Moroccan influencer marketing startup Hypeo Ai has secured an undisclosed investment from Renew Capital to accelerate the growth of its AI-powered influencer marketing platform. Founded in 2024 by Meriam Bessa, Oussama Sekkat, and Salah Eddine MIMOUNI, Hypeo Ai is designed to streamline influencer campaigns across Africa and the Middle East, addressing inefficiencies caused by manual…
Nigerian startup ZippCart is pioneering smart, offline-first self-checkout solutions designed for retail stores in emerging markets, starting with Africa. Founded in early 2025, ZippCart addresses long-standing inefficiencies in African retail, including long queues, slow manual checkouts, and outdated infrastructure. The device attaches directly to shopping carts, allowing customers to scan items as they shop, track…
Orange Egypt has entered an exclusive partnership with انجاز | Enjaz Payment Services, one of Saudi Arabia’s largest fintech firms, to enhance financial inclusion and streamline one of Egypt’s most important remittance corridors. Through this collaboration, Egyptian expatriates in Saudi Arabia can now send funds instantly to Orange Cash wallets with zero transfer fees, along…
Mastercard is enabling merchants and acquirers across Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EEMEA) to settle transactions using Stablecoins, specifically USDC and EURC, marking a significant step toward integrating Stablecoins into mainstream financial systems. This initiative is made possible through an extended partnership with Circle, the global fintech startup behind the USDC stablecoin, which…
The African Development Bank Group (AfDB) and Japanese drone manufacturer Aerosense Inc. have formalized a partnership to advance drone technology initiatives across Africa. The agreement, marked by a Letter of Intent signed at the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama, establishes a framework for cooperation, information sharing, and exploration of co-financing opportunities….
South African-based fintech Mukuru is advancing financial inclusion across Africa through the rollout of its innovative digital wallet, aimed at enabling users to save, send, receive, and pay for services directly from their phones. The Mukuru Wallet is currently operational in several African nations, including South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, and Zambia, providing convenience and…
Schneider Electric is empowering local IT solution providers in Nigeria to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence by delivering AI infrastructure that is high-performing, secure, scalable, and sustainable. Through its EcoStruxure™ platform and AI-ready data centre solutions, the company is equipping Nigerian businesses across fintech, manufacturing, and telecommunications with the physical infrastructure necessary to…
Spotify is taking a significant step toward becoming more than just a music streaming platform by introducing an in-app chat feature, allowing users to talk directly with friends. Previously, music sharing largely happened through third-party apps like WhatsApp, Instagram, or Snap Inc., but the new feature aims to keep conversations and song sharing within Spotify’s…
