CashAfrica partners with Chicken Republic to drive tap-to-pay adoption in Nigeria

CashAfrica is taking tap-to-pay to Chicken Republic’s 350 outlets. Its CEO says contactless could go mainstream in Nigeria in eight months.

Wise secures remittance licence in South Africa, continuing African expansion

SARB has formally appointed Wise as a Category Two Authorised Dealer in foreign exchange with limited authority.

Kuunda completes $5 million secondary share sale as digital lending business scales

Kuunda has completed a $5 million secondary share sale as its digital lending business expands, giving early investors liquidity and returns.

OPay targets $500M US IPO as H1 profit jumps 319%

OPay targets $500 million through a proposed New York IPO as revenue rises 136.5% and first half 2026 net profit jumps to $90.9 million.

TikTok users in northern Nigeria turn to VPNs as access disruption sparks legal challenge

TikTok users in northern Nigeria are turning to VPNs amid unexplained access disruptions, as a court case challenges the restrictions affecting four states.

Level Up: Titilayo Oluwatosin on product marketing, positioning, and GTM strategy

Titilayo Oluwatosin shares insights on fintech product marketing, building in-house teams, product positioning, and driving growth across markets.

OPay files for US IPO, considers secondary listing in Nigeria

OPay has filed for an IPO in the US, as it considers a potential secondary listing on the Nigerian Exchange.

AI is making it easier to build games in Africa. Making money is still the hard part

AI is transforming African game development, but local studios must turn viral hits into sustainable businesses?

Local investors acquire South African travel tech platform LekkeSlaap

A consortium of local investors has acquired LekkeSlaap, a South African travel startup. The financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed.

Inside Flutterwave CEO Olugbenga Agboola’s startup portfolio

Olugbenga Agboola’s Resilience17 portfolio spans fintech and startups in healthcare, defence, aviation, media and more across Africa.

Company behind viral Nigerian game Lagos Life raises $500k

Vatar, the company behind viral Nigerian browser game Lagos Life, has raised $500,000 in an angel round that values it at $10 million.

M-KOPA’s KilpiTek Oy acquisition brings its device-locking advantage in-house 

M-KOPA, a Pan-African pay-as-you-go financing company, acquired Finnish communications company KilpiTek Oy for $8 million in March 2026.