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 […]
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Bank Misr goes digital
In partnership with Lire en Français اقرأ هذا باللغة العربية Happy mid-week. Egypt finally gets its first digital bank, “onebank,” thanks to […]
Daily cybersecurity tips to keep your devices safe
Table of contents cybersecurity myths you should stop believing 3 steps to build a strong cybersecurity checklist How to take care of […]
South African fintech iKhokha “to run as per normal” after Nedbank’s $93 million acquisition, says CEO
When Nedbank, one of South Africa’s largest banks, announced that it had agreed to acquire iKhokha for about R1.65 billion (over $93 […]