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⚡ AI Lesson
4h ago
Tayo Oviosu transitions to Group CEO as Paga names acting Nigeria head
The transition marks the first time in Paga’s history that someone other than Oviosu will lead its biggest market.

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⚡ AI Lesson
5h ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Pay-TV is past its primetime
In today's edition: SA’s pay-TV market is shrinking || Nigerian crypto startup Bread Africa gets acquired || Uber aims for 300,000-rider mark in SA || Kenya rev
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⚡ AI Lesson
22h ago
AHL Venture Partners spent a decade doing equity in Africa. Then it chose debt.
After years of equity, debt, and fund investments across Africa, AHL Venture Partners concluded that private credit is what actually works. Here's why.
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⚡ AI Lesson
1d ago
MTN’s most valuable customers are in Ghana, and the numbers show why
At $6.76, MTN Ghana now delivers the highest average revenue per user (ARPU) across the group, almost double Nigeria’s $3.60, even after tariff hikes lifted Nig

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⚡ AI Lesson
1d ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – MTN Ghana’s MoMo moves out
In today's edition: MTN separates Ghana MoMo business || 3 in 4 Kenyans now use mobile money || Kenswitch and Visa partner || Charge eyes tokenised public listi
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⚡ AI Lesson
3d ago
“I wasn’t aiming for Eventbrite, I was aiming for Ticketmaster”: Day 1 to 1000 of Jetron Ticket
The idea for Jetron Ticket came when his close friend, Jemedafe Caleb, who organised events and parties, needed coordination and a more reliable way to manage a
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⚡ AI Lesson
3d ago
Telkom Kenya is now Kenya’s smallest mobile operator after two-year slide
The shift points to a market that is no longer just led by a dominant incumbent but increasingly defined by scale at the top and clear positioning among smaller
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
⚡ AI Lesson
3d ago
Kenya adds 9 million mobile money users but the easy growth is over
Subscriptions rose from 42.30 million in the previous year, with a 5.6% jump in the December quarter, driven by holiday spending.

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⚡ AI Lesson
3d ago
Regulatory Passporting and the Future of Cross-Border Fintech in Africa
Africa's fintech companies are ready to scale regionally. The CBN Fintech Policy Insight Report identifies regulatory passporting as a pathway to reduce cross-b

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⚡ AI Lesson
3d ago
Radhika Bhachu left BlackRock and returned home to rethink wealth
She was at BlackRock for five years as a relationship manager, helping investors build wealth quietly, predictably, over time. Then she came back to Kenya in 20
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
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3d ago
BitGo’s Nick Coombs thinks everyone is reading Africa’s crypto market wrong
Africa’s digital asset sector is still early. The region has not yet produced its own listed crypto company, but it sits squarely inside this global shift towar
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
⚡ AI Lesson
4d ago
Why Africa’s crypto sector is entering its ‘pay the milkman’ era
It is a concession to reality: for monetary policy and control reasons, crypto is unlikely to ever power everyday payments end-to-end.
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
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4d ago
Kenswitch taps Visa as Kenya’s national payments switch race heats up
The deal brings together Kenswitch’s role as a shared national switch—connecting more than 30 financial institutions—with Visa’s global payments technology.
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⚡ AI Lesson
4d ago
MTN completes Ghana mobile money spinoff in major fintech push
MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunication company, has completed the separation of its mobile money business in Ghana.
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
⚡ AI Lesson
4d ago
Quick Fire 🔥 with Semiloore Akoni
In this Quick Fire interview, Semiloore Akoni, a tech marketer with over a decade of experience, talks us through the details businesses get wrong about custome

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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
⚡ AI Lesson
4d ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Banking on Flutterwave
In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with Semiloore Akoni || Flutterwave Bank || Equinix to expand SA data centres || Who secured the bag? 💰
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⚡ AI Lesson
5d ago
Kenya’s AI bill creates a new digital sheriff with sweeping powers
The Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill (2026), sponsored by Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu, marks the country’s first comprehensive attempt to bring order, accoun
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⚡ AI Lesson
5d ago
Flutterwave secures Nigerian banking license after crossing $40 billion in lifetime payments
Flutterwave got a national MFB license after acquiring Mono, a turning point for a company that has spent a decade moving money.

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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
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5d ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – MultiChoice, single choice
In today's edition: MultiChoice moves to retain Showmax users || CBN tightens oversight with fintech pilots and cyber self-checks || Ghana links identity card t
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⚡ AI Lesson
5d ago
33 banks raise ₦3.37 trillion from Nigerians as CBN ends recapitalisation
Nigeria’s banking sector has wrapped up one of its biggest capital-raising exercises in recent history, with lenders pulling in a combined ₦4.65 trillion to mee
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
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6d ago
CBN begins virtual asset anti-money laundering supervision, names Paystack, Flutterwave for pilot
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is tightening its grip on virtual asset activity by commencing an Anti-Money Laundering, Counter-Financing of Terrorism, and C
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6d ago
CBN gives banks 21 days to grade their cyber defences
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is tightening the screws on cybersecurity, and this time, it wants the industry to grade itself first.

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⚡ AI Lesson
6d ago
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Uber money
In today's edition: Uber to invest $293 million in SA || GTCO exits trillion-naira club || SA betting firms want banks to block foreign payments || Advertising

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⚡ AI Lesson
6d ago
Kenyan AI startup bets on local dialects as proof gap remains
A Kenyan startup is building an AI model for local dialects, but questions remain around data, performance, and whether it can scale before global rivals move i
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