Justina Salami

The DOA Business Series 2026 convenes industry leaders on Nigeria’s digital future — Bunce wins NGN 10M at the Next Big Bet Pitch Competition

The fifth edition of the DOA Business Series brought together regulators, investors, and technology leaders to discuss Nigeria's digital future, while startup Bunce secured ₦10 million as winner of The Next Big Bet 2026 pitch competition.

Where are Africa’s 24 Y Combinator startups three years later?

In 2022, Y Combinator backed 24 African startups in a record-breaking cohort dominated by Nigerian founders. Three years later, some have raised major rounds and made acquisitions, while others have faded from public view.

4 industry experts say what has changed in raising a Series A in Africa 

Raising a Series A in Africa looks very different from the boom years of 2021 and 2022. Four investors explain why profitability, governance, debt financing, and local capital now matter more than growth at all costs.

Here is the reason CapitalSage acquired Chimoney to build the Africa–Canada payments corridor

CapitalSage has acquired Chimoney weeks after its shutdown announcement. The deal gives CapitalSage a regulated Canadian payments infrastructure foothold and accelerates its Africa–Canada corridor ambitions.

Salesforce, investor in two African unicorns, acquires Fin in $3.6bn deal

The CRM giant behind investments in Flutterwave and Andela is buying AI customer-service startup Fin in a $3.6 billion deal

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.

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.

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.

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.

Built for the World’s hardest payment markets, Bitnob expands its infrastructure platform for global businesses

Bitnob has unveiled Bitnob Enterprise, a non-custodial financial infrastructure stack, alongside a redesigned Bitnob Business platform, expanding options for businesses building payment and treasury products globally.

Neither Nigeria nor Kenya dominates Bloomberg’s 2026 African startups to watch list

Bloomberg's 2026 Africa Startups to Watch list challenges the narrative of Nigerian and Kenyan dominance. Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa each placed four startups on the ranking, while companies from 10 other African countries also made the cut.

Flutterwave promotes over 100 employees, launches global relief package

Flutterwave has promoted more than 100 employees worldwide and introduced a global relief package, cost-of-living adjustments, and tax support for Nigerian staff.