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1d 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
1d 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
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1d 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
2d 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
2d 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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2d 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
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2d 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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2d 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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2d 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
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2d 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
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2d 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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3d ago
How to file tax on the LIRS eTax portal: A step-by-step guide for Lagos residents
Table of contents Why was the deadline moved to April 14? What counts as “income” under the Nigeria Tax Act 2025? Who needs to file taxes in Lagos? What you nee
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3d 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
3d 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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3d ago
Lasbery Oludimu: Nigerian lawyer who abandoned oil and gas for digital assets
Lasbery Oludimu did not plan to end up in crypto. She started in law, moved through oil and gas, and followed a carefully mapped corporate path. But a client br
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3d ago
Nigeria invests $9m in research to drive digital economy ambitions
Nigeria has committed $9 million (₦12 billion) to a new national research initiative aimed at strengthening evidence-based policymaking

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3d 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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3d 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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4d ago
TechCabal: Four-point-oh
Over the last few years, the African tech ecosystem has been moving at a pace that feels almost contradictory: consolidation at the centre and new ideas flicker
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4d ago
Ghana’s National ID cards can now make payments
Along with identification and passport services, the Ghana Card can now be used for online and instore payments, ATMSs, international payments, and insurance se
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4d ago
Cassandra Collins on why taking the “wrong“ jobs is the only way to find your career
Cassandra Collins took a pay cut to enter the tech ecosystem. It was 2020, just after the COVID-19 lockdown, and she had a choice: stay on as content director f
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📣 Digital Marketing & Growth
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4d 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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4d 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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4d 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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