Malagasy tycoon Hassanein Hiridjee’s AXIAN rebrands fintech unit to expand digital banking across Africa
AXIAN rebrands fintech unit to Digibank & Fintech, expanding mobile money and digital banking across six African countries.
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AXIAN rebrands fintech unit to Digibank & Fintech, expanding mobile money and digital banking across six African countries.
AXIAN Energy, led by Malagasy tycoon Hassanein Hiridjee, acquires Zambia’s Bangweulu Solar Plant to boost clean energy and expand access.
Hassanein Hiridjee’s AXIAN Energy backs a $58 million solar project in Ivory Coast to boost renewable power access.
The funding will help several solar and hydroelectric projects across Africa, many of which have stalled due to a lack of early-stage financing, move beyond the planning phase.
Under the leadership of Hiridjee, Axian Telecom has achieved remarkable growth since 2015, ranking as Africa’s seventh-largest mobile operator.
This acquisition follows AXIAN’s collaboration with GreenYellow a year ago, which brought a groundbreaking 1.8MW solar photovoltaic power plant to Madagascar’s Sava region.
The arrangement, structured in collaboration with Societe Generale Benin and Ecobank Togo, aims to propel Togocom into a new era of digital advancement.
Under Hiridjee, AXIAN Group has become Madagascar’s leading energy producer.
Hiridjee is one of Madagascar’s wealthiest and most powerful business leaders.