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Interswitch joins race for Africa’s banking technology market with Temenos deal
The deal signals Interswitch's ambitions to become a broader banking technology provider and capture a larger share of banks’ technology spend.
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Nedbank taps AI-powered lending to reach underserved South Africans
The Johannesburg-headquartered lender, which operates in six other African markets, has integrated JUMO’s lending technology into its mobile banking platform.
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How AI is breaking banking’s old employment model
Banking jobs in Kenya and, by extension, most African markets have carried a certain social prestige thanks to stable salaries, pension plans, and confidence in

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👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Uber-charged for Kenya
In today's edition: Uber to expand Kenyan operations || Amazon Prime launches in South Africa || ViaTunisia subsea cable goes live || Smartphones to cost Nigeri
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Nigeria’s Legend Internet revenue drops 19% as costs surge sharply
The downturn marks a reversal from the growth momentum surrounding its April 2025 listing on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX).
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Esca Finance taps Tether-backed MANSA for same-day African payment settlements
The move underscores how FX infrastructure providers are using stablecoins to offer faster settlement to businesses seeking alternatives to conventional corresp
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Bright Okereke didn’t choose product management. A missing grade did.
Computers fascinated him, and engineering felt like a natural path. But when admission season came, things did not go as planned.
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South Africa’s AI skills gap is widening faster than universities can keep up
While businesses across banking, telecommunications, retail and technology are rushing to deploy AI tools, they are competing for talent with skills that often
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Smartphone prices in Nigeria could jump 30% this year, hitting entry-level buyers
Nigeria’s smartphone market grew 8% year-on-year in Q1 2026, supported by demand for affordable 4G and 5G smartphones in the $200 to $299 segment, according to
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Spectranet, Starlink, and FibreOne control nearly 70% of Nigeria’s internet market
Spectranet, Starlink, and FibreOne now control nearly 70% of Nigeria’s internet service provider (ISP) market

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👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Canal+ goes to the JSE
In today's edition: Canal+ to list on the JSE today || Telecel expands telecom network in Ghana || BYD now EV leader in Africa || Cocentrix commits $1 billion t
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Uganda’s central bank caps cash withdrawals in digital payments push
The Bank of Uganda (BoU) said individual customers will only be allowed to withdraw up to UGX50 million ($13,700) daily and UGX250 million ($68,500) weekly in c
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MultiChoice offers $4.25 DStv Stream deal to former Showmax users in Kenya
The transition began in May with eligible customers receiving free access to DStv Stream Compact through the end of the month before being moved onto the discou

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The Next wave: We seem to miss the point about African tech conferences
Cet article est aussi disponible en français First published 31 May, 2026 It is not every day you watch very smart people deliberately contradict themselves, bu
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South Africa unveils plan to commercialise $1.8 billion research spending
TIA 2.0 represents a structural overhaul of South Africa’s innovation system, shifting the agency from a project funder to a commercialisation catalyst.

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Africa’s creator economy has a payment problem. These startups want to fix it.
In parts of French-speaking Africa, creators are limited by geography, access, and payout options. These startups want to fix it.
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The companies turning Africa’s stock markets into Bitcoin investment gateways
The need for investment-style digital asset products has created two types of workarounds—African exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and crypto treasuries—which began

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👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – Brass gets Stacked
In today's edition: Spiro raises $215 million || Brass to be folded into Paystack MFB || Pick n Pay’s old delivery app breached || GETESA to expand telecom infr
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Pick n Pay breach puts South Africa’s retail cybersecurity under scrutiny
While Pick n Pay acknowledged the breach, it disputed claims that complete card information was exposed.
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Flutterwave promotes 25% of its global workforce in talent retention move
The move underscores Flutterwave's focus on talent retention at a time when several Nigerian fintechs, including Branch, Kuda, and Quidax, have reduced headcoun
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Oui Capital’s Pius Bankong on evaluating founders through an operator’s lens
Pius Bankong has been a founder, an operator, and now an investor at Oui Capital. Here's how to pitch him.
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Nigerian business banking startup Brass merges operations into Paystack MFB
The shutdown marks the culmination of a turbulent two-year period for Brass, which once positioned itself as a modern banking layer for African businesses befor
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Spiro raises $215 million as race for Africa’s EV market heats up
Spiro, the electric mobility company building battery-swapping infrastructure for motorcycles across Africa, has raised $215 million in equity funding as it pus
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Nigeria’s CcHUB expands Lagos headquarters with first private startup offices
Yaba—considered Nigeria’s answer to Silicon Valley—has served as the centre of the country’s technology industry. CcHUB became one of the institutions at the he
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