After turbulent year, Leatherback shifts to enterprise remittance under new leadership
In June, Leatherback, the Nigerian cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel character reveals. […]
CSquared bets $125m on fibre superhighways across Africa
For all the talk about Africa’s digital future, the real challenge is buried in the ground: fibre. Without it, widespread adoption and […]
Kenya’s tech sector overtakes banking, manufacturing to lead in foreign investment
Kenya’s tech sector has overtaken banking, manufacturing, and retail as the leading destination for foreign direct investment (FDI), according to new government […]
Safaricom targets 8,000 transactions per second in M-PESA upgrade by 2026
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest public company by market capitalisation, plans to double the capacity of its M-PESA mobile money platform by the end […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Leatherback stitches a new path
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy pre-TGIF. Google unveiled the Pixel 10 yesterday, its newest flagship phone […]
MTN, Airtel ARPU jumps 32% after tariff hike, but consumers bear cost
A 50% hike in telecom tariffs has propelled MTN and Airtel’s earnings in Nigeria, sending their combined average revenue per user (ARPU) […]
Africa’s agricultural future depends on moving food, not just growing it
Africa’s agricultural potential is enormous. The continent is home to 60% of the world’s uncultivated arable land and a growing youth population […]
Thato Schermer’s Zoie Health is easing the nightmarish quest for quality women’s healthcare
The first time she realised Zoie Health might be more than just a scrappy start-up, she was sitting in her kitchen, watching […]
Safaricom unveils new product that lets customers buy internet by the hour
Safaricom, Kenya’s biggest telco, has introduced a new product that could reshape how customers pay for mobile internet. The product, called B-Live […]
In Niger State, AI systems are solving problems that can’t wait
Niger, the largest state by land mass in Nigeria, is a land of rivers, hills, and green plains dotted by stout trees. […]
Lagos plans ₦31 billion innovation fund to back startups, hubs
Startups, innovation hubs, accelerators, researchers, and individuals or businesses building innovative products may soon have access to at least ₦31.07 billion ($20.26 […]
NCC insists 70% broadband penetration target attainable before year-end 2025
With only four months left before the National Broadband Plan (NBP) 2020–2025 expires, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) insists that its ambitious […]