Small Business

Zimbabwean ChatCash enters the ‘conversational commerce’ chat

In Harare’s informal markets, business happens in social media chatboxes. A grocery vendor takes orders over WhatsApp, a carpenter closes…

2 months ago

Nigeria’s Approovia takes aim at Microsoft and Oracle with locally built no-code AI stack

Approovia, a Nigerian software startup, is positioning itself as a challenger to global giants like Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce with…

2 months ago

Tanzania’s NALA enters Kenya with Equity Bank, Pesalink partnership

Tanzanian fintech NALA has expanded into Kenya through a partnership with Equity Bank and payment utility Pesalink, targeting the country’s…

2 months ago

Kenya’s High Court exempts fintechs from VAT in landmark ruling

A Kenyan High Court has ruled that fintechs should be exempt from value-added tax (VAT) on payment services, overturning an…

2 months ago

On Johannesburg’s streets, traders remain fiercely cash-first

In Johannesburg’s inner city, street traders turn sidewalks into shopfronts. On one side, a woman chops inhloko (cow head), her…

2 months ago

Neexa AI’s Ethan Bampeire on building a startup in Uganda

Uganda has no shortage of hackathons, accelerators, or training programmes for young entrepreneurs. What it lacks is money. “Everyone wants…

2 months ago

Apps push retail investments to ₦516.5bn on Nigeria’s stock market

Retail investors are tapping into Nigeria’s ₦89.06 trillion stock market as apps lower barriers to entry, pushing retail trades up…

3 months ago

AyaHQ is raising $10 million to build a Web3 talent ecosystem

AyaHQ, a pan-African Web3 talent development startup, is in talks with investors to raise $10 million, with plans to split…

3 months ago

Correction: After turbulent year, Leatherback shifts to enterprise remittance under new leadership

In June, Leatherback, the UK-headquartered cross-border fintech once mired in fraud investigations, unveiled new executives in posters styled like Marvel…

3 months ago

Cardtonic is building a super app for everything gift cards, gadgets, and payments

In Nigeria, the vibrant holiday season often comes with an unusual problem: wasted gift cards. A cousin in London might…

3 months ago