Highlights From the Africa Money and Defi Summit
Paystack's terminals go virtual and Dash lays off half its staff
What’s happened this Week:
Jumia partners with Starlink to sell its terminals
South Africa fintech Stitch raises $25 million
and more!
The Africa Money and DeFi Summit just wrapped up its second edition in Accra at the Movenpick Hotel.
Over two days, the summit had keynote addresses, presentations, and panel discussions with guests from different companies including EMTECH, Bank of Ghana, Flutterwave, WiPay, Turaco, and more.
Read about our highlights and takeaways from the two-day event
In The News This Week:
Jumia Partners With Starlink To Sell Starlink Terminals In Africa
Elon Musk’s SpaceX, the space company, has announced a partnership with African e-commerce company Jumia to expand broadband internet in Africa.
Stitch Raises $25M In Series A Extension To Help Expand Customer Base
South African fintech Stitch has announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A extension.
Paystack Launches Virtual Terminals In Nigeria As Alternative To Physical Point Of Sale Devices
Paystack, the Nigerian fintech company, has introduced virtual terminals as a new product to enable merchants to accept payments through bank transfers.
In the rest of the news:
Wahu Mobility Receives Investment From German Firm To Support Its Operations
Bank Of Ghana Partners With EMTECH To Launch eCedi Hackathon
Nine Interesting Proposed Incentives From Rwanda’s Startup Act
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
Funding for African tech startups continues to fall as global climate bites hard - Disrupt Africa
Google opens applications for $100k Hustle Academy Fund to empower Nigerian SMBs - Disrupt Africa
Make-IT in Africa, Orange open applications for Senegal-based agri-tech programme - Disrupt Africa
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