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Treepz pivots to a car-sharing marketplace

Victoria Fakiya

1 month ago

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NCC grants 25 companies licences to offer telco services

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Nigeria's 25 new telcos, LemFi in Kenya, and backlash from Takealot's derogatory product listing.

Victoria Fakiya

1 day ago

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Chipper Cash fires several staff and executives in another round of layoffs

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Chipper Cash laying off several staff and executives and over 27K Showmax passwords leaked.

Victoria Fakiya

2 days ago

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Senegal restricts access to social media, suspends mobile data in some areas

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Bolt increasing ride prices in Lagos by 112%, social media restricted in Senegal, and Meta's case in Kenya.

Victoria Fakiya

3 days ago

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WAEC to prosecute 56 website owners for leaking WASSCE questions

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses prosecuting 56 website owners for leaking WASSCE questions and Fawry's partnership with Infobip.

Victoria Fakiya

6 days ago

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Hacker allegedly sells private info of South African retailer customers for $2

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses building local startup ecosystems, selling South African retailer customers' private information for $2, and DataPathology's $1m funding.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

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Rwanda to launch a digital platform to create 1.5m off-farm jobs

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how to run a business on a tight budget, Rwanda's plan to create 1.5m off-farm jobs, and CardO's IoT-enabled smartwatch.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

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MultiChoice enters the fintech market via Moment

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses how Intron Health works, MultiChoice's Moment, and Oky Kenya.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

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Ghana launches a platform to promote cybersecurity

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses YouVerify launching in Kenya, South Africa's PIC backing Telkom's former CEO offer, and Ghana's cybersecurity platform.

Victoria Fakiya

1 week ago

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Nigerians can now use their ATM card as IDs

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses debit card serving as NIN card and Kenya's first public EV charging station.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Safaricom says assembling $40 phones in Kenya isn't viable due to high taxes

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses CBN revoking microfinance bank licences, phone assembly in Kenya, and legally accessing phone data in South Africa.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Global strategy to regulate crypto assets

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Tyme's $77.8m funding, regulating crypto assets globally, E3LCEF's $48.1m first close, Zoho's office in Kenya, and Dawi Clinics' $8m funding.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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Wangiri phone scam is reportedly back in Kenya

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses the impacts of the changes to Kenya’s NHIF contributions on HMOs, Kenya's digital platform for the public to file a complaint, Wangiri phone scam, and WhatsApp's editing feature.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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The Nigerian government has been ordered to account for a $460m Chinese loan

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses an order to account for a $460m Chinese loan and Kenya's plan to launch local smartphones.

Victoria Fakiya

2 weeks ago

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A digital platform for the dead and newborns in Nigeria

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses a digital platform for the dead and newborns, Amini's $2m pre-seed, and Africa Data Centres' Ghana facility.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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Jia raises $4.3m seed to expand its operations in Kenya

On TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya discusses Nestcoin's pivot, Jia's $4.3m seed, and Axis' licence in Egypt.

Victoria Fakiya

3 weeks ago

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