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Senegal's Fintech Startup Sudpay Is Playing the Taxman

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/25/2018

When it comes to fintech startups, one normally expects to hear about innovative solutions that enable payments and money transfers. Senegal's Sudpay is doing more than that: It recently teamed up with the local tax authorities to use its platform, called Townpay, to track and collect taxes from "micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)."

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Executive Interview: Tony Onuk, Co-Founder and CEO, The RootHub

The Staff, 9/13/2018

With just a few weeks to go until the annual Nigeria Com 2018 event opens its doors, Connecting Africa is speaking to some of the key figures shaping Nigeria's telecoms and technology sectors.

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Fintech Startup Yoco Turns Smartphones Into POS Terminals

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 9/10/2018

Fintech startups are lighting up Sub-Saharan Africa these days. While OlyCash's ecosystem is helping "unbanked" Ugandan consumers pay cash for remote purchase, South Africa's Yoco is going a different route by enabling retailers that don't have card-reading terminals to accept card payments.

Can African Tech Leapfrog Global Competitors?

Connecting Africa, 9/3/2018

Africa has made huge breakthroughs toward industry 4.0 in the last few years, with impressive tech innovations in areas such as mobile payments.

Cash for Data: Fintech Startup Playing a Long Game

Wei Shi, Intelligence Content Manager, Telecoms.com & Site Editor, Connecting Africa, 8/27/2018

Most loyalty programs would reward customers with future discounts or privileged access to new products. Nigeria's Thank U Cash is doing it differently.

Alibaba Founder Launches $10M African Entrepreneur Fund

Ray Le Maistre, International Group Editor, Light Reading, 8/14/2018

Jack Ma, the founder of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, has launched the Netpreneur Prize, which will allocate a total of US$10 million to 100 African entrepreneurs during the course of the next ten years.

Temenos, AUC Venture Lab Collaborate on Fintech Innovation in Egypt

PRESS RELEASE, 8/13/2018

PRESS RELEASE -- CAIRO, Egypt -- The Venture lab at The American University in Cairo (AUC Venture Lab) (http://Schools.AUCEgypt.edu/business/aucvlab/), the leading university-based startup accelerator in Africa and the MENA region, and Temenos (SIX: TEMN) (www.Temenos.com), the banking software company, have announced their intention to collaborate and ...

Smart Cities, 5G & IoT Take Center Stage at AfricaCom 2018

Amy Turner, Head, Digital Content, KNect365 TMT, 7/20/2018

Digital Africa is watching the clock -- the countdown to several key developments set to recalibrate both the African tech and telecoms sectors has begun. The Fourth Industrial Revolution is now taking hold on the continent, and those within the ecosystem are placing bets as to the timescale for a 5G launch on South African soil and where the first fully ...

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French President Macron Unveils Vision For Franco-African Future

Connecting Africa, 7/9/2018

PRESS RELEASE -- LAGOS, Nigeria -- French President Emmanuel Macron offered a bold and new vision of France's relationship with Africa, speaking at an exclusive session hosted by the Tony Elumelu Foundation in Lagos today. He passionately advocated a new partnership, prioritizing the role of entrepreneurship in driving Africa's renaissance, highlighting ...

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