TechCrunch

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Digital lenders that share personal data of loan defaulters, with third parties, risk license withdrawal in Kenya after lawmakers added a clause – granting the banking regulator the mandate to revoke permits of operators who breach customer confidentiality – to the new law passed by the country’s National Assembly. .

Kenya 74

Kenya Digital Issue Data 74

TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2022

Before Dash, Boampong was the co-founder of OMG Digital, a YC-backed Ghanaian media startup he started alongside Jesse Ghansah — the current CEO of Float — in 2016. . Instead, its wallet allows users to access a plethora of services they can’t find on their traditional provider. million in an oversubscribed seed round.

Ghana 145

Ghana Kenya Raise Build 145

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2021

MarketForce, a Kenyan B2B retail and financial services distribution startup, has expanded into five additional markets across Africa to grow RejaReja — its retailer ‘super app’ that makes it possible for informal merchants to order and pay for inventory digitally, accept payments for utility bills, and access financing for their businesses.

Africa 99

Africa Kenya Marketing Nigeria 99

TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Tala , an emerging markets digital lender that offers loans between $10 to $500 to consumers and small business owners, has raised $145 million in Series E funding. She discovered that many people she talked to in emerging markets were creditworthy but lacked immediate access to credit and quick loans.

Marketing 110

Marketing Service Kenya India 110

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

MarketForce, which was launched in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda last year after growing beyond Kenya and Nigeria , plans to introduce buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) options to help merchants access fast-moving-consumer-goods (FMCGs) on credit. It also plans to enter additional markets in East and West Africa.

Raise 97

Raise Africa Kenya Rwanda 97

TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

From Onayemi’s point of view, the growth of Africa’s digital economy revolves around gains in six segments: education, payments, logistics, transport, identity, and trade. These countries include Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, South Africa, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Mauritius and Burkina Faso.

Africa 139

Africa Burkina Faso Nigeria Companies 139

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

MAY 13, 2011

Bookshare Hits 100,000 Members Boy reading at a computer with teacher in the background.Since the beginning of 2009, we’ve tripled the number of people with disabilities Bookshare is serving with our accessible library of ebooks. The amazing thing about serving 100,000 students right now is that our commitment to the U.S.

Conservancy 140

Conservancy Student National Congo 140

TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

Yet its industry remains highly fragmented as shop owners and kiosks still have issues around access to capital and getting goods regularly and on time from suppliers and distributors. And what started in Kenya soon scaled into neighboring East African markets Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda in 2018.

Global 94

Global Senegal Nigeria Rwanda 94

TechCrunch

APRIL 16, 2021

almost commonplace, but in Latin America, where broadband isn’t widely available, 1Doc3 is using text and chat to provide access to care. 8 VCs agree: Behavioral support and remote visits make digital health a strong bet for 2021. The pandemic has made telemedicine video visits in the U.S.

Colombia 79

Colombia Tanzania Raise Mexico 79

TechCrunch

APRIL 29, 2021

This year, with the 6th cohort, we want to continue to play our part by supporting developers and startups within the Africa tech ecosystem, ensuring they get all the access and support necessary to see them continue to grow.”. The growth of entrepreneurship is crucial, especially in the African context.

Africa 103

Africa Google Program Develop 103

TechCrunch

MARCH 8, 2022

The region happens to be one of the fastest-growing globally; nevertheless, over 200 million people in East Africa do not have access to a bank account or mobile money. Anglophone East Africa is home to over 400 million people, with half under 25. The average East African currency, for instance, is said to depreciate 20% per annum.

Sudan 107

Sudan Africa Help Zambia 107

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

We know that good stories power fundraising and marketing, so join one of our free events to discover powerful case studies and connect with digital storytelling experts in your community. Jasper, Indiana: Hotspots and Wireless Access Points. Chicago, Illinois: Making Tech Accessible to Nonprofits. Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Story 59

Story Tanzania United Kingdom Benin 59

TechCrunch

JULY 19, 2022

Bloom , a Sudan-based fintech that offers a high-yield savings account and adjacent digital banking services, has raised a $6.5 Visa is taking the lead as a first mover in digital payments in Sudan. million seed round. This investment is coming after the startup’s undisclosed pre-seed round last year. Our product is live in Sudan.

Sudan 104

Sudan Africa Libya Zambia 104

TechCrunch

AUGUST 2, 2022

It began on this path by building and distributing an end-to-end digital insurance platform and API that allowed businesses in different sectors to create tailored insurance solutions for their customers. These plans also include enabling the digitization of traditional insurers as innovation continues to shape the industry.

Malawi 86

Malawi Kenya Raise API 86

TechCrunch

MAY 4, 2022

According to a statement, the company seeks to “disrupt traditional centralized credit infrastructure by providing individuals, businesses and developers with the tools to access credit” via blockchain technology. Aided by the new capital, Masa claims to have recorded double-digit growth each month since the start of the year.

Build 98

Build Kenya Tanzania Philippines 98

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

According to a McKinsey report, most African countries have experienced double-digit insurance growth in CAGR in local currency over the last five years, thus positioning the region as the second-fastest growing for insurance globally after Latin America. As many as 2.8% Despite the abysmal number, there’s some good news.

Africa 107

Africa Fund Raise Morocco 107

TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2022

In an email sent from Marketforce CEO Tesh Mbaabu and obtained by TechCrunch, the layoffs were a part of a reorganization strategy in Kenya, one of its five markets which include Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania. . Mbaabu confirmed the news on a call with TechCrunch, adding that the company let go of 54 people.

Platform 82

Platform Kenya Tanzania Strategy 82

TechCrunch

MAY 18, 2021

The world of digital payments is very fragmented, with different types of online bank accounts, digital wallets and money transfer services used in different countries. For example, Western Union uses Thunes so it can move money into digital wallets and bank accounts. We are looking forward to helping them scale up.”.

United Kingdom 91

United Kingdom Singapore Zimbabwe South America 91

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Millions of people in sub-Saharan Africa and emerging markets continue to live without access to electricity. When Zola Electric was launched in 2011 by Erica Mackey, Xavier Helgesen and Joshua Pierce, the company provided solar home solutions to off-grid rural communities in Tanzania. The company has evolved since then.

Fund 98

Fund Marketing Technology Africa 98

TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2023

Chargel, which came out of stealth last year, matches shippers with transporters, digitizing processes that were previously largely offline. In its next phase of growth, it is opening up its platform to more clients, as it had limited access to 10 companies. Its exploration of new growth avenues is backed by a $2.5

Senegal 97

Senegal Fund Tech Raise 97

Tech Soup

AUGUST 1, 2017

TechSoup's NetSquared meetups will bring local nonprofits free digital storytelling workshops in more than 40 cities between August and October. Los Angeles, California: Web Accessibility: Designing Inclusive User Experiences. Seattle, Washington: Digital Communications for Nonprofits. Wednesday, August 9, 2017.

Netsquared 50

Netsquared United Kingdom Story Tanzania 50

TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2022

KlashaCheckout allows merchants outside Africa to collect payments from six countries on the continent — Nigeria, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa and Kenya — and get paid in G20 currencies like dollars, pounds or euros. Klasha has a suite of business- and consumer-facing products connected via one API.

Nigeria 99

Nigeria Africa Kenya South Africa 99

TechCrunch

MARCH 3, 2022

This technology allows people to send and receive money, pay for bills and buy data offline, and reports say more than 90% of digital transactions in sub-Saharan Africa are performed on its rails. . We recognized that almost all digital financial services in the continent use USSD as their primary channel. Enter Stax.

Kenya 82

Kenya Nigeria Africa Offline 82

TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Wowzi plans to use the new investment to set up operations in Ghana, Nigeria and South Africa, seeking growth opportunities beyond Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, where it currently has a physical presence. This a new form of digital marketing that pivots from the norm of using celebrities for marketing campaigns.

Africa 100

Africa Influence Cameroon Social Media 100

Tech Soup

JUNE 30, 2017

"Meetings" come in diverse and innovative formats like Mississauga, Canada's Geek Talk — Coffee and Convo; Pangani, Tanzania's Social Media Surgery ; and Birmingham, United Kingdom's Summer Tech for Good Social in a local pub. Los Angeles, California: Web Accessibility: Designing Inclusive User Experiences.

United Kingdom 45

United Kingdom San Francisco Burkina Faso Tanzania 45

TechCrunch

JUNE 29, 2022

New report examines Africa’s growth in the digital economy and VC investment landscape. In a period of two years, Adanian Labs has grown beyond Kenya, by establishing a presence in Tanzania, Zambia, South Africa and Nigeria – some of the biggest startup and tech hubs in Africa. How Adanian Labs started. Africa-wide Growth.

Africa 97

Africa South Africa Nigeria Kenya 97

TechCrunch

AUGUST 26, 2021

When companies create digital payments-facing solutions for African countries outside Nigeria and South Africa, building around mobile money is key. Its API allows these merchants to access telecom operators’ mobile money systems to receive and send payments to millions of mobile money accounts. .

Africa 129

Africa Mobile Ghana Money 129

TechCrunch

APRIL 14, 2022

Shipium wants to give other e-commerce retailers access to comparable tools. Let’s do a proverbial cannonball into the startup pond: Software eats food distribution : Cerve raised $2 million for a wholesaler platform as post-COVID food distribution digitizes. More for your health, less for the tax man : In the U.S., Big Tech Inc.

Twitter 101

Twitter Tanzania Reddit Ukraine 101

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Jambo , a Congo-based startup building Africa’s web3 user acquisition portal through “learn, play, earn” and democratizing access to crypto-based income-generation opportunities, has raised $7.5 million in seed funding. Nestcoin raises $6.45M pre-seed to accelerate crypto and web3 adoption in Africa and frontier markets.

Africa 96

Africa Equatorial Guinea Congo Raise 96

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

With this mobile money ecosystem growing in double-digits year-on-year, a lot of data is being created in the process. But this has left some fragmentation, where one person’s information is diverse and can be accessed via multiple channels. . “We were building two different companies at once, so we had to choose one path.

Africa 93

Africa Platform Data API 93

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 9, 2014

First up was Joseph Tanigawa from Code for San Francisco (our local chapter of Code for America), who presented a nifty tool for bridging the digital divide. LocalFreeWeb is an SMS service that helps people find free Internet access in San Francisco. This project is a great resource for libraries to share with patrons. Bond & Me.

San Francisco 61

San Francisco Develop Nonprofit Library 61

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

This time I’ll review some new developments in digital inclusion, smart watches, accessibility technology, apps in Africa, crowdfunding resources, and digital trends to expect in the next five years. Now, here's the latest: Digital Inclusion. Accessibility. Move over Gates Foundation.

News 58

News Technology Nonprofit Nptech 58

TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Construction is the one of the least digitized industries out there. MarketForce, which was launched in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda last year after growing beyond Kenya and Nigeria, plans to introduce buy now, pay later (BNPL) options to help merchants access fast moving consumer goods (FMCGs) on credit.

Fund 98

Fund Africa Kenya Spain 98

Global Giving

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As people become digitally connected, they gain access fundraise from empathetic individuals around the world. This industry is growing rapidly because mobile payment services enable transform people’s ability to save their money securely and access it conveniently. Microfinance, in all its forms, to increase access.

India 52

India Kenya Bangladesh Tanzania 52

Saleforce Nonprofit

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

There is an opportunity to support small-scale farmers in accessing low-cost, connected technology to improve their efficiency and efficacy as producers — both during stable times and times of crisis. Emphasis was placed on making information actionable, accessible, and bite-sized to fit into the lifestyle of a small-scale farmer.

Hunger 52

Hunger Global Impact Support 52

Tech Soup

JULY 8, 2011

data and governance, profiting from social change projects, and access to data and tools. ” Martha Lane Fox, UK Government’s Digital champion, on access to all being critical to achieving equality in society. Broadly, the topics discussed included democracy, value of. are a control freak you are in the wrong century.

Active 47

Active Activism Activities Africa 47

Tech Soup

JUNE 1, 2017

In Peru, the group explored how Azure can help NGOs and in Tanzania , people learned about the concept of cloud productivity services. Saint Paul, Minnesota: Communications Networking Lunch: Fostering Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Your Communications. Bamenda, Cameroon: How to Create Digital Stories. Europe and UK.

Netsquared 36

Netsquared San Francisco Community United Kingdom 36