Why Kenyan remittance startup Bonto is shutting down after two years
Bonto Kenya, a Nairobi-based remittance fintech, is shutting down two years after launching, and less than eight months after securing a licence […]
Why Fincra is teaming up with Reap to speed up Africa–Asia transactions
Fincra, a payments infrastructure provider for businesses in and beyond Africa, has partnered with Reap, a global stablecoin-enabled infrastructure provider, to expand […]
Why a ₦50 charge from you adds up to ₦796bn for the government
This is Follow the Money, our weekly series that unpacks the earnings, business, and scaling strategies of African fintechs and financial institutions. […]
This missing tech is why Nigeria’s grid keeps collapsing
On September 10, Nigeria’s national electricity grid collapsed for the third time this year, plunging much of the country into darkness. For […]
Nada Shaheen on why large African companies will die if they ignore startups
Corporate venture capital (CVC) is still rare in Africa, with many large companies opting to remain distant from the local startup ecosystem, […]
How Kenya collects more taxes than Nigeria with a quarter of its population
Kenya’s economy is $56.6 billion smaller than Nigeria’s, with a population of about a quarter of Africa’s most populous nation. Yet, the […]
Safaricom just completed M-PESA’s biggest upgrade in a decade, but will partners plug in?
Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telco with over 35 million subscribers, has completed the most ambitious M-PESA core migration since localising the platform a […]
Next Wave: Lend to drivers, bet on autonomous cars
Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published 21 Sept, 2025 Image: Moove Moove’s business works because it can turn drivers’ […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – LagRide rides on EV lane
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية It’s salary week. Francophone Africa has one of tech’s biggest success stories […]
Digital Nomads: What keeps Africa’s talent at home?
There is no digital nomad economy without talent. And in Africa, that talent is not in short supply. Yet infrastructure gaps, visa […]
M-PESA is upgrading its platform on Sept. 22; here’s what customers can expect after
Safaricom, Kenya’s lead telco, will execute its most significant M-PESA overhaul since bringing the service to the country in 2015, migrating the […]
Crypto project used Kenya’s ex-prime minister to promote token in deepfake scandal
On September 18, the verified X account of former Kenyan prime minister Raila Odinga briefly posted a promotion for a new cryptocurrency […]