Standard Bank has been named Africa's most valuable banking brand following a 26% increase in brand value to US$1.583 billion, according to the latest report by Brand Finance published in The Banker magazine. Standard Bank's impressive increase saw it...

XLink, a subsidiary of the Vodacom Group and provider of secure payment connectivity solutions, has appointed Thanusha Govender as its new Managing Director (MD) with effect from 1 February 2022. Govender replaces Hymie Marnewick and has established a proven...

Starting on February 3rd, 2022, the Cultural Engineering and Anthropology Research Unit (URICA) of Cheikh Anta Diop University will present a major banner exhibition, Archaeology in Senegal, which highlights the significance of archaeology in Senegal’s historical and cultural understanding.The...

MENA’s Buy-Now Pay-Later (BNPL) fintech platform, PayTabs Egypt, the award winning  payment gateway solution, and Mazadat, the first X2C online-offline auctioning and e-commerce marketplace in the MEA region have announced a novel collaboration that will allow Mazadat’s users to...

Casava, Nigeria's digital insurance company has secured $4 million in pre-seed funding to provide affordable and accessible insurance products for millions of Nigerians. Starting with income protection and health insurance, the insurtech startup is leveraging artificial intelligence and behavioral...