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South Africa data 600% improve of fraud instances in 4 years

South Africa data 600% improve of fraud instances in 4 years

South Africa recorded a 600% increase in fraud cases between 2018 and 2022. According to statistics from the Southern African Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), there was a 600% increase in incidents of fraud reported by…

AWIEF opens the 2023 Academy for Girls Entrepreneurs

AWIEF opens the 2023 Academy for Girls Entrepreneurs

The United States and Africa Women Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (AWIEF) have announced the 2023 Academy for Women Entrepreneurs. The programme is open to young women between 21 and 35 in South Africa, Lesotho, and…

Wasoko expands operations to Southern Africa with launch in Zambia

Wasoko expands operations to Southern Africa with launch in Zambia

Wasoko, an African e-commerce company operating in the informal retail supply chain, has expanded into Zambia – the company’s first location in Southern Africa. Wasoko, a pan-African B2B e-commerce company with a presence in East…

With information turning into extra inexpensive, Africans are spending one-third of their day on their telephones

With information turning into extra inexpensive, Africans are spending one-third of their day on their telephones

Reports from Data Sparkle, a data and analytics platform for emerging markets, have shown that Africa has over 270 million monthly active users who spend one-third of their time on mobile apps. As the world…

Court docket bars Nigerian Broadcasting Fee (NBC) from imposing fines on broadcast stations

Court docket bars Nigerian Broadcasting Fee (NBC) from imposing fines on broadcast stations

The Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC)  has been barred from imposing fines on broadcast stations. This happened after a ruling in Abuja on May 10, 2023, which was presided over by Justice James Omotosho.  According to…

As Safaricom seeks to overcome Ethiopia, its earnings are taking successful

As Safaricom seeks to overcome Ethiopia, its earnings are taking successful

Safaricom’s Ethiopia expansion seems to be coming at the expense of the mobile network operator’s profitability. In early October 2022, TechCabal reported that Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom officially launched its Ethiopian service following a ten-city…

Andy Umana is bettering the actual property expertise with the blockchain

Andy Umana is bettering the actual property expertise with the blockchain

Andy Umana met with CrossFund’s chief editor, Luke Sheehan, to share a journey that has taken him from being a young student at the Ilorin State University, with an interest in environmental sustainability, to being…

Africa’s funding winter means smaller budgets for advertising campaigns

Africa’s funding winter means smaller budgets for advertising campaigns

Marketing is a crucial part of a startup’s growth, but for every company the process is different. How do tech companies and startups approach marketing, especially in an economic downturn? Growth and marketing have had…

SA’s fintech ecosystem has potential. What function can an affiliation play?

SA’s fintech ecosystem has potential. What function can an affiliation play?

An interview with Darren Franks, interim CEO of the Fintech Association of South Africa. Over the course of the last few months, a couple of interesting developments have been happening in the South Africa fintech…

Print 2023 JAMB admission letter utilizing telephone or PC

Print 2023 JAMB admission letter utilizing telephone or PC

After successfully completing the JAMB exam and passing your preferred institution’s post-UTME screening, you’ll most likely be offered provisional admission. As such, students are required to print their admission letter. The admission letter serves as…

Monetary establishments in Africa say cybercrime is a much bigger danger than political instability

Monetary establishments in Africa say cybercrime is a much bigger danger than political instability

For the second year in row executives of financial institutions in Africa have put cybersecurity concerns ahead of every risk factor in the financial services sector. 74% of the participants in the 2023 African Financial…

Nigerians need digital greenback playing cards, however chargebacks make it difficult for fintechs

Nigerians need digital greenback playing cards, however chargebacks make it difficult for fintechs

There’s a huge demand for virtual cards in Nigeria, and many fintechs are ready to supply. Fintechs are finding out the hard way that providing virtual cards also means dealing with expensive chargebacks. Ask anyone…