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Send by Flutterwave launches Naira travel card for diaspora holiday spending

Send App, a cross-border remittance product of Africa’s largest payments startup Flutterwave, has launched a physical Naira card for Nigerians…

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7 African startups advancing aquaculture, analytics, and access to finance

Startups On Our Radar spotlights African startups solving African challenges with innovation. In our previous edition , we featured seven…

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How The Doux uses AI to engage community

“I think we're moving into a space where most beauty companies are tech companies,” says Maya Smith. It’s a striking…

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How Nairabox became a ticketing powerhouse and why Wakanow bought it

In October 2025, nearly a decade after it launched from a cramped “shop office” in Lagos, Nairabox, a Nigerian digital…

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Capitec VRP lets South Africans make recurring payments directly from bank

Stitch, one of South Africa’s largest payments fintech startups, has partnered with Capitec Bank, the country’s largest retail bank by…

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Safaricom upgrades M-PESA backbone as API transactions hit 25%

Safaricom is working to keep its mobile money platform M-PESA at the core of Kenya’s digital payments even as more…

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Chowdeck hits nearly $1 million in Black Friday food delivery sales

Until Jumia introduced its first nationwide sales campaign after it launched in 2012, Black Friday was not a retail tradition…

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How Vove ID is tackling Africa’s KYC and KYB headaches

As the digital economy in Africa and the Middle East expands, reliable Know Your Customer (KYC) and Know Your Business…

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Intent-based marketing: How to target ready buyers

In business, to waste time is to waste money so you need a strategy that is efficient and the best…

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Future of newsletters: 6 trends changing the newsletter industry in the next year

The future of newsletters is bright, but it’s a far cry from its snail mail origins. I’m showing my age…

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