RwandAir and Qatar Airways Cargo Launch New Kigali Cargo Hub
RwandAir has partnered with Qatar Airways Cargo to launch a new African cargo hub in Kigali, which will be a vital tool for the development of Kigali into a regional [...]
Africa Tech Summit London Returns: Unrivalled Insight, Networking, and Business Opportunities for Tech Leaders and Investors
Africa Tech Summit (ATS) London, the leading tech conference that drives business and investment across the continent, will host the seventh London edition on June 23rd live at the London [...]U.S. investors managing over $1 trillion in assets attend AVCA Annual Conference in Cairo
From May 1 to 5, 2023, Prosper Africa led a high-level U.S. institutional investor delegation to Cairo, Egypt, to attend the Africa Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (AVCA) Annual [...]TBD and Yellow Card's Partnership Paves Way for Global Interoperability in Digital Payments
Block-owned open developer platform TBD recently partnered with African digital assets exchange platform Yellow Card to launch a platform that facilitates fiat on- and off-ramps and payments in 16 African [...]
IFC's new funding platform aims to help Africa's digital economy reach $700 billion by 2050
We recently had the opportunity to speak with Amena Arif, the IFC Country Manager for Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Somalia, and Malawi. In her role, Ms Arif oversees all [...]Capital Markets Fintech Group 42Markets secures $10M capital from Convergence Partners and 14 DFIs
42Markets Group, the financial and capital markets fintech investment group, has secured $10 million in growth funding from Convergence Partners, a leading private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector [...]Kenya launches international roadshow to attract US investors
The Kenyan government will on Tuesday 25th April launch an international roadshow in New York, aimed at attracting US investors to invest in Kenya. The roadshow is led by Moses [...]African Blockchain Ventures Witness a 429% Increase in Funding, Outstripping Global Growth of 4%
Africa is emerging as a vital destination for blockchain-based startup investment, as blockchain venture funding continues to rise globally. According to CV VC's second African Blockchain Report 2022, African blockchain [...]Commonwealth Finance Ministers Call for Systemic Reform of Global Financial Architecture
Finance ministers from various Commonwealth countries have called for a systemic reform of the global financial architecture to enhance access to development financing for vulnerable countries. This call for reform [...]African Payment Systems Trends to Expect in 2024
Following a challenging economic period, Africa is poised to experience the second-highest growth rate globally in 2024. The significance of modern and efficient payment systems is on the rise across [...]US Govt's Prosper Africa Collaborates with Leading Companies to Fuel Africa's Technological Revolution
The US Government initiative, Prosper Africa, has launched the Tech for Trade Alliance in collaboration with the US Agency for International Development (USAID), major US companies and Government agencies. The [...]Block’s TBD Announces Partnership to Facilitate Global Payments in Africa via Bitcoin Stablecoin Rails
Block’s TBD, a developer platform focused on making the decentralized financial world accessible for everyone, today announced a partnership with Yellow Card to unlock a network of global fiat on- [...]
