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Zeepay’s dedicated e-money licence revoked over unbacked balances

The Bank of Ghana has revoked Zeepay Ghana Limited’s Dedicated Electronic Money Issuer license effective immediately on July 14, 2026.  

Global payments startup Adyen acquires Orb to provide billing software for enterprises

Adyen, a global payments company, has announced plans to buy Orb, a company that provides billing software for large businesses.

The Contributor Mindset: Inside the Journey of Femi Alayesanmi, Head of Engineering at Mono

Femi Alayesanmi's storied journey, from growing up without a computer to leading Mono’s Engineering and the future of African tech. 

Flutterwave awards 25 grants to young entrepreneurs at YEEP 2026

Flutterwave awards 25 grants to young Nigerian entrepreneurs to support business growth and to invest in the next generation of African builders.

Africa Was Already Using Stablecoins. Flutterwave and Ripple Just Made It Official.

Flutterwave and Ripple partnership can be the infrastructure that gives stablecoins scale and legitimacy in Africa rather than the spark that started it.

Bluechip Technologies acquires YarnGPT at the third edition of Bluechip Data and AI Summit

At the Bluechip Technologies Data and AI Summit in Lagos, investors, founders, and technology leaders gathered to debate the future of AI on the continent.

TFY grew 600% without VC funding and reinvests profits into charities and startups.

While most tech unicorns burn through investor cash, TFY (Transformify Ltd) built a $502 million workforce platform on pure profit and gives a chunk of it away.

AI will lead to technology bloom not a bubble

We are in an era of technological bloom, not a bubble, Kola Aina, the Founding Partner of Ventures Platform, said at the 2026 Bluechip Data and AI summit in Lagos. 

Stanbic’s Zest Payment hires Kemi Okusanya 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.

What most Nigerians get wrong about gift card rates and the trading ecosystem

Here's what most Nigerians get wrong about gift card rates and the trading ecosystem

Africa’s payments infrastructure needs to be rebuilt from scratch

Africa's payments infrastructure needed to be rebuilt from scratch, so Maplerad is doing that.

Why debt must be part of every African startup’s 2026 financing strategy

Equity built Africa’s startup ecosystem but in 2026 the founders who scale will be the ones using debt as part of their financing strategy.