JP Morgan Returns To Kenya
M-KOPA gets Former Nokia CEO and Safaricom adds M-PESA Global in Ethiopia
What’s happened this Week:
South Africa AI association calls out LinkedIn for AI data training
Jumia to shut operations in South Africa and Tunisia
and more!
In The News This Week:
Safaricom Extends its M-PESA Global service to Ethiopia
Safaricom extended its M-PESA Global service to Ethiopia, allowing customers to make mobile money transactions from Kenya to Ethiopia.
US Bank JP Morgan Obtains Banking License in Kenya
JP Morgan Chase & Co., one of the world’s largest and most influential financial institutions, has officially obtained a banking license in Kenya.
Biogas Tech Firm Sistema.bio Secures $15M in Additional Financing to Accelerate Global Expansion
Sistema.bio, a biogas technology firm has secured a package of $15 million in financing to fuel its global growth.
In the rest of the news:
South African AI Association Calls Out LinkedIn For Using Data Without Consent
Jumia To Shut Down Operations in South and Tunisia By The End of 2024
Klasha Raises Additional $2 Million To Expand Cross-Border Payment Services for Merchants In Asia
Africa Ecosystem Activity
Malawian, Zambian off-grid solar companies bank $3.25m from Acumen fund
Endeavor South Africa secures $11m first close of Harvest Fund III
Kenyan direct air capture startup Octavia Carbon closes $5m seed round
Event: Accra LawTech Hangout - Speaker Spotlight
Legal Tech Lounge, in partnership with Tech Labari, will be hosting the second edition of its LawTech Hangout on November 28th in Accra.
Today, we’re spotlighting one of the speakers at the event: Kelechi Achinonu.
Kelechi Achinonu is a Nigerian lawyer who is passionate about the fusion of law and technology to provide access to justice for all. Her work as the Regional Head, Justice Accelerator at The Hague Institute for Innovation of Law (HiiL), West Africa involves designing and implementing programmes to make justice user-friendly, contributing to HiiL’s mission of ensuring 150 million people are able to resolve their most pressing justice problems by 2030.