In 2018, Harrison Obiefule decided to switch careers to digital marketing. That move turned out to be one of his best decisions. Two years in, Harrison has scaled up considerably in the industry and h…
Win up to $10,000 Seed Funding in the NCDMB Oil & Gas Technology Hackathon The Nigerian Oil and Gas Technology (NOGTECH) programme is the first ever Oil and Gas hackathon with the primary aim of …
Mama Money, a South African founded digital money transfer operator, has announced a recent partnership with Western Union. The new partnership will enable Mama Money to enter the international money …
Earlier this week, Nigerian fintech startup, Carbon, released its financials for the second year running. Here are four key metrics that signal the company’s growth since 2017.…
MainOne, one of Africa’s biggest telecom infrastructure providers, recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. We had a chat with its CEO, Funke Opeke, on the company’s journey so far and wh…
OPay responds to shutdown claims of its businesses in Nigeria as it reveals plans to restructure. For the Chinese-backed startup, it seems current economic situations have forced it to limit its focus…
Nigeria’s Finance Minister, Zainab Ahmed, recently mandated foreign companies to pay an income tax as long as they get paid for services rendered in the country. Techpoint Africa legal and policy colu…
SA-based biotech startup LifeQ, has announced that it is working with Belfast based B-Secur to offer an advanced, integrated Electrocardiogram (ECG) and optical (PPG) based technology solution.…
Founded in 2018, SA-based startup, Voyc helps African call centre operators, via its software, make informed decisions. With headquarters in the Netherlands, Voyc is rebranding and expanding to intern…
The new Apple-Google COVID-19 Exposure Notification feature’s functionality depends on the availability of some products, but they are not present in some countries like Nigeria yet…
By Obong Idiong The Covid-19 pandemic has fueled the migration of group interactions to online channels. Virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams and Google Meets have become an …
Paystack, a Nigerian payment startup that started with two software engineers as co-founders in 2015, has grown to a 112-person team in 2020. What isn’t obvious, however, is the rich background of its…
One of Africa’s leading mobile money API providers, MFS Africa has acquired payments management startup, Beyonic, in an undisclosed deal. This deal will see them take cross-border payments aroun…
Nigeria’s apex bank has released a regulatory sandbox framework for both new and existing fintech companies. With the proposal, new fintech products might have to be tested and approved before a full …
Kenya’s revenue authority has set up a unit to track revenues from every digital transaction. With its economy under threat, it wants to track every online transaction in its quest for recovery.…
Following a legislative approval, Lagos state is currently building a unified fibre infrastructure around the city. Though this might have many benefi…
