South African fintech Stitch acquires ExiPay to expand into in-person payments
Stitch, a South African fintech startup that provides online payments infrastructure for large enterprises, has acquired ExiPay, a startup that offers in-person […]
“On some days, I make ₦70,000;”TikTok Live is the new storefront for Nigerian business owners
Jude Okafor, a menswear trader on TikTok, is no stranger to live selling. At least three times a week, he goes live […]
Starlink becomes Kenya’s 8th largest ISP amid growing regulatory concerns
Starlink has become Kenya’s eighth-largest internet provider, surpassing established players like Liquid Telecommunications. The Elon Musk-owned company has grown its subscriber base […]
How Bolt Market plans to ease itself into grocery deliveries in Nairobi
Grocery delivery in Nairobi is a smaller market compared to food delivery. Few players, including supermarket chains like Naivas and Carrefour, have […]
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How Nigerian fintech Marasoft paid salaries with suspected fraudulent funds, trigerring account freezes and employee anguish
In October 2024, employees at Marasoft Pay, a Nigerian fintech founded by Emmanuel Marakwe-Ogu, experienced what seemed like a long-awaited resolution: payment […]
GITEX Global to hold 2025 Ai Everything event in February
GITEX Global, one of the world’s largest tech expo, will hold Ai Everything GLOBAL, its flagship event dedicated to discussing artificial intelligence […]
Visa makes strategic investment in Nigerian unicorn Moniepoint
Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has secured a strategic investment from the global payments giant Visa. This comes three months after Moniepoint […]
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Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape of cross-border payments in Africa
This article was contributed by Robert Sargsian, Co-founder/CEO at Due, and Omotesele Esekhaigbe, Compliance and Risk Manager (MLRO) at Zone as part […]
Key telecom executives say Nigeria’s tariff hike insufficient to address challenges
After 11 years of negotiations, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50% tariff hike in telecom services like calls, SMS, and […]
SeamlessHR informally explored PaidHR acquisition in 2024 as competition in HR-SaaS intensifies
After raising $9 million in a Series A extension round in late 2024, the Nigerian HR Software-as-a-service (SaaS) company SeamlessHR initiated informal […]