When you pay for suya with your card at 11 p.m. in Lagos and the POS machine chirps “Approved” within seconds, you probably think it’s just your bank doing its job. But behind the scenes, there’s an ...

What if the next global voices shaping culture didn’t come from Hollywood or London but from Lagos, Nairobi and Cape Town? In 2026, African content creators are no longer just participating in global ...

Smartphone shipments into Africa hit 84.4 million for the entire 2025, representing 13% year-on-year growth and outperforming global market trends. The performance represents Africa’s strongest ...

Safaricom shareholders are scheduled to vote later this month on a proposal that would grant Vodafone Kenya, the subsidiary through which Vodacom manages the company, the formal right to nominate ...

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Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s prominent fintech platform, has secured an additional $90 million in its Series C funding round, pushing the company’s valuation above $1 billion and cementing its status as ...

Hawala Technology, a fintech startup serving the MENA region, has raised $3 million in a funding round led by Pharsalus Capital, with participation from Alumni Ventures. The fund will be specifically ...

Capitec Bank, South Africa’s largest retail bank by client, is driving a conversation with its artificial intelligence-backed initiative. In contrast to the contemporary status of AI-driven layoffs in ...

Raenest, the Nigerian fintech platform that enables freelancers and businesses to receive international payments, is facing public backlash after several users complained about deactivated accounts, ...

The Federal Government recently approved the policy that makes submission of students’ theses and final-year projects into the NERD (Nigeria Education Repository and Databank) compulsory. This also ...

MTN Group’s mobile money platform processed $500.3 billion in transaction value in 2025, a 37.6% jump in constant currency terms. That number alone demands context. On a reported basis, comparing the ...

Nearly a year after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) declared him wanted over an alleged N50 billion fraud involving foreign exchange transactions, the CEO of EazzyTranzact Payment ...