Was The Ghana Pay App Really Necessary?
Survey54 launches new measurement tool and Tanzania’s Ramani announces funding round
What’s happened this Week:
Survey54 Launches Measurement Product in Ghana
Autochek Launches Financial Services for Vehicle Financing Across Africa
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Events
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In The News This Week
Survey54 Launches Audience Measurement Product in Ghana
Survey54, a leading data, and insights agency in Africa has announced the launching of its radio and TV audience measurement product in Ghana
Chipper Cash Acquires Zambian Fintech Zoona For Unspecified Amount
Chipper Cash, the Pan-African cross-border payment app is acquiring Zambian FinTech Zoona Transactions International.
The deal is currently waiting for approval from Zambian authorities.
Autochek Launches Autochek Financial Services to Accelerate Access To Vehicle Financing Across Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services, a new arm of the business that will focus on providing a range of vehicle financing solutions for consumers and businesses across the continent.
Zeepay Partners With ThetaRay AI Tech to Monitor Remittance Transactions Into Africa
ThetaRay, a leading provider of AI-powered transaction monitoring technology, today announced that Zeepay, a fast-growing Ghanian mobile financial services company, has selected ThetaRay’s advanced SONAR SaaS anti-money laundering solution to detect financial crime for its remittance transactions
Ghana’s Aquaset and MEDBOX Amongst Innovators Shortlisted for 2023 Africa Prize For Engineering Innovation
A shortlist of 15 African entrepreneurs and their pioneering technologies aimed at environmental rehabilitation, education, and human health and safety have been selected for the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation, founded by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
Tanzania’s Ramani announces $32 Million In Series A Round
Ramani, the African software company building a cloud network of micro-distribution centres for Africa’s $1 Trillion consumer-packaged goods supply chain, has today announced the close of its $32 million series A round of equity & debt.
Featured Articles
The GhanaPay App Doesn’t Make Any Sense
In June of this year, the Bank of Ghana and the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement System (GhIPSS) launched a new mobile application “GhanaPay” which was supposed to integrate banking services “GhanaPay”. The app was launched on the iOS and Google Play store.
Months later, after the fanfare has died down, there’s not much to show that the GhanaPay has had its desired effect.
Africa Ecosystem Funding Activity
Egyptian digital pharmacy platform Grinta raises $8m seed funding round - Disrupt Africa
Goodwell Investments launches $154m uMunthu II fund - Disrupt Africa
Nigerian fintech startup Pivo raises $2m seed round to expand product offerings - Disrupt Africa
Our New Podcast: What’s Your Story
This week we launched our new podcast show “What’s Your Story”. The podcast features conversations with different entrepreneurs, creatives and business persons in Ghana and Africa.
The show is now available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google Podcasts. You can follow our show and get new episodes every week.
For our first episode, we spoke with Adoma Owusu Peprah, the country manager for Visa Ghana. We spoke about her early childhood in South Africa, how she made her way up the career ladder and how she eventually got the job as country manager for Visa Ghana.