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5 Sep 2025 - Africans use digital assets and mobile money all over the world every day. Africa should not replace one dependency with another.

5 Sep 2025 - Safaricom has added a PesaLink feature to the M-PESA app that allows customers send up to KES 500,000 in one transfer to bank accounts, doubling the…

5 Sep 2025 - With a more developed banking sector, high card penetration, and widespread ATM and POS networks, mobile money has struggled to gain the same…

5 Sep 2025 - Nigeria’s smartphone market rebounded by 10% in Q2, 2025, after declining by 7% in Q1, 2025, according to Canalys,  a global technology market…

5 Sep 2025 - These tools are not only helping farmers become more productive, but they’re also filling a critical gap in agricultural expertise on the continent.

5 Sep 2025 - The stablecoin will be listed on VALR, Africa’s largest crypto exchange; offered through Yellow Card’s pan-African payments platform; and integrated…

5 Sep 2025 - Digital lenders under CBK oversight have issued 5.5 million loans worth KES 76.8 billion ($594 million) since 2022.

4 Sep 2025 - Despite Africa’s modest 2.5% share of the global AI market, the continent remains a magnet for foreign governments, multinational companies, and…

4 Sep 2025 - The platform enables blind users to request assistive tech products from talking wrist watches to smart canes and donors to pay directly for items,…

4 Sep 2025 - Zambia generates around 23,000 tonnes of electronic waste per year. Yaaka, founded by 28-year-old Chimfwembe Mutale, is converting that waste to raw…

4 Sep 2025 - Table of contents EasyEquities SatrixNOW BROKSTOCK iFX Brokers Interactive Brokers Side-by-side comparison of investment apps in South Africa A few…

4 Sep 2025 - Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published 31 Aug, 2025 We should all be skit makers Image: Gemini At a recent team dinner,…

4 Sep 2025 - Approovia, a Nigerian software startup, is positioning itself as a challenger to global giants like Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce with the launch…

4 Sep 2025 - Of the 54 countries in Africa, Nigeria owns three orbital slots, one of which is utilised through the  NigComSat-1 satellite, leaving the other…

4 Sep 2025 - The deal allows NALA, which provides cross-border payment services for consumers and businesses, to route diaspora transfers through Pesalink’s…

4 Sep 2025 - In today's edition: Nigeria’s AI research scheme || Kenya exempts fintechs from VAT || FCCPC fines for rogue digital lenders || Shoprite’s Mozambique…

4 Sep 2025 - In today's edition: OurPass: pivots, frozen deposits, and a second act || Sterling Bank: 2 billion transactions done on SEABaaS || Unity, Providus…

3 Sep 2025 - KrosAI is building AI voice tools for Africans without smartphones by bringing healthcare, banking, and real-time info through phone calls.

3 Sep 2025 - Meet Jade Abbott, the CTO of Lelapa AI, the South African startup building language models that can handle the complexities of isiZulu, Yoruba, Twi,…

3 Sep 2025 - Kenya’s High Court has exempted fintechs from VAT on payment services in a case involving Pesapal, ruling they are functionally equivalent to banks.

3 Sep 2025 - The new funding will support the setup of a local assembly plant in Nigeria within the next 12–18 months, a move the startup expects to cut operation…

3 Sep 2025 - In three years, after three pivots, OurPass has left a trail of arrested staff, unpaid employees, stranded customers, and unanswered regulatory…

2 Sep 2025 - L’interopérabilité des payments en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centrale redéfinit la finance numérique en favorisant inclusion, innovation et en obligeant…

2 Sep 2025 - The early surge suggests that South Africans are quick to adopt digital assets that ease longstanding barriers in the financial system, such as high…

2 Sep 2025 - Babban Gona, a Nigerian AI-powered agri-tech company, has raised a $7.5 million debt round from the British International Investment (BII).

2 Sep 2025 - Nigeria’s LLM will support five indigenous languages alongside accented English.

2 Sep 2025 - FoodCourt produces most of what it sells. Bread, juices, and sauces are made in-house, both for its own brands and for other businesses under…

2 Sep 2025 - Despite fintech growth, Johannesburg’s street traders prefer cash. High fees, scams, and slow access make digital payments a risky bet.

2 Sep 2025 - Uganda has no shortage of hackathons, accelerators, or training programmes for young entrepreneurs. What it lacks is money.

2 Sep 2025 - Sterling Bank, a Nigerian tier-2 bank with a market capitalisation of ₦390.9 billion, has claimed that its homegrown core banking application (CBA),…

2 Sep 2025 - Nigeria has published 20 peer-reviewed artificial intelligence (AI) compute research papers in less than two years, up from zero.

2 Sep 2025 - In today's edition: CBK says no more cheap loans for bankers || Union Bank 🤝 Titan Trust Bank reaches completion || Nedbank’s MVNO ambition ||…

1 Sep 2025 - Whether it is football, prayer meetings, or Nollywood marathons, life in Nigeria now runs on data. That shift, plus a long-overdue tariff hike, has…

1 Sep 2025 - Kola Aina has invested in 90 startups including Paystack and Lemfi. This week, he breaks down his thoughts on several topics like AI and exits.

1 Sep 2025 - For much of its history, the 21-year-old CardCentre was best known for supplying payment cards to banks nationwide. But in 2021, spotting a new…

1 Sep 2025 - The regulator stated that only foreign-currency-denominated and fixed-rate loans will be exempt from the new formula, which is expected to be fully…

1 Sep 2025 - In today's edition: Kenya’s eBee lays off staff || GTCO invests $236 million into GTBank || FAAN, Pastack launch tap-to-pay cards || South Africa…

30 Aug 2025 - A near-fatal superbike crash in Osogbo pushed Oluwaleke Fakorede to leave Nigeria. Now the GoWagr CTO is rebuilding abroad, but the accident still…

29 Aug 2025 - The programme, “Digital Assets Innovation, Industry, Regulation and Compliance (DAIIRC),” will target regulators and enforcement professionals,…

29 Aug 2025 - They join a growing list of South Africans turning to online platforms like MTN, EasyEquities, and BetterBond to secure home financing, bypassing…

29 Aug 2025 - GTCO’s injection ensures GTBank retains its international licence while positioning it to expand lending, grow its branch network, and fortify…

29 Aug 2025 - eBee Africa, the Kenyan mobility startup, laid off most of its roughly 50 employees across all departments in early 2025 and scaled back operations…

29 Aug 2025 - Nigerian crypto startup Roqqu has joined Busha and Quidax to list cNGN, the country's first stablecoin to receive SEC's regulatory approval.

29 Aug 2025 - A decade ago, Nairobi’s co-working spaces were touted as temples of Kenya’s innovation economy—glass-walled hubs, adorned with local art and…

29 Aug 2025 - In today's edition: Nigeria's Bosun Tijani honoured on TIME’s AI list || Telecom firms want tougher crackdown on vandalism || South Africa’s…

28 Aug 2025 - Global financial institutions are integrating stablecoins for payments and treasury operations, with corporate transactions growing by 25% in 2024,…

28 Aug 2025 - AI deepfakes and misinformation threaten Nigeria’s 2027 elections but journalists, regulators, and tech innovators are trying to fight back.

28 Aug 2025 - Retail investors are tapping into Nigeria’s ₦89.06 trillion stock market as apps lower barriers to entry, pushing retail trades up 88.07% month-on-…

28 Aug 2025 - Despite telecom infrastructure being classified as Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII) under a 2024 presidential order, sabotage…

28 Aug 2025 - The platform also promises “child-appropriate responses” and “protected interactions,” features still absent from mainstream tools.