Small Business

Day 1-1000: Storipod wants to make reading as addictive as scrolling

For African writers, sharing your work to get paid on global platforms has always been a herculean task. African startups…

2 weeks ago

7 African startups redefining research, regulation, retail, and recreation

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

2 weeks ago

Vodacom now enables Tanzanians to pay merchants globally via M-Pesa

Vodacom’s Tanzania arm has launched M-Pesa Global Payment, a suite of new international payment features on M-Pesa that allow its…

2 weeks ago

How two Nigerian graduates built a ₦2 billion trade machine

For years, African small and medium enterprises (SMEs) have turned to retail platforms like AliExpress to save travel costs and,…

3 weeks ago

MTN’s MoMo PSB seals deal with Thunes to expand cross-border payments for Nigerians

MoMo Payment Service Bank (MoMo PSB), the fintech platform of Nigeria’s largest mobile network operator, MTN, has inked a strategic…

3 weeks ago

M-KOPA crosses $1.6 billion in loans as pay-as-you-go market expands

M-KOPA Kenya, the Kenyan subsidiary of pay-as-you-go startup M-KOPA Holdings, has crossed $1.6 billion (KES 207 billion) in credit given…

3 weeks ago

Backed by $350K, Fusepay takes aim at Seychelles’ slow, paper-heavy payments system

Fusepay, a Seychelles-founded fintech building payment tools for frontier markets, has launched its digital payment platform to help businesses in…

3 weeks ago

Nomba bets on cash-heavy DRC, starts with remittance to crack the market

For the past year, Nomba, a Nigerian fintech last valued at over $150 million, has been establishing operations in the…

3 weeks ago

70% of African startups fail in the first 5 years; Clarus believes it’s a go-to-market problem

In early 2025, Joovlin, a Nigerian fintech built to help micro-suppliers accept and manage payments, shut down. Despite early traction,…

3 weeks ago

7 African startups championing matchmaking, mortgages, medical records, and music

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

3 weeks ago