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7 African startups rethinking bookings, AI, credits, and commerce to watch

Startups on Our Radar is a bi-weekly column that highlights emerging startups across Africa taking fresh, unconventional approaches, filling fundamental…

2 months ago

What do investors want to see in African AI startups?

Every Thursday, Delve Into AI will provide nuanced insights on how the continent’s AI trajectory is shaping up. In this…

2 months ago

Moniepoint’s new POS terminal shows the unicorn is playing a long enterprise game

On August 7, I watched a cobalt-blue Moniepoint point-of-sale (POS) device do something it had never done before. With a…

2 months ago

South Africa’s Street Wallet raises $350,000 to expand QR payments for informal traders

Street Wallet, a South African mobile payment fintech, has raised $350,000 (R6.2 million) in funding at a valuation of $2…

2 months ago

Digital lenders face up to ₦100m fine for unethical conduct under FCCPC new rules

Digital lenders in Nigeria now risk fines between ₦50 million and ₦100 million, or 1% of their annual turnover, for…

2 months ago

Antler selects 24 founders to join inaugural cohort

When Anil Atmaramani resumed as Antler’s new partner for Africa in 2024, he was looking to make bets that some…

2 months ago

Nigeria nets ₦84.97 billion in six months after extending transfer levy to fintechs

When Kemi Michael, a corporate compère, attempted to transfer money to her usual PoS agent in late 2024, the attendant…

2 months ago

Correction: Kenya’s Wabeh scales back BNPL rollout to focus on underwriting and select markets

Wabeh, a Kenyan buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) provider, has scaled back operations with a portion of its vendor network as of July…

2 months ago

A financial tool for South Africa’s gig workers left out of formal banking systems

It started with curiosity and a handful of conversations in the back seats of ride-hailing vehicles. “That’s where we noticed…

2 months ago

“Culture isn’t what you say, it’s what you allow”: Day 1-1000 of Haul247

Sehinde Afolayan, founder of logistics platform Haul247, was one of the first founders I interviewed as a journalist for TechCabal.…

2 months ago