Tag: Retail

TechCabal

Luno co-founder’s MoneyBadger raises $400,000 pre-seed

MoneyBadger, a South African crypto payments startup founded by Luno co-founder Carel van Wyk, has raised a $400,000 (R7 million) pre-seed round to scale adoption of […]
July 15th, 2025
Technode

Taobao Instant Commerce and Ele.me orders top 80 million a day; tea stocks rally while platform shares slip

Taobao Instant Commerce and Ele.me announced that their combined daily orders have surpassed 80 million, including over 13 million non-restaurant orders, with daily active users exceeding […]
July 9th, 2025
TechCabal

South Africans ditch cash and cards for digital payments, new report shows

South Africans are changing how they pay for things faster than ever. A new “State of Consumer Payment in South Africa” report by Stitch in partnership […]
July 4th, 2025
Technode

Alibaba doubles down on Taobao Instant Commerce with a $6.98 billion subsidy plan

Taobao Instant Commerce, Alibaba’s push into on-demand retail, unveiled a RMB 50 billion ($6.98 billion) subsidy initiative on July 2. Over the next 12 months, the […]
July 4th, 2025
TechCabal

Starlink resumes direct shipments to Lagos, opens new office 

Starlink has resumed direct shipments of residential kits to Lagos and other Nigerian cities, ending a seven-month suspension that began in November 2024. The company also […]
July 3rd, 2025
Tech Nova Ghana

Africa Launches PAPSSCARD to Power Cross-border Payments and Boost Financial Sovereignty

On June 27, at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa officially launched PAPSSCARD — the continent’s first pan-African card scheme — as a […]
July 1st, 2025
Wamda

Jadwa leads $50 million investment in Saudi fueltech PetroApp

Press release: Jadwa Investment, a leading investment management and advisory firm in the Middle East, today announced it has led a USD 50 million investment round […]
July 1st, 2025
Korea Tech Today

LG Expands Smart Factory Tech into Logistics Through LogisValley Partnership

LG Electronics is stepping up its push into the smart logistics sector through a new partnership with LogisValley, South Korea’s largest integrated logistics firm. The two […]
July 1st, 2025
Technode

DJI responds to drone shortage in the US and reaffirms market commitment

Recently, a widespread shortage of DJI drones across multiple US retailers has raised questions about the company’s operations in the US market. According to tech outlet […]
June 27th, 2025
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