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Nigerian logistics startup, Fez Delivery, raises $1 million seed to expand into other African markets

Victoria Fakiya

22 hours ago

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Kenya’s Central Bank licenses 10 more digital credit providers

Kenya now has 32 licenced digital credit providers following the addition of 10 more licensees by the CBK.

Chimgozirim Nwokoma

17 hours ago

Startups

Nigerian logistics startup, Fez Delivery, raises $1 million seed to expand into other African markets

Founded in 2020 after starting a B2B janitorial service and a side business two years prior, Fez Delivery has raised $1 million seed to deepen its operations in Nigeria and expand to other African markets.

Victoria Fakiya

22 hours ago

Techpoint Digest

NALA receives PSP licence in Tanzania

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses mitigating healthcare worker emigration in Africa, NALA's Tanzanian PSP licence, and Twitter's source code leak.

Victoria Fakiya

1 day ago

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Twitter to remove legacy checkmarks starting April 1, 2023

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Google removing several Kenyan loan apps from its Play Store, Twitter's plans to remove legacy checkmarks, and ChatGPT's plugins.

Victoria Fakiya

2 days ago

Techpoint Digest

Indeed to lay off 15% of its staff

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Nigeria's SeerBit's plan to build the future of payments, Indeed's lay offs, and Canva's new tools.

Victoria Fakiya

5 days ago

Startups

Rwazi raises $4 million seed to provide businesses with accurate market intelligence on Africa and other emerging markets

Market intelligence startup Rwazi has raised $4 million seed. The startup plans to use the funding to expand into more markets and launch new products

Bolu Abiodun

6 days ago

Techpoint Africa Podcast

OnePipe’s raise & layoff, Google’s Bard, MTN Nigeria merger proposal, Amazon’s downsizing, Meta’s Kenyan lawsuit

Join us on the Techpoint Africa Podcast today as we bring you insights and deep dives into Africa's trending tech stories.

Gracious Sede

6 days ago

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Opera integrates AI chatbots into its browsers

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses AltSchool's partnership with OpenLabs Ghana, how social media influenced Nigeria’s 2023 elections, and Opera integrating AI chatbots into its browsers.

Victoria Fakiya

6 days ago

Techpoint Digest

Meta sued in Kenya, again

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Meta being sued in Kenya, Google's Bard rolling out in the US and UK, and Airtel Money's partnership with Turaco and Prudential in Uganda.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

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Amazon is planning another layoff that will affect 9,000 employees

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how clinicPesa provides healthcare financing in Uganda, Amazon's plans to reduce its workforce by 9,000, and Microsoft's built-in crypto wallet in Edge.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

Startups

Nigeria’s Ventures Platform leads $2.5m seed round in Dubai-based embedded finance startup, Credable

Embedded finance platform Credable has raised $2.5 million to provide financial services to businesses in emerging markets. The startup wants to use the funding to expand into bigger markets — Nigeria and Pakistan.

Bolu Abiodun

1 week ago

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OnePipe raises $4.8m credit line, lays off 20% of its staff

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses OnePipe's $4.8m raise, MTN Nigeria merging its finance subsidiaries, and Africa Data Centres' partnership with TechAccess.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

People

One of Nigerian tech’s pioneers launches Collate Africa, a platform to improve election transparency

After seven years in startup advisory, Oo Nwoye, one of Nigeria's most notable tech professionals, is seemingly back in the game. He and Co-creator Ozo Omosigho have built Collate Africa, a live election collation platform. Find out why

Emmanuel Paul

2 weeks ago

Techpoint Digest

Microsoft 365 Copilot to create content in Office apps

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how Fope Davies made ₦252m from it in 2022, how Trueflutter works, Microsoft 365 Copilot creating content in Office apps, and OpenAI's partnership with Stripe.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

Techpoint Africa Podcast

SVB and Signature Bank shut down, Naspers closes Foundry, Another Meta layoff, OpenAI’s GPT-4

It's been a week of closures, shut downs, layoffs and launches. Catch up on all the details on today's episode of the Techpoint Africa Podcast.

Gracious Sede

2 weeks ago

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