Ghana's E-Cedi Hackathon Gets Support from Ghana Fintech and Payments Association
Sony Launches Africa Fund and Bolt launches driver center in Johannesburg
What’s happened this Week:
SecondSTAX collaborates with the Nigeria Exchange
Ecobank Group announces 2023 fintech winner
and more!
The Ghana Fintech and Payments Association (GFPA) has announced its strong support for the eCedi Hackathon.
The eCedi Hackathon, underscores the commitment of Bank of Ghana to explore cutting-edge technologies that modernize payment systems, reduce costs, boost interoperability, stimulate economic growth, and democratize access to secure financial products for both consumers and businesses.
In The News This Week:
SecondSTAX Collaborates with Nigerian Exchange Limited to Foster Institutional Investment from Across Africa in Nigeria’s Capital Markets
SecondSTAX, a technology company that is building solutions to enhance intra-Africa capital and investment flows, announced a new partnership with the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) that will enable institutional investors from across Africa to directly invest in Nigeria’s capital markets.
Cameroonian Fintech Koree Wins 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge
Ecobank Group has announced Koree, a fintech company based in Cameroon, as the overall winner of the 2023 Ecobank Fintech Challenge.
Ghana Places 2nd in Africa with 100% Mobile Money Service Growth
According to the 2023 Oxford Economics Africa Report titled, “The Africa Risk-Reward Index”, Ghana placed second behind behind Côte d’Ivoire in Africa in terms of growth of mobile money services
In the rest of the news:
Sony Launches Innovation Fund For Africa To Support Growth Of Entertainment Businesses
Treepz Partners With Insurtech Startup Octamile To Launch “Treepz Care”
Bolt Launches Driver Engagement Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa
Tech Events In Ghana
We’re putting together events that will be happening later in Ghana this year. You can check them out here:
Africa Ecosystem Funding Activity
SA’s Sanari Capital raises $65m in 2nd close of new growth fund - Disrupt Africa
SA startup Cue raises $500k funding to advance AI-powered customer service - Disrupt Africa
Egyptian insurtech startup Amenli raises $1m funding to fuel growth - Disrupt Africa
Egyptian delivery management startup Roboost secures McDonald’s partnership - Disrupt Africa
Labari Media Podcast
On today’s show, we talked to Natalie Narh, a Co-Founder and the CEO of New Comma, a digital platform for African creatives.
We discussed New Comma, their recent fundraise, her thoughts about the creator economy in Africa, the current state of monetization for creators, and what New Comma has in the future for its creator.
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