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African fintech Accrue has launched Accrue Business, a stablecoin-powered banking platform designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The...
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JéGO and mobility startup GoCab have signed a partnership to deploy 6,000 electric vehicles across Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Nigeria over the...
Nigeria’s AI Ranking Shows the Next Race Is About Governing AI, Not Just Building It
Nigeria has become Africa's highest-ranked country in the 2026 Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI), climbing from 80th globally in 2024 to 38th pla...
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Supercell’s African Grants Show the Gaming Industry Is Finally Investing in Studios, Not Just Talent
Finnish gaming giant Supercell has opened applications for its first Developer Grants Program for African game studios, offering equity-free grants ra...
Why the JSE Is Betting on Startups Before They Are Ready for the Stock Market Brief Abstract
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Africa's $1.44bn Startup Funding Surge Masks Early-Stage Deal Decline
African startups raised a total of $1. 44 billion in funding during the first half of 2026, marginally surpassing the $1. 42 billion secured during th...
South Africa’s Instant Payment Debate Shows the Future of Banking May Be Defined by Fees, Not Speed
More than three years after the launch of PayShap, South Africa's real-time payment system, many banks continue to charge customers for instant transf...
Why Africa’s Biggest Funding Problem Isn’t Raising Millions—It’s Finding the First $50,000
While billion-dollar startup rounds often dominate headlines, many African businesses struggle to raise their first $50,000–$500,000. According to inv...
Africa’s Crypto Payment Boom Will Be Decided by Everyday Spending, Not Crypto Trading
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Kenya’s SIM Swap Ruling Is Redefining Who Is Responsible for Digital Fraud
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West Africa’s AI Future Will Depend Less on Software and More on the Infrastructure Behind
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As AI Decides Who Gets Credit, Financial Accountability Must Evolve Just as Fast
Artificial intelligence is becoming a core part of Nigeria's financial services industry, influencing credit decisions, fraud detection, customer veri...
Accrue Business Shows Stablecoins Are Moving Beyond Crypto Into Everyday Business Banking
African fintech Accrue has launched Accrue Business, a stablecoin-powered banking platform designed for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The...
Musk's Anthropic Pledge Reveals Strategic AI Investment Calculus
Elon Musk, the prominent entrepreneur and CEO of Tesla, has publicly praised Mythos/Fable, a lesser-known entity, while also vowing not to "cut off" A...
JéGO and GoCab’s 6,000 EV Deal Shows Africa’s Electric Mobility Future Depends on Financing, Not Just Cars
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Gigbanc’s Shutdown Shows the New Reality of African Fintech: Growth Alone Is Not Enough
Nigerian fintech startup Gigbanc is winding down operations after failing to secure the capital needed to continue scaling its business. The decision ...
Nigeria’s AI Ranking Shows the Next Race Is About Governing AI, Not Just Building It
Nigeria has become Africa's highest-ranked country in the 2026 Global Index on Responsible AI (GIRAI), climbing from 80th globally in 2024 to 38th pla...
Refiant AI’s 10-Million-Token Model Signals Africa Is Entering the Global AI Infrastructure Race
South Africa-founded Refiant AI has launched Protea, a new family of AI models capable of processing up to 10 million tokens in a single prompt. The l...
Nigeria’s Telemedicine Revival Shows Digital Healthcare Is Finally Matching How People Live
After years of slow adoption and limited investor confidence, Nigeria's telemedicine sector is experiencing renewed growth. Changing consumer behaviou...
Sycamore’s Licence Revocation Shows Why Compliance Can Matter More Than Growth in Fintech
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the operating licence of the microfinance bank acquired by Sycamore as part of a broader purge that affe...
Starlink’s Waiting List in Kenya Shows Demand Is Growing Faster Than Satellite Capacity
Starlink has stopped accepting new residential orders in seven Kenyan counties after demand exceeded the network capacity allocated to the country. Ne...
Safaricom’s Governance Changes Show Ownership Is Beginning to Shape Strategy More Directly
Safaricom will ask shareholders to approve changes to its Articles of Association that would give majority shareholder Vodafone Kenya the right to nom...
South Africa’s Digital Transformation Problem Isn’t Technology: It’s the System Meant to Deliver It
A new Public Service Commission (PSC) investigation has found that South Africa's State Information Technology Agency (SITA) has become one of the cou...