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On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Jumia’s Q1 2025 loss, how to outplay regulators as a founder, and Airtel minting $145B via mobile money.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Zambia going paperless to save $15 million, why SA’s PayShap is not taking off, and Worldcoin losing face in Kenya.
PayShap is South Africa’s instant payment system. But despite being designed for fast, low-cost payments, PayShap’s uptake remains low, especially among the low-income users it was meant to serve.
Cross-border payments in Africa are expensive and slow. But stablecoins are changing that — offering faster, cheaper, and more accessible alternatives for freelancers, businesses, and everyday users across the continent.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Senegal’s Teranga going regional with a fresh $3.4 million, Complete Farmer exporting Africa’s harvest, and African startups bouncing back in April with $343 million.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Airtel’s plan to roll out Starlink in underserved Africa, robot delivery in Nigerian estates, and South African prisoners can study with laptops but no Internet.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss South Africa’s plans to tame the wild west of podcasting, WhatsApp’s exit from Nigeria, and Kenya’s tax incentives for startups.
On Techpoint Digest, we talk about Binance in hot water as Nigeria doubles down, how TikTok is influencing the African music scene, and how a ride-hailing strike turns petty with fake rides.
From rising stars like Kunmie to Grammy Award winners like Tyla, this is how TikTok has become a major factor in promoting African music to global audiences
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss MTN’s data breach update, Bolt’s electric tricycle launch in Lagos, and the CBN fining Paystack ₦250 million.
Four of South Africa’s big banks are scaling back on their ATM footprint amid an increased adoption of digital channels and a continued reliance on cash. But the banks are finding new less expensive ways to ensure that customers get cash.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Kenya’s suspension of gambling ads, C-One Ventures’ acquisition of Bankly, and Starlink’s new rival’s departure from Earth.
Last week, Legend Internet became the first Nigerian broadband firm to list on the NGX, floating 2B shares at ₦5.64 each and announcing plans to raise ₦150B to expand high-speed internet access nationwide.
On Techpoint Digest, we talk about how OpenAI wants you to shop directly through ChatGPT, three Nigeria-based startups, and OmniRetail’s $20 million Series A funding round.
Defence tech isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think about Nigerian startups. But a few innovators are quietly building drones, armoured vehicles, and surveillance systems, here are some of them.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Maroc Telecom’s earnings decline to $154 million in Q1 2025, Nigeria’s SEC tightens crypto regulations, and MTN’s data leak.
While Nigeria’s crypto ecosystem celebrates the recognition of crypto as a security by the SEC, the move will not completely be favourable in the short-term.
As YouTube celebrates 20 years of its existence, here are 20 African creators on the platform with the highest number of subscribers and views.
Faced with mounting regulatory levies, a steep rate spread, and the world’s highest cash reserve ratio, Nigerian banks are left with little choice but to shift some of the burden to customers — perpetuating a disturbing trend.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss the South African regulator calling out WhatsApp for violating data rules, the death of hashtags, and POS agents: Access, but at a cost.