Tag: Africa
Kenyan HR and payroll startup Workpay lands Visa as investor in $5M round
Businesses across Africa face challenges managing payroll, especially in a landscape with different regulations, remote employees, and hybrid workplaces. About 80% of small...
Waza comes out of stealth with $8M to power global trade for African businesses
Emerging economies face trade deficits that cause demand for the dollar, which dominates global trade to exceed supply. This imbalance raises costs and...
African e-commerce company Jumia completes sale of secondary shares at $99.6M
Almost two weeks ago, TechCrunch reported that African e-commerce giant Jumia was planning to sell 20 million American depositary shares (ADSs) and raise...
Conduit’s cross-border payments expand from LatAm into Africa with $6M round
Cross-border payments for businesses in emerging markets remain significantly untapped, despite small to large businesses using banks and legacy fintechs to transact trillions...
Jumia plans to raise more than $100 million in secondary shares to drive stalled user growth
African e-commerce company Jumia is selling 20 million American depositary shares over the next couple of weeks, TechCrunch has learned. The at-the-market transaction...
How did Neanderthals disappear? New DNA analysis sheds light on the mystery
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.The 2010 discovery that early...