Tag: Business

“He who rules the data rules the world.” From Europe to Africa, the market research industry has become a force behind major business decisions, particularly when […]

Most founders hire for confidence and credentials rather than testing for competence and fit. Emil Jersling, Orbit Mentor and former COO of Groupon Belgium, leans into […]

In the second part of our hiring series, we focus on how startups—especially those in emerging markets—can accelerate new employee productivity from day one. We introduce […]

Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2 million (R35.5 million). The raise, led […]

In boardrooms around the world, a silent cost is eating into business performance. It’s not market disruption, tech upheaval, or economic uncertainty. It’s ego. When leaders […]

Writing has changed and I don’t mean in the areas of sentence structuring, punctuation rules, and everything else that rocks the writing process (though that has […]

A shoe importer in Lagos walks into his bank to buy dollars for a shipment from Guangzhou. The teller laughs, not because it’s a joke, but […]

The news Nedbank has acquired Durban-based payments fintech iKhokha in a R1.65 billion ($93.3 million) all-cash deal. iKhokha will maintain its brand and leadership under a management […]

Spire Capital Partners, the first entirely new Polish private equity fund launched in over ten years, has successfully closed fundraising for its debut vehicle at €90 […]