StartupsTechnology

Adaverse Backs Cassava Network With A Seed Investment To Empower African Content Creators

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June 2, 2022
Adaverse, a Cardano ecosystem accelerator established to foster the growth of crypto-native projects in Africa, today announced its investment into a seed funding round for Cassava Network, a blockchain infrastructure that empowers African content creators, developers, and end-users through mutually aligned tasks and incentives. Over 40 investors, including Dragonfly, CMT Digital, YGG, Mirana…
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StartupsTechnology

Health startup Esaal raises $1.7 million in seed funding

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June 2, 2022
The use of technology or the internet to connect patients to doctors  goes as far back as 1994 (PDF) in the MENA region, when Egypt is considered that date is 2002. But wars, doctor and patient resistance, poor infrastructure, lack of funding, poor system quality, and lack of information technology training have hindered the adoption and growth of telemedicine in the MENA region. These…
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BlockchainTechnology

Viral Coffin Dance Meme Sold As NFT For Over $1m

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May 31, 2022
Benjamin Aidoo has sold his viral coffin dance as NFT for over $1 million approximately (GHC 7.45m). Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers have sold their Coffin Dance meme for over $1 million on NFT. The NFT was acquired by Dubai-based recording agency, 3F Music. Leader, Benjamin Aidoo and his group went went viral, after memes were created with their videos at COVID-19’s peak. Aidoo’s dancing…
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BankingTechnology

‘Banks can’t achieve 95% financial inclusion goal without secure technology’ - Ifie Sekibo

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May 30, 2022
Ifie Sekibo, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Bank Plc, believes investment in smart technology is never enough. In an interview with GEOFF IYATSE, he speaks on a backlog of challenges that delayed the financial inclusion drive and how banks can bridge the gap and bring millions of the unbanked into the financial space using modern technology. How critical is financial…
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