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The evolution of Abeg from incorporation, Piggyvest acquisition to a CBN MMO AIP

Abeg Technologies Ltd secured an Approval-In-Principle (AIP) from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as a Mobile Money Operator (MMO) on April 25, 2022, completely rebrands to "Pocket by PiggyVest". How did it get here?

Exclusive chat with Tomiwa Aladekomo, TechCabal’s parent CEO

Tomiwa Aladekomo sits with Benjamin Dada to discuss the African Media landscape, Big Cabal's Seed raise, and operational efficiencies.

MFS Africa $200m Series C, TZ MoMo fee review and Uganda’s first satellite

Letter 119 covers MFS Africa's $200 million Series C, MOMO transaction fee reduction in Tanzania, and Uganda's first satellite.

USSD for eNaira, Gozem & IFC $10m fund, Kenya’s ridiculous ICT Bill

BD Insider, Letter 118: USSD code for eNaira, Gozem & IFC $10m fund, and Kenya's Bill to dictate who can be a "tech bro or sis".

Inside Getwallets’ pivot to Orchestrate, a payments infrastructure company

Orchestrate (formerly Getwallets) is a payment infrastructure company that give fintechs and merchants access to multiple payment providers with a single integration. But before Orchestrate, there was Getwallets. What changed and what is next?

Inside Getwallets’ pivot to Orchestrate, a payments infrastructure company

Orchestrate (formerly Getwallets) is a payment infrastructure company that give fintechs and merchants access to multiple payment providers with a single integration. But before Orchestrate, there was Getwallets. What changed and what is next?

BD Insider: Rida and inDriver are not licensed to operate in Lagos

The Lagos state government has instructed Lagos residents to "be wary of unlicensed e-hailing cab operators within the State as they pose security threats to the safety of lives and property.”

BD Insider 115: Prediction on Open Banking Guidelines Timeline

In this newsletter, we predict how long till the CBN passes the final guideline for Open Banking in Nigeria. We also report on African deals from the previous week.

BD Insider 114: ⏰Timeline of the SEC’s crypto stance

For BD Insider #114, we examined Nigeria's SEC recent crypto guidelines and Microtraction's updated deal.

What do the CBN and Bank of Uganda have in common?

For BD Insider #113, we examined the Bank of Uganda's crypto stance and Kenya's deal with Netflix.

Ingressive for Good secures $250k donation from Google. Here are its future plans

Ingressive for Good leads the charge to build the pipeline of tech talent in Africa.

What impact could Risevest court ruling have on Nigeria’s tech ecosystem

The Federal High Court in Abuja has made a ruling in favour of Risevest, a startup connecting users to wealth creation opportunities, home and abroad.