Kenya’s Safaricom and Visa launch virtual card to support payments via M-Pesa
Ayoken raises $1.4M to grow its NFT marketplace for creatives across Africa
Fintech Startup Grey Partners with Cellulant with aim of Expansion into East Africa
Namibian B2B e-commerce retail platform JABU raises $15M led by Tiger Global
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