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Fintech

Moniepoint targets retail efficiency with integrated POS system, Moniebook

Moniebook is designed to replace the manual "pen and paper" ledgers prevalent among Nigerian SMEs.

News

Tobe Ofili joins Hello Tractor as chief financial officer

Hello Tractor appoints Tobe Ofili as CFO to scale its digital tractor-hailing model and expand climate-smart mechanisation for Africa’s smallholder farmers.

Startups

The 10 biggest African startup fundraises in 2025

African startups surpassed 2024’s total by August 2025, raising $2.8 billion. This report highlights the 10 biggest funding deals that defined the year.

News

Bending Spoons acquires Eventbrite for $500 million in all-cash deal

Bending Spoons is acquiring Eventbrite for $500m, a deal that could intensify competition for platforms like Tix Africa and Luma in Africa.

Entertainment

UK-based EnfiTV wants to pay African filmmakers 10x more than YouTube. But, can it afford to?

Three filmmakers are taking on Netflix's retreat from African content with a self-funded streaming platform that pays creators £0.5 per view.

AI

The $100 YarnGPT model that’s teaching AU to speak in Nigerian English

What happens when AI tries to speak Nigerian-accented English? YarnGPT is doing it in seconds and changing how content is experienced.

Fintech

Why Wise chose South Africa as its first African market

Wise expands to South Africa with regulatory approval from the central bank. Here is why it chose the country as its first African market.

News

Techstars-backed FanBants shuts down after four years

FanBants’ exit marks the end of one of Africa’s most visible fantasy-sports experiments.

EdTech

How Breni, a Nigerian Edtech startup, gained 3,000+ users in 20+ countries with zero ad spend 

Nigerian edtech startup Breni gained 3,000+ users across 20+ countries without ads. Sadiq shares how they built a global product in just three months.

Fintech

AXIAN Group and Mastercard enter new partnership, echoing MTN’s earlier play in digital payments

AXIAN Group and Mastercard enter a new partnership to launch digital payment solutions across five African markets, expanding cross-border payments.

Opinion

How Senegal’s new mobile money tax sabotages its digital economy

Taxing the value of transactions rather than the revenue of service providers goes against principles of fair and efficient taxation. Users, not companies, will bear the cost of the reform.

Travel

Qatar has not introduced new visa restrictions on Nigerian men

Despite viral reports, Qatar has not banned single Nigerian men from getting visas. AFP, BBC Pidgin and official Qatari channels all debunked the rumour.

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