Companies

eAswaaq, a subsidiary of e-finance for Digital and Financial Investments, has partnered with Post for Investment, a unit of Egypt Post, to launch ECOM Africa. The newly formed joint venture aims to develop and operate specialized electronic marketplaces targeting the African market.

This feature, now available on the bank's mobile and web applications, aims to simplify payments, enhance transaction success rates, and offer an extra layer of security for both personal and business users.

Through this collaboration, Safaricom and Mastercard will enable Kenyan merchants to better serve their customers, not just locally but globally. The integration of Mastercard’s omnichannel acceptance solutions across M-PESA’s merchant platform will allow businesses to process payments seamlessly.

Itana, a pioneering digital free zone dedicated to accelerating Africa’s digital economy, has announced a strategic partnership with Accelerate Africa, an accelerator program focused on supporting early-stage African entrepreneurs.

ASEZ aims to unite SEZ developers, operators, investors, and service providers, offering a collective platform to advocate for favorable policies, streamlined regulations, and infrastructure development.