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On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Airtel Africa’s $813 million profit, how Paytags may change the way Nigerians send money, and an Abuja court ordering MTN and Airtel to stop blocking Nairtime.
Every bank transfer exposes pieces of personal information that fraudsters can use over time. Flex, a Nigerian fintech startup, believes replacing account numbers with paytags could help reduce fraud by masking users’ identities during transactions.
Impostors have found a place on food delivery platforms and stricter measure have to be put in place to flush them out and rebuild consumer trust.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Copia’s insolvency case, which is headed to Kenya’s High Court, Please Call Me Makate suing his backers, and Safaricom’s most successful year in years.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Fincra’s entry into Ghana’s payments market, the rise of ghost restaurants in Lagos, and Nigeria’s telcos recovering ₦2 trillion.
We created a fake restaurant on Glovo and Chowdeck using a made-up tax ID, a false address, and photos stolen from a real Lagos restaurant. Within a few weeks, we had a device, completed onboarding training, and made a sale.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Telecel Zimbabwe’s need for $50 million to survive, how South Africa is dragging while Egypt propels Vodacom forward, and the R4.17 billion risk associated with the MultiChoice Competition Case.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Alerzo quietly shutting down Singapore entities amid a legal crisis, Rwanda imposing an 18% tax on your digital life, and why a 2014 deal is haunting MultiChoice in 2026.
This guide breaks down what to look for in a payment solution and why Zoyk has been ranked as the best.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss OPay’s $4 billion US IPO push, Wimbart’s 10-year journey in African tech, and South Africa’s red tape problem.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN Nigeria’s ₦95.5 billion handover of MoMo to its parent company, Kenya launching its own TikTok, UrbanTok, and Somalia quietly developing its cybersecurity rules.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN Nigeria’s ₦95.5 billion handover of MoMo to its parent company, Amazon’s filing to launch satellite Internet in Kenya, and Airtel Money’s plan to pursue a $10 billion listing in London.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss telcos ignoring a court order as airtime credit stays suspended, how PowerLabs is tackling Nigeria’s energy chaos, and Canal+ listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how transfer costs are rising despite CBN fee cuts, how the crypto industry is reacting to a treasury draft in SA, and how South Africa is withdrawing its AI policy after AI creates sources.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Telecel Zimbabwe’s pressure to sell, building African solutions for African businesses, and KRA’s announcement that the M-Pesa tax loophole has been officially closed.
Once AI systems are deployed into a government workflow, the harder question is no longer whether it is compliant on paper, but whether the government can actually see it, control it, or stop it if conditions change.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN is set to begin subscriber payback, Nigeria’s telecom struggle before the GSM revolution, and the FCCPC approving new data and airtime lenders.
Interswitch, Flutterwave, and Paystack exist because of the 2001 GSM licence auction. Before it, Nigeria had 400,000 phone lines for 120 million people. Four years later, it had 10 million mobile subscribers. Two decades later, it has Africa’s largest fintech market.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how Nigeria plans to combat SIM-based financial fraud, why global tech is reconsidering its approach to Africa, and how ICASA hopes to make it easier for Starlink to enter the country.
Based on a conversation with Mayowa Olugbile, CEO of Itana, and a joint report with Intelpoint, we explore how Digital Special Economic Zones (DSEZs) are removing the friction of expansion into Africa.
