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Despite the $975 million headline, no money has changed hands. Instead, this deal is a long-term bet on Khaby Lame’s ability to scale attention into commerce.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss KOKO Networks entering administration, STANLIB getting approval to buy into Cassava ADC, SongDis calling for African musicians to be paid properly, and Nomba acquiring a Canadian payments firm.
Nigerian fintech Nomba has acquired a licensed Canadian payments firm to build B2B trade rails linking Africa and Canada.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Egypt joining the global trend of child digital safety, Kenya’s green badge for electric cars, and Malawi’s Malcel telco being halted due to a forex crisis.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Showmax’s struggles, Uber’s closure in Tanzania, and Namibia’s continued 4G adoption.
On today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya’s Koko Networks filing for administration, how everyday cooking took Jaskaro to Lagos, and MTN MoMo Zambia going global.
On today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we discuss a ₦7.7bn telco hack that landed six suspects in police custody, Atsur’s push for African art to outlive its first buyer, and Moniepoint’s ₦1tn bet on small businesses.
On today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we discuss NCC’s ₦12.4B fine for telcos, Esohe Igbinoba’s spending on tech events, and a new DStv feature that allows friends to share bills.
Nigerians may resent PayPal, but with the naira under pressure, startups like Paga are prioritising global reach and dollar inflows.
PayPal is back in Nigeria after two decades, but the fraud that drove its exit haven’t disappeared. What has changed, why Nigeria is now worth the risk?
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss CAK stepping back from the Vodacom-Safaricom review, Paga’s partnership with PayPal in Nigeria, and South African telcos’ lawsuit against Home Affairs over iID fees.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss social media returning to Uganda at a $7 million cost, Nigeria’s SEC raising the stakes for cryptocurrency exchanges, and Trove acquiring a licenced broker.
Nigeria’s ₦2 billion capital requirement for crypto exchanges is meant to create a stronger crypto ecosystem, but it may end making foreign players stronger and local players weaker.
When Nigerian businesses struggle with broken payment rails, stablecoins are filling the gap. From iShowSpeed paying a jeweller with crypto to Breet launching a stablecoin API, digital dollars are becoming real infrastructure
On today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN’s involvement in the Iran crisis, how a Nokia 3310 started a tech legacy, and Meta’s lawsuit over WhatsApp encryption.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Apple’s “Campos” AI chatbot as a replacement for Siri, KollegeScouts is rethinking how Nigerians get into university, and Kenya’s High Court rejects Worldcoin.
On today’s edition of Techpoint Digest, we talk about NCC licencing seven new ISPs in Nigeria, why she chose tech over oil and gas, and how Nigeria is leading the world in AI use.
Terra Industries’ seed round reignited claims that African VCs lack ambition, but a closer look suggests the story is less about fear and more about structural constraints.
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Congo’s plans for a new subsea cable to address Internet disruptions, X, and Paystack’s evolution beyond a payments company.
Eric Annan bought bitcoin at $354, but after losing all his crypto earnings to failed businesses, the lessons he learned led him to build Aya HQ, one of Africa’s biggest Web3 incubation programmes.