M-PESA’s market share drops for sixth straight quarter as Airtel Money gains ground
Safaricom’s M-PESA has now lost market share for six consecutive quarters, slipping from 97% in Q4 2023 to 90.8% in Q1 2025, […]
How to update your phone in 2025: A guide to keeping it fast and secure
Table of contents How to update Android phones How to update an iPhone How to update your phone according to an expert […]
“People made this happen, not me”: Day 1-1000 of Lendsqr
Lendsqr grew from a side project to four failed product launches and found product-market fit, twice. If anyone in Nigeria could solve […]
Digital Nomads: A 24-hour Lagos pharmacy chain makes a healthtech pivot
Three weeks ago, I was in Lekki, an upscale part of Lagos, for a weekend staycation. Sometime that Saturday, a dull headache […]
Cloud costs are sneaky—here’s how to keep them in check
At this commercialised phase of cloud computing, the greatest selling point is the ability to speed up product time-to-market for developers and […]
Asset Chain launches P2P blockchain trading platform with zero fees
Asset Chain, a Nigerian blockchain infrastructure company, has launched its eponymous blockchain, a Layer-1 (L1) network built to provide a safer and […]
Explainer: Nigeria’s ride-hailing graveyard and the network effect
On the surface, Nigeria’s ride-hailing market seems ripe for disruption. Drivers continue to complain of tightening margins from dominant platforms, while riders […]
South Africa’s Bank Zero shareholders to pocket $5m and 12% stake in Lesaka acquisition
The shareholders of South Africa’s Bank Zero are set to receive a 12% stake in Lesaka Technologies, worth roughly R1 billion ($56.3 […]
In Kenya, you could pay as much as $15 per page of a bank statement
In Kenya, accessing your financial history still comes at a premium. Despite years of digitisation, printing a copy of your bank statement […]
Stablecoins won’t “bank the unbanked”; so what are they for?
Founders are racing one another to build solutions that allow crypto to work like real money. This has led to the rise […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Food delivery is magic beans
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية TGIF! Africa’s tech ecosystem is alive with ambition, and Moonshot 2025 is […]
Starlink is increasingly popular in Zimbabwean cities; can local ISPs compete in rural areas?
In Zimbabwe’s busiest cities—Harare and Bulawayo—it’s hard to miss the white, pizza-box-shaped Starlink terminals mounted on cars. Even the humblest Honda Fit […]