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M-Pesa's 52.4 million customers set to increase as Safaricom gets licence to launch its mobile money service in Ethiopia
Safaricom has gotten a mobile money licence in Ethiopia after seven months since launching in the country. It is expected to roll out M-Pesa before the year ends.
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4 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency
3 African countries that tax crypto and how they do it
Several African countries have made attempts at taxing cryptocurrencies. Kenya is the latest African country to announce its plan to tax cryptocurrencies. Here is a list of African countries that are either planning to or are already taxing cryptocurrencies.
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4 weeks ago
Fintech
This Nigerian startup is making it possible to send giveaway funds straight to Twitter DMs; here's how it works
Cross-border payments in Africa are a hassle but what if it could be as simple as sending a Twitter DM? Here's how Chimoney is doing this.
Bolu Abiodun
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4 weeks ago
Finance
Zimbabwe's gold-backed digital currency explained
Zimbabwe has launched its gold-backed digital currency. It has also announced how the currency will be valued and distributed. We explain how a gold-backed currency works, and how Zimbabwe plans to use it to control inflation.
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4 weeks ago
Governance & Policy
What is Nigeria's blockchain policy, and why should you care?
The Nigerian government approved the national blockchain policy on May 3, 2023. But what does this mean for the country and why should Nigerians care?
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4 weeks ago
Renewable Energy
Can electric buses work in Lagos?
The Lagos State Government (LASG) has announced the launch of the first set of electric buses in its Lagos Mass Transit Master Plan. While the government plans to modernise every sector of the state, is its ambition for electric buses sustainable? We take a look at what...
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1 month ago
Insights
Everything you need to know about Nigeria's $618m tech fund launched through iDICE
The iDICE has shared with Techpoint Africa how it intends to utilise the $618m tech fund through equity fund managers and creative sector specialists. Here's the breakdown.
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1 month ago
Insights
5 interesting facts you didn't know about space exploration in Africa
Did you know there are satellites launched by Africans that work by God's grace? Well, from man's first trip to the moon to Kenya's recent satellite launch, here are five things you didn't know about space exploration in Africa.
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1 month ago
Features
As Smile Identity acquires Appruve, CEO Mark Straub talks about where the startup is headed after 6 years and 60 million verifications
After raising $20 million in February, Smile Identity has announced its acquisition of pan-African verifications platform, Appruve. Smile's CEO, Mark Straub, also talks about ID verifications in Africa and what's next for the startup.
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1 month ago
Features
Africa received $58.4bn aid in 2021, but Convexity's CHATS wants to track where these monies are going
Where did the $607.7 billion in aid Africa received between 2010 and 2021 go? Well, Convexity, a blockchain solutions company, has built CHATS, a platform that will help donors track their donations. Here's how it works.
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1 month ago
Cybersecurity
Nigerian-led Web3 startup, Shield, gets a16z backing, raises $2.1m
With the Web3 space losing $2.1 billion to hacks in the first half of 2022 alone, Shield has raised $2.1 million to solve this problem. The Nigerian-led startup plans to make security flaws on Web3 platforms obvious to users.
Bolu Abiodun
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2 months ago
Artificial Intelligence
Journalist vs GPT-4: AI is getting scary good
I went head-to-head with GPT-4 and the results were interesting. However, should there be a limit to what we do with AI? Could it become self-aware if we keep pushing the boundaries?
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2 months ago
Cryptocurrency
Here are 5 alternative platforms for Paxful's 1.5 million Nigerian users
Nigeria was Paxful's largest market, with 1.5 million users. Now that it's gone, users need an exchange with the same perks. Here are 5 alternatives to Paxful.
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2 months ago
Entertainment
South Africa got 71% of Netflix's $175m investment in sub-Saharan Africa between 2016 and 2022
South Africa got $125 million of the $175 million Netflix has invested in sub-Saharan Africa since 2016. Nigeria got $23 million, while figures for Kenya were not revealed.
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2 months ago
Startups
Nigerian crypto payments startup, Lazerpay shuts down, opens offer to companies interested in purchasing its IP
Nigerian crypto payments startup has shut down. Founder and CEO, Emmanuel Njoku, said the decision was made after the company was unable to raise funds. The startup advises merchants to withdraw funds before April 30, 2023.
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2 months ago
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