-
Cabify Secures $110 Million In New Funding Round
The Madrid-headquartered company plans to invest the funds in expanding its presence in Latin America.
- Categories
- Technology, Transportation
- Region
- Latin America
- Tags
- transportation
-
Credable Secures $2.5 Million Seed to Expand Its Digital Banking Offering Into Africa
Dubai-based fintech group, Credable has raised a $2.5 million seed round led by a pan-African VC fund, Ventures Platform Fund IV LP.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Tags
- digital finance, fintech
-
Malaysia’s Blueshark Launches Initiative to Accelerate Electric Motorcycles Adoption and Development
Malaysia Electric Vehicle Empowerment (MyEVE) has been created to accelerate the adoption and development of electric motorcycles in Malaysia.
- Categories
- Energy, Technology, Transportation
- Region
- South Asia
-
Rwazi, a Startup in Market Intelligence, Gets $4 Million in Seed Funding
A Techcrunch study says that Rwazi, a market intelligence firm, is filling the void by giving market data backed by information acquired from clients.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Global
-
Tanzania Payment Ecosystem Improved Following Three Way Partnership Including Mastercard
The launch of the virtual card will ensure Tigo’s ability to provide its customers access to products and services previously a preserve of physical credit card holders.
- Categories
- Technology, Telecommunications
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Nigeria Begins Work on Solar Cell Production Factory to Boost Power Supply
Work has begun in Nigeria on the construction of a solar-cell production factory aimed at increasing power supply in the West African country.
- Categories
- Energy, Environment, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
JP Morgan Has Opened an Office in Kenya, Making It Present in All Four of Africa’s Biggest Technological Hubs
JP Morgan, the biggest bank in the United States and the world based on market capitalization, now had a regional office in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Categories
- Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
-
Press Release: UpEnergy Issues World’s First Carbon Credits Linked to Electric Clean Cooking Devices Deployed in Sub-Saharan Africa
The new project provides a pathway for a growing number of African consumers to abandon the toxic burning of unsustainable, wood-based fuels and breathe cleaner air with healthier, zero-emissions electric cooking.
- Categories
- Environment, Social Enterprise, Technology
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
Subscribe to Our 'Business in Global Development' Newsletter!
Our new weekly LinkedIn newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with curated news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage of impact-focused business in emerging markets.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.