2021 - MTN partners with African Union on COVID-19 vaccinations
Johannesburg, Thursday, January 28, 2021
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AfricaCom Interview: Onica Makwakwa on closing the digital gender gap
The Alliance for Affordable Internet's head of Africa, Onica Makwakwa, shares her views on how to narrow the digital gender gap and the challenges keeping women offline on the continent.
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AfricaCom Interview: Tunde Fafunwa on how the ACIP is fighting COVID-19
Tunde Fafunwa from the UN Economic Commission for Africa explains how the Africa Communication and Information Platform (ACIP) is helping Africa's battle against COVID-19.
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AfricaCom Interview: Temidayo Oniosun on Africa's space and satellite industry
Space in Africa founder, Temidayo Oniosun, shares his views on the challenges and opportunities in the African space and satellite industry.
