Johannesburg is a magnet for Africa’s workforce. Migrants from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Uganda, and beyond…
In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the…
What do you get when ambition and youthful exuberance meet challenges with actionable solutions? No longer waiting till graduation to make…
In Lagos, the memory of October 20, 2020, still haunts Daniel Tambee, a Nigerian blockchain developer. That night, at the…
The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) has cleared Nigerian fintech Moniepoint to acquire a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank,…
In Day 1–1000, we follow founders through the raw, unfiltered journey of company-building: the early scrambles, the quiet breakthroughs, the…
What does it really take to build a startup in Africa—from the first idea to the thousandth day? In Day…
Three Kenyan startups—Roam Electric AB, M-KOPA Holdings Ltd, and Victory Farms Ltd—have been named among Africa’s fastest-growing companies in the…
Nigerian fintechs have had a mixed relationship with cards. In the past, some offered foreign-issued cards like Visa and Mastercard…
Startups on Our Radar is a bi-weekly column that spotlights new startups across Africa taking unconventional approaches, filling fundamental gaps,…
Craydel, a Kenyan edtech that helps students apply to universities abroad, has launched in Rwanda and is expanding its Nigerian…
Nigerian lending software startup, Lendsqr, is building an artificial intelligence model that analyses borrowers’ voices and faces to determine if…
Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech unicorn, has launched Monieworld, its remittance product that allows UK residents to send money directly from…
Nigeria recorded the steepest decline in cash transactions to surpass six cash-reliant economies in the past decade thanks to the…
When fintechs like Paystack and Flutterwave gained prominence between 2016 and 2019 to disrupt Nigeria’s financial sector, traditional banks had…
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), the country’s largest payment switch, is betting on QR codes as a cash alternative…
In 2024, Nigerian fintechs faced significant regulatory pressure, including fines and a six-week ban on onboarding new users due to…
Moniepoint, the Nigerian fintech that recently raised $110 million at a billion-dollar valuation, has appointed Bayo Olujobi as the Chief…
M-KOPA Holding, a Kenyan startup that offers financing for smartphones and solar systems, has appointed former Nokia CEO Rajeev Suri…
African fintechs that help companies access banking services in the U.S. and Canada are wooing founders affected by Mercury’s abrupt…