Benjamin Dada Dada

10 African startups that shut down in 2025

10 African startups shut down in 2025 across fintech, edtech, healthtech, HRtech, and logistics. Here’s why they closed and what it means.

What Zepz stablecoin card launch tells us about Bridge’s growing influence and competition

Zepz doubles down on stablecoins via the launch of cards for Sendwave Wallet. Leveraging Bridge for this reveals a lot about the startups growing influence in the stablecoin industry and how competition is shaping up.

Chowdeck processed nearly $1 million worth of deliveries in 2025’s Black Friday campaign season

Chowdeck’s live Black Friday tracker drew 2.5 million visits as ₦1.4 billion orders moved across two countries in 24 hours.

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.

Paystack confirms the termination of cofounder Ezra Olubi’s employment

Paystack confirms the termination of Ezra Olubi's employment. Following Olubi's blog post, the company is set for another round of legal battles since Zap Africa.

Fusepay goes live after securing the Central Bank of Seychelles licence to operate as a Payment Service Provider

Fusepay, the Seychelles-based fintech, secured its PSP licence from the Central Bank (CBS) and has now processed its first live transaction.

Why trust and attestations will shape the adoption of stablecoins, such as cNGN, in Africa

Only 15% of Nigerians trust others, compared to China's 60%. For stablecoins to gain adoption in Africa, trust and attestations are crucial.

New report exposes the income, spending, and remittance patterns of Nigerians in the UK

The 2025 OhentPay UK–Nigeria Remittance Report reveals how Nigerians in the UK earn, spend, and send money home, highlighting income shifts, Black Tax pressures, and the growing support for African-owned businesses

Unlike eNaira, cNGN is growing and has surpassed $15M in TTV. Here is what’s powering that growth

Nigeria's first local stablecoin, cNGN, is growing at 77% MoM, unlike eNaira, and has surpassed $15M in TTV. What is propelling cNGN's growth?

Yellow Card to shut down retail offering to focus on its B2B stablecoin infrastructure

Yellow Card, which has processed over $6B in six years, is shutting down its consumer app in favour of its B2B infrastructure business.

African startups at Money20/20 Vegas 2025

How many african startups are attending 2025's Money20/20 in Vegas? The startups include Budpay, Graph and Flutterwave. Find out more.

dLocal launches BNPL Fuse at Money20/20 USA

dLocal has launched BNPL Fuse for merchants to reach 500 million underbanked buyers in 8 countries, with a single API.