Tag: Ethiopia
Mastercard Partners Awash Bank for financial inclusion in Ethiopia
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Mastercard, a global leader in payment technology, has forged a strategic partnership with Awash Bank to introduce pre-paid…
weVenture is first venture capital incubator in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia’s startup scene has welcomed a new player: weVenture, the country’s first venture capital-backed incubator. Launched in January…
Safaricom launches M-Pesa in Ethiopia
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Safaricom, one of the biggest phone companies in Africa, has stated that M-Pesa mobile money services are now…
Safaricom shuts down Ethiopian operations after declaration of emergency
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Safaricom, a telecom company, has mandated the closure of its locations in the Amhara region of Ethiopia as…
Ethiopia to host Global Startup Awards Africa Summit
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The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG) and the Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) have made the announcement that the…
Chapa partners with Telegram to enable digital payments in Ethiopia
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Chapa, a payment solution provider in Ethiopia, recently announced a partnership with Telegram with the goal of enabling…
Ethiopia’s Safaricom secures $1 billion
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Safaricom has excitedly announced that it has welcomed the investment made by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and…
Ethiopia to welcome new telecom providers in 2023
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According to the Director General of the Ethiopian Communication Authority (ECA), the organisation is making preparations to publish…
Hibret Bank launches digital payments platform for Ethiopian businesses
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Hibir e-commerce, a digital payments network developed by Hibret Bank, allows Ethiopian companies and merchants to accept foreign…
Safaricom Is Set To Begin Operations In Ethiopia
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The CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia, Anwar Soussa, has announced that operations will commence in Ethiopia by October 2022.…
