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Stanbic’s Zest Payment hires Kemi Okunsanya from Access’s Hydrogen as CEO

Stanbic IBTC has hired the CEO of Access Bank’s fintech subsidiary to lead its fintech arm, Zest Payments.

Funding

CreditChek raises a $600k equity round to expand credit data infrastructure across East Africa

CreditChek's latest raise brings its total funding to $935,000, as the startup targets banks, fintechs, and microfinance lenders.

Consumer Tech

Apple pulls support for three generation of watches in latest OS update

Apple pulls support for fairly late watches while announcing upgrades to Siri Ai

News

How Cascador’s acceleration and funding program differs from YC and others

This is how Cascador's 12-week acceleration programme and $5M in customisable financing differs from other startup accelerators.

Financial Services

Busha is now a hybrid of digital and traditional finance

Busha has transitioned from a regular crypto exchange to a hybrid of traditional and digital finance

News

South Africa dissolves PASA after 30 Years, transfers payment system governance to PayInc and SARB

South Africa's long-standing payments body PASA is being dissolved, with its responsibilities transferring to PayInc and the South African Reserve Bank in a major restructuring of the country's payments infrastructure.

Venture Capital

From founders to funders: 12 Y Combinator alums backing the next generation of startups

Y Combinator has helped build some of Africa's most successful startups. Now, many of its alumni are becoming investors, backing the next generation of founders across fintech, healthtech, logistics, AI, and developer tools.

AI

From ancient intelligence networks to AI surveillance: The technology of rescue

Nigeria's kidnapping crisis has renewed interest in security technology. From King David's rescue mission to AI drones, satellites, and surveillance systems, this is the history of how societies rescue captives.

Crypto

Bitcoin slumps below $68,000 following heightened bear activity

US Iran tensions and Strategy selloffs trigger heightened bear activity and Bitcoin slump

Telco

China’s Industrial Bank to support Nigeria’s telecom project targeting 20 million citizens

NUCAP aims to deploy 1,000 towers by year-end.

News

How Nigerians Can Get a Virtual Dollar Card for Global Payments

Nigerians can get a virtual dollar card with Cleva and pay seamlessly for Apple Pay, Google Pay, AI tools, subscriptions, ads, and more.

Fintech

Flutterwave boosts workforce with over 100 promotions and salary adjustments

Flutterwave has promoted over 100 employees this year and adjusted salaries to match economic realities

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