YC alum’s Timon gets funding and expands into Kenya after crossing 100,000 users

After reaching 100,000 users, Timon has secured funding from Alliance and launched in Kenya, betting on stablecoins to power cross-border travel payments for Africans.

Morocco’s biggest bank launches instant homeward transfers

Attijari Transfer facilitates instant transfers to Moroccan bank accounts.

The tech startups solving problems in Nigeria’s Delta State

While Lagos continues to dominate Nigeria's startup ecosystem, innovation is beginning to take root in the country's oil-rich Delta State.

Nigeria targets Big Tech, AI firms over AI training data

The companies are being investigated over allegations of unfair market dominance and the use of copyrighted materials to train AI models.

FoodCourt’s shutdown is a reminder of how hard the food business really is

Demand alone isn’t enough in food tech. Here is why tech-enabled food businesses struggle in Nigeria.

Analysis reveals nearly a million Trump memecoin Investors lost $3.8 billion

The $Trump Memecoin has cost investors $3.8 billion since launch

Luno, Trovotech, Wrapped CBDC and 4 others get SEC’s nod for crypto sandbox

Nigeria's SEC has admitted Luno, Bitbarter, GetEquity and four others into its ARIP crypto sandbox, marking the first new cohort in nearly two years.

Y Combinator-backed LemFi acquires Wealth8 to expand into investing

LemFi has acquired UK-based investment platform Wealth8, marking its third acquisition in just over a year.

CBN revokes licences of NowNow, Sycamore, Creditville, OurPass and Casha Microfinance Banks

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the operating licences of 46 microfinance banks, including fintech-linked NowNow, Sycamore, Creditville, OurPass and Casha.

The likely reasons Anthropic is doubling its rate for Claude in Nigeria

Anthropic has doubled its rate for Claude in Nigeria

“Your career is a business”: Inside the Delta State Innovation Hub’s Tech Talks

The Delta State Innovation Hub's latest Tech Talks challenged attendees to think of their careers as businesses, emphasizing branding, visibility, skills, and value creation.

EXCLUSIVE: Muva Networks, founded by ‘Ajebutter’, secures Nigerian remittance (IMTO) licence

Muva Networks, the fintech founded by Nigerian entertainer and entrepreneur, processed $200 million last year. More in this Condia exclusive chat with Ajebutter.