In Uganda and Nigeria, SafeBoda has debuted its car-hailing service, SafeCar. Unlike its rivals, trips with SafeBoda's Car are non-negotiable and cashless; customers have to pay through the in-app SafeBoda Wallet. More in #TCDaily.
Yesterday, MTN Nigeria became the first telco in Nigeria to roll out the 5G mobile network across major cities including Lagos, Abuja, Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Kano.
Google Wallet has rolled out in South Africa and five other countries across the world. The Google Pay app will be folded into the wallet and discontinued as an individual app in the country. More in #TCDaily.
Shoprite, South Africa’s largest retail group, has secured $205 million in green and “sustainability-linked” loans from two big banks Standard Bank and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB).