EIT Food identifies unmet needs of Europe’s agrifood SMEs in new report
April 20th, 2022 – EIT Food, the food-focused investment arm of the EU’s European Institute of Innovation and Technology, recently released a report aiming to identify unmet needs of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) working in the agrifoo...
Australia set for small business boom, with younger and more diverse founders to start 3.5 million new businesses by 2031
April 26th, 2022 – Australia is projected to gain 3.5 million new small business by 2031, with a massive influx of construction, professional services, and transportation firms helping to add $60 billion to the annual GDP in a decade’s time. A new...
The ‘Great Resignation’ hits Asian SMEs digital transformation plans
April 13th, 2022 – A new study by SAP has found that nine in ten (91%) small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) say workforce volatility, including the great resignation, has directly impacted their digital transform...
Africa: A Four-Step Plan for African SMEs’ Journey to the Cloud
April 5th, 2022 – As African SMEs feel the pinch of constrained growth following two years of disruption due to the pandemic, business owners are increasingly seeking the benefits of cloud technology to unlock greater efficiency and drive growth. SM...
AstroPay launches Payment Links for SMEs in Latin America
March 10th, 2022 – AstroPay, online payment solution, announced the expansion of Payment Links across Latin America, now launching in Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Colombia. This is part of the company’s plans to introduce it worldwide following the fi...
Africa: New payment service launched in 19 countries
March 17th, 2022 – United Bank for Africa (UBA) and leading Pan-African payments company Cellulant have announced a partnership that will extend payment services for merchants and consumers across 19 key African countries in which UBA operates. Thes...
UN reports on benefits of digital revolution in Africa
March 10th, 2022 – Coastal countries benefit from fast internet, thanks to undersea cables, and 4G mobile networks are expanding rapidly across the continent. Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, is referred to as the “Silicon Savannah” of Africa because...
BankiFi announced that it has joined Visa Fintech Partner Connect in Europe
March 9th, 2022 – BankiFi, the Manchester-based tech company on a mission to put banks at the heart of the business, has announced that it has joined Visa Fintech Partner Connect in Europe, a programme that helps Visa’s clients deliver the next ge...
SMEs to benefit from AfCFTA as MFS Africa joins PAPSS
February 21th, 2022 – Millions of semi-formal small and micro-African businesses are to benefit from opportunities in the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) as MFS Africa, a digital payments network, has announced that it has joined t...
How digitalization is making South and Southeast Asia engines of growth
February 10th, 2022 – Digital transformation worldwide was already increasingly changing how companies make and offer their propositions and interact with their customers. But the COVID-19 pandemic has intensified this, with technology emerging as a...
