Trump’s $100,000 H-1B fee could test Africa’s tech ecosystem ambitions
On September 19, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order imposing a steep $100,000 fee on H-1B non-immigrant visas. After being […]
Analysis: Stablecoins are filling in legacy finance gaps for businesses, corporates
The role of digital assets in the future of finance—significant or not—is not a settled debate yet, but more agnostics are finding […]
How Precious Ikade turned a ₦1.7m debt into a tech career
Founder Precious Ikade’s story begins with a Business Administration degree, detours through a multi-level marketing stint, and a ₦1.7 million debt that […]
Nigeria’s ageing satellite gets extended life as replacement shifts to 2028
Nigeria has shifted its timeline for replacing its ageing national satellite, NigComSat-1R, to 2028, three years later than initially planned, as it […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘You can’t have our chips anymore’
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy mid-week! Tomorrow is salary day. For some, it’s the sweet sound […]
This new app lets tourists pay Kenyan traders without local SIM cards
Kenya earned about KES 452 billion ($3.5 billion) from inbound tourism in 2024. A large chunk of that cash changes hands in […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Tax banana
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Good morning. Okay, somebody needs to stop NVIDIA. After pouring $5 billion […]
Can another Instadeep AI success story come out of Francophone Africa?
23 septembre 2025 Welcome to The Next Wave: Francophone Africa, your weekly look at the tech ecosystem in French-speaking Africa. This newsletter […]
Stanbic’s fintech arm grows income 14-fold, but remains unprofitable
Zest, the fintech subsidiary of Nigeria’s Stanbic IBTC Holdings, grew its income fourteenfold to ₦874 million ($587,128) in the first half of […]
Access Bank-NBK merger lets customers share over 100 branches across Kenya
Access Bank Kenya has begun integrating operations with National Bank of Kenya (NBK), allowing customers of either lender to use a shared […]
Banking on phone loans, Kenya’s Watu targets $340 million revenue in 2025
Watu, a Kenyan buy-now-pay-later startup, is targeting revenues of KES 44 billion ($340 million) in 2025 as it pivots towards smartphone lending, […]
Pesalink-TendePay partnership may change how Kenyan SMEs move money
Pesalink and Nairobi-based fintech TendePay have teamed up to make bulk and single payments faster, allowing small businesses to instantly move up […]