Kenya is proposing to scrap tax breaks on employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) for early-stage startups, a move that risks…
When you call a customer care service line, you’re likely to hear from a representative that “this call is recorded for quality purposes.”…
In Lagos, the memory of October 20, 2020, still haunts Daniel Tambee, a Nigerian blockchain developer. That night, at the…
Few founders dare to take on the challenge of preserving Africa’s linguistic heritage. Anthony Otaigbe is one of them. When…
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Six Nigerian startups—Moniepoint, OmniRetail, PalmPay, Termii, Remedial Health, and Paga—have been listed on the Financial Times’ 2024 ranking of Africa’s…
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…
Onafriq, a pan-African digital payments network, has named Simon Black as chair of the board of its UK holding company…
Three South African fintech startups, Paymenow, TymeBank, and Omnisient, have been named in the Financial Times (FT) Africa’s Fastest-Growing Companies…
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…
In a country grappling with about 32% unemployment rate and a drop in tech hiring activity due to a persistent…
At last year’s Moonshot event, I met Seye Bandele, CEO of Nigerian HR tech upstart PaidHR for the first time.…
If you’re building a fintech startup in Nigeria, one of the first things you’ll need to figure out is this:…
South African fintech startup SOLmate has doubled its active user base over the past year to about 100,000, driven by…
Stitch, a South Africa-based payments infrastructure startup founded in 2021, has raised $55 million in a Series B round, bringing…
Nine years ago, Shola Akinlade, Paystack’s CEO, bet on making online payments frictionless and that bet paid off with a…
In 2024, Nigerian fintechs faced significant regulatory pressure, including fines and a six-week ban on onboarding new users due to…