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Corpreneur hopes to make Nigerian millennials save more

Fresh out of the university after bagging a degree in computer science, Oluwafemi Alofe built an MVP for a legal tech startup in 2016. He would…

After its failed stint with M-Pesa, Vodacom is planning to launch another fintech service in SA

Vodacom Group has announced plans to launch a super app that offers financial and lifestyle services to its millions of customers. The news came out…

Nigeria’s Kiakiaprint partners with Canva and South Africa

Nigerian print-on-demand startup, Kiakiaprint has announced its partnership with online design and publishing company, Canva. This is Canva’s first partnership with an African print-on-demand company and it…

Kenya to regulate loan rates of digital lenders with proposed law change

The Central Bank of Kenya (Cbk) is set to regulate loan rates for digital lenders operating in the country. This is according to some…

Music streaming platform, Audiomack expands to Nigeria

Global free music streaming platform, Audiomack recently announced its expansion to Nigeria, specifically in Lagos. Audiomack expands to Nigeria To this effect, three Nigerians…

Nigerian companies record second highest percentage of global cyberattacks

It is the year of the pandemic, and besides the ensuing economic effects, it appears companies around the globe are dealing with increased rates…

How Tokyo-based VC, Samurai Incubate Africa invests in African startups

Samurai Incubate is a Japanese early-stage venture capital firm and incubator. Via its Samurai Incubate Fund, the firm claims to have invested in more than…

Hybrid-delivery Nigerian startup, WAeY Hailing launches

So far, 2020 has been another year during which eCommerce has experienced a huge boom on a global scale. Consequently, the need for logistics or…

Akiddie wants to create the largest collection of African children’s stories

“Story story… story!”, ” Once upon a time… time time!” Most Nigerians will know these as phrases used to begin stories during their childhood….

Safaricom’s financials show how much stake it owns in the new M-Pesa venture

In 2007, M-Pesa was launched as a product by UK telecommunications company, Vodafone and its subsidiary, Safaricom, the largest telco operator in Kenya. Since then, it has…

Inside the unified fibre network project currently taking place in Lagos

If you have moved round in recent weeks, you may have noticed construction along some streets in the bustling city of Lagos, Nigeria. Apparently,…

African startups have raised about $500-millon but see a big Q2 slump

Total venture funding for African startups in 2020 so far has passed the $500m mark. This is according to Maxime Bayen, company builder at GreenTec Capital,…

Remote work is not enough to increase workplace productivity in Africa’s major tech cities

Funke Opeke, CEO of MainOne, recently mentioned in an interview with Techpoint Africa that young professionals will always gravitate towards locations that have business…

An insight into how Ingressive Capital invests in African startups

Ingressive Capital, the venture capital fund focused on early-stage African tech, recently completed its $10 million fund. According to information on the firm’s website,…

MainOne’s story building West Africa’s Internet infrastructure

On Wednesday, July 1, 2020, MainOne celebrated its 10th anniversary. The occasion was a notable one for MainOne, and for several tech companies that…

Four key metrics from Carbon’s financials in the past three years

Nigerian fintech startup, Carbon, on Tuesday, released a report detailing its key activities and metrics for 2019. Last year when the startup, Carbon, formerly…

OPay finally drops super app ambition; restructures model

Opera-backed Nigerian fintech startup, OPay has reportedly shut down all its business operations in Nigeria following a letter issued by its foreign investors. A…

How South African startup, Voyc, is taking its AI-backed contact centre software beyond Africa

Have you ever called a call centre and heard “this call may be recorded for training and quality purposes”? It’s a phrase most of…

The Great Stack: Paystack is building an army of exceptional execs

Paystack, the second Nigerian startup to be backed by Y Combinator, debuted in the country’s fintech space in 2015 and has since experienced tremendous…

Nigerian fintech startups may soon need regulatory approval to launch new products

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released a new framework for regulatory sandbox operations in Nigeria which seeks to provide regulatory oversight for…

In conversation with Abdulrahman Jogbojogbo, product marketer at Paystack

Paystack is known for being one of the first startups to disrupt payments in Nigeria. According to the startup, over 60 000 businesses in…

Y Combinator reduces investment size to $125k, cites economic concerns

US-based seed-stage accelerator, Y Combinator (YC), is reducing the standard deal of its investment from $150 000 to $125 000. However, it is maintaining its…

Wallets Africa raises fresh capital from Samurai Incubate, Mozilla, Michael Seibel

Nigerian fintech startup, Wallets Africa, has raised an undisclosed round of investment. Founded in 2018, Wallets Africa makes it easy for users to transact across…

CrimeSpotter: Crime reporting app aims to empower communities

Applications for V&A Waterfront kitchen incubator opens

SA healthtech startup secures seed investment

Report reveals record investment in local venture capital landscape

How to set up the MatePad T8 as a safe tablet for kids [Sponsored]

PS5: PlayStation 5 gets price, release date for South Africa

Apple announces Watch Series 6 and Watch SE

Hyundai’s radical new Tucson coming to SA

Testing Land Rover’s new Defender 110

AMG goes ‘affordable’ with new Mercedes A35