SEC draft rules could force consolidation in Nigeria’s digital assets industry

The number in question is ₦2 billion, the minimum capital the SEC now requires of any digital asset exchange or digital asset custodian.

Why a growing remittance business was not enough for Moniepoint

MonieWorld’s shutdown highlights the high cost of UK expansion and the tough economics facing African fintechs entering crowded remittance markets.

Nigeria wants startup listings at home. It must first create the right conditions

Nigeria wants its biggest startups to list at home, but policy alone won’t make that happen. Deeper markets, liquidity, and market infrastructure must come first.

How Launch Africa is investing through Africa’s venture capital reset

As venture funding returns to Africa, a shrinking pool of seed-stage startups threatens the pipeline of future winners, raising new concerns for investors.

Why Gigbanc lost Africa’s cross-border payments race

Despite raising over $1 million and onboarding over 150,000 customers, the fintech is shutting down due to high infrastructure and compliance costs.

Why Tether, Circle and Ripple are betting on African fintechs

Global stablecoin issuers are betting on the continent's biggest fintechs to drive distribution.

FoodCourt’s shutdown is a reminder of how hard the food business really is

Demand alone isn’t enough in food tech. Here is why tech-enabled food businesses struggle in Nigeria.

Philanthropy in Africa’s largest startup ecosystem should be data-driven 

Why Africa’s largest startup ecosystem needs data driven philanthropy and real due diligence

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.

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.

81 African startups from the 2022 seed class are yet to raise a Series A — Condia has the named list

Condia's State of Startup Funding in Africa report finds equity funding recovered to $1.55 billion in 2025, but the seed pipeline that feeds future growth has contracted by 60% since 2022.