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- 23 Nov 2014
UPS Enhances Cryogenic Logistics with MI&F Risk Mitigation Solutions
UPS® has announced the launch of UPS Temperature True Cryo, which further broadens the scope of UPS temperature-sensitive shipping offerings to include cryogenic solutions for UPS healthcare…
- 15 Oct 2014
UPS Gives Online Shoppers World Delivery Confidence
UPS said it will expand UPS My Choice and the UPS Access Point network, two of the company's powerful services that work seamlessly together to provide busy online shoppers and global retailers new…
- 26 Mar 2015
UPS Foundation Links Advanced Tracking Technology with Global Humanitarian Relief Efforts
The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of UPS, has announced the launch of the UPS Relief Link program to help improve the lives of displaced refugees around the world through optimized…
- 2 Jun 2008
UPS Foundation Announces New Focus Areas
The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS, the world’s express carrier and package delivery company has outlined five new focus areas to align with UPS’s vision for the future. The…
- 7 Apr 2015
UPS Capital Showcases Supply Chain Financial, Insurance & Payment Services
UPS Capital®, a subsidiary of UPS®, which provides supply chain financial, insurance and payment services, announced the launch of its new website, www.upscapital.com. The new website gives…
- 23 Dec 2016
…That Nigerian Start-ups May Survive
Start-ups in Nigeria have always been viewed as veritable vehicles for kick-starting and sustaining technological advancement in the country. How has these start-ups fared in Nigeria in terms of…
- 19 Dec 2016
UPS Launches Chatbot, Accelerates on Path Toward Use of Artificial Intelligence
UPS said it has launched a beta version of a chatbot, an artificial-intelligence-enabled platform that mimics human conversation to help users easily find UPS® locations, get shipping rates and track…
- 3 Feb 2016
Huawei, Coscharis Bring Online UPS to Nigerian
Coscharis Technologies has partnered Huawei Technologies for the distribution of Huawei Online UPS across Nigeria and other African countries. The Huawei Online UPS is a best-in-class…
- 9 Jul 2015
Innovation: UPS Tests Electric Cargo Bike
UPS is testing an electrically supported cargo bike for the delivery and pickup of packages in far away Basel, Switzerland. UPS is exploring the economic and ecological viability of this alternative…
- 8 Oct 2014
UPS Acquires International Cross-Border E Commerce Enabler i-parcel
UPS has announced the acquisition of U.S.-based international e-commerce enabler and logistics company i-parcel, LLC. The acquisition complements UPS's international cross-border logistics…
- 4 Apr 2022
UPS Partners Jumia to Expand its Logistics Services in Africa
Jumia and UPS announced today a partnership giving UPS access to Jumia’s last mile logistics capabilities and infrastructure to grow its delivery services in Africa. Leveraging the Jumia…
- 27 Aug 2014
UPS Falls Victim of PoS Malware
United Parcel Service (UPS), a shipping and courier giant, has confirmed a long-running data breach at 51 of its UPS Stores, across 24 states in the United States. While the number of affected stores…
- 11 Jun 2015
UPS Study Reveals Online Shoppers Buying Preferences, Behaviours
United Parcel Service (UPS), a global leader in logistics and transportation services, and comScore, Inc., a leader in measuring the digital world, released the fourth UPS Pulse of the Online…
- 3 Sept 2015
Lessons for African Retailers in UPS Online Shoppers Study
UPS, a global leader in logistics and transportation services, recently released the second UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper Global Study revealing emerging trends from the leading e-commerce markets…
- 11 Jul 2014
Nigeria Leads DEMO Africa’s 40 Best Tech Start-ups
DEMO has released the names of the forty start-ups that have qualified to launch their product on the DEMO Africa stage in September 2014. Topping the list is Nigeria with a total of 14 start-ups…
- 14 Sept 2021
GIIG Launches $100m Innovation Fund to Invest in African Start-ups
The Global Innovation Initiative Group (GIIG), an investment vehicle for early-stage tech start-ups, has established a new fund to invest in early-stage tech innovation start-ups across Africa. The…
- 31 Jul 2015
UPS To Acquire Coyote Logistics for $1.8Bn
UPS said it has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Coyote Logistics, a technology-driven, non-asset based truckload freight brokerage company for $1.8 billion from Warburg…
- 2 Dec 2014
UPS Foundation Doles Out Over $2.4n for Global Volunteerism Initiatives
The UPS Foundation announced that it will award more than $2.4 million to nine nonprofit organizations focused on volunteer efforts. This includes $1.2 million awarded to the Points of Light…
- 23 Dec 2013
UPS Declares 9.4% EPS Growth In 3Q
United Parcel Service (UPS), a global leader in logistics, offers a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced…
- 22 Jan 2018
African Start-ups Bag $195m in Funding for 2017
Funding in African tech start-ups has surged 51% to reach $195 million in 2017 as compared to figures of same period in 2016. This is according to a newly released report from African…
- 7 Dec 2020
IBM Supports D4Ag Collaboration for African Start-ups
IBM has announced support for the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4Ag), which aims to foster African start-ups in the agricultural sector and strengthen the long-term living conditions of local…
- 16 Oct 2020
Digital Africa Secures €130m Funding for African Start-ups
Digital Africa has secured €130 million in funding from the French government, to support African start-ups. Launched in 2018 by the French Development Agency, Digital Africa’s mission is to promote…
- 8 Dec 2020
IBM Supports African Agricultural Start-ups through Digital4Agriculture Initiative
IBM on Tuesday announced that it is supporting the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4Ag), which aims to foster African start-ups in the agricultural sector and strengthen the long-term living…
- 21 Jan 2022
Africa’s Start-ups Can Now Apply to Pitch at Startup Summit 2022
Africa Tech Summit has opened applications to the 2022 edition of Pitch Live at the fourth Africa Startup Summit. Ten start-ups will be selected to present their companies solution and overall ask on…
- 7 Sept 2022
African Start-ups Selected for BFF to Share of US$4m
Google has announced that sixty eligible black-founded start-ups across Africa have been selected for the second cohort of Google for Startups Black Founders Fund (BFF) for Africa. The company said…
- 12 Jan 2022
Global Start-ups to Compete in $600,000 Rocket Fuel Start-up Pitch Competition at LEAP22
Start-ups from around the world are being invited to go head-to-head to win a share of a USD $600,000 prize fund at the Rocket Fuel Start-up Pitch Competition, and to pitch their businesses to…
- 29 Jan 2020
Nigeria Leads as Africa’s Tech Start-ups Attract $2bn Investment
In 2019, 243 African tech start-ups raised a total of $2.02 billion in equity through 250 rounds, representing a 74% growth year-on-year that saw Nigeria attracting the highest. This is according to…
- 12 Oct 2022
Funding for African Tech Start-ups Drops 54% in Q3
The level of funding for- and value in deals with African tech start-ups fell by 54% and 13% respectively on a quarter-on-quarter basis for the period to the end of September 2022 – this despite…
- 25 Jun 2018
FG to Grant Technology Start-ups Tax Holidays
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said the Federal Government is including technology start-ups and businesses in the list of businesses eligible for tax holidays. Osinbajo spoke in Lagos while…
- 1 Apr 2020
Top African Start-ups to Benefit from VC Fund
Top African start-ups in the logistics and supply chain sector are first in line to benefit from a new corporate venture capital (CVC) fund organised by Newton Partners and backed by major…