In Harare’s informal markets, business happens in social media chatboxes. A grocery vendor takes orders over WhatsApp, a carpenter closes…
Approovia, a Nigerian software startup, is positioning itself as a challenger to global giants like Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce with…
Tanzanian fintech NALA has expanded into Kenya through a partnership with Equity Bank and payment utility Pesalink, targeting the country’s…
A Kenyan High Court has ruled that fintechs should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) on payment services, overturning an…
In Johannesburg’s inner city, street traders turn sidewalks into shopfronts. On one side, a woman chops inhloko (cow head), her…
Uganda has no shortage of hackathons, accelerators, or training programmes for young entrepreneurs. What it lacks is money. “Everyone wants…
Retail investors are tapping into Nigeria’s ₦89.06 trillion stock market as apps lower barriers to entry, pushing retail trades up…
AyaHQ, a pan-African Web3 talent development startup, is in talks with investors to raise $10 million, with plans to split…
In June, Leatherback, the UK-headquartered cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel…
In Nigeria, the vibrant holiday season often comes with an unusual problem: wasted gift cards. A cousin in London might…