Nigeria’s Kudi becomes Nomba as it transitions into omni-channel payments platform
Nigerian fintech startup Kudi has changed its name to Nomba as it transitions into an omni-channel payment platform providing tools to enable businesses to grow.
Nigerian fintech startup Kudi has changed its name to Nomba as it transitions into an omni-channel payment platform providing tools to enable businesses to grow.
Egyptian e-commerce startup Kemitt has launched a new B2B platform as it diversifies its offering after strong growth in the B2C segment. Kemitt is a marketplace that connects product and furniture designers with consumers, handling the manufacturing, overheads, and last-mile logistics.
Gupshup, a global leader in conversational engagement, announced today the acquisition of AskSid, a leading Conversational AI provider to top ecommerce and retail companies around the world. AskSid’s full-stack AI solution including the Retail AI brain, strengthens Gupshup’s customer experience (CX) offerings and will help make the entire shopping journey – across pre-purchase, purchase and post-purchase phases – fully conversational.
Salesforce has agreed to buy Troops.ai, which helps sales teams use CRM data without actually opening their CRM system. Modules include tools to update CRM records, send Slack notifications of changes in CRM data, and collaborate on deals using a hub within Slack. Troops.ai will be part of Salesforce’s Slack division when the deal closes some time this summer.