South Africa International Calling App Talk360 Raises $1.4 Million in Pre-Series A Round

What’s happened this Week:

• US SEC fines Tingo CEO

• ChitChat partners with Mastercard

• and more!

In The News This Week:

International Calling App Talk360 Raises $1.4 Million in Pre-Series A Round

Talk360, an international calling app that enables people around the world to make calls to any landline or mobile phone, has raised $1.4 million in a Pre-Series A funding round.

TLcom Announces Africa Tech Female Founder Summit 2024

TLcom Capital, one of Africa’s largest venture capital firms, has officially announced its 6th edition of the Africa Tech Female Founder Summit, which will be held on Tuesday 15th October 2024 in Nairobi, Kenya. The Summit – Africa’s largest gathering of women tech entrepreneurs – has now opened applications for participants. 

Accenture Announces Investment In EMTECH To Modern Their Processes and Operations

Accenture announced that it has invested in EMTECH, a global financial technology company that provides software-as-a-service platforms to help central banks streamline, connect, and modernize their processes and operations.

In the rest of the news:

• Flutterwave Launches Its Remittance Product Send App in Malawi

• MEST Africa and Mastercard Foundation Hold 2024 EdTech Stakeholder Meeting

• Mastercard Partners with Smile ID To Automate Merchant Onboarding in Africa

• Dubai-Based FlapKap Raises $34 Million pre-Series A to Scale SME-Financing Across MENA

• Rise Finalises Acquisition of Kenya Investment Startup Hisa

• Starlink Adds New Residential Lite Service In Select African Markets

• Namibia Signs $89 Million Deal To Construct Its Biggest Solar Plant

• Healthtech Company Field Launches Service to Tackle Maternal Mortality Crisis in Africa with $11 Million Backing

• Turkey In Talks With Somalia to Construct a Spacecraft Launchpad

Africa Ecosystem Activity

• Early-stage VC Launch Africa Ventures launches Mezzanine Impact Fund

• Rwandan digital health access startup Kasha raises further funding for expansion

Event: 18th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards (West Africa 2024)

Tech Labari will be one of the official media partners for the 18th Edition Connected Banking Summit – Innovation & Excellence Awards –  West Africa 2024.

As a cornerstone of the Connected Banking Series, this summit is dedicated to driving the banking industry forward by accelerating digital transformation, enhancing customer experiences within regulatory frameworks, and maintaining the highest levels of security and privacy.

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