Inside Nigeria and Egypt's fintech alliance to deepen cross-border regulations
The regulators of Africa's leading fintech markets, Egypt and Nigeria have signed a deal to deepen cross border regulations in both countries.
MyCover.ai secures $1.25 million pre-seed funding
Ventures Platform leads venture funding to bolster in-house operations, tech talent, invest in its technology and expand into other African markets.
Starlink launches in Kenya as Safaricom gears up for competition
Starlink is now available in Kenya, with Karibu as its authorised reseller in the country. Safaricom says it intends to launch a Starlink competitor in the coming months.
Kenyan content moderators behind ChatGPT ask Parliament to probe Open AI and Sama
Content moderators have asked the Kenyan Parliament to probe Open AI and Sama over alleged exploitation of workers who worked to clean ChatGPT of toxic content.
International flight tickets to sell at ₦803/$1 in Nigeria, IATA says
Starting Tuesday (July 18, 2023), the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has adjusted the exchange rate for flight tickets from ₦776.90/$1 to ₦803.90/$1, Nairametrics exclusively reported on Monday.
Egyptian fintech startup, Flash, secures $6 million seed round to revolutionise cashless payments
Egyptian fintech Flash, raises $6 million seed round to revolutionise cashless payments after securing Central Bank of Egypt approval as technical payment aggregator in partnership with Banque Misr
Africans will pay more for UK visa fees and health surcharge
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has increased visa application fees and health surcharge paid by immigrants, including Africans to enable the country to fund its public sector.