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.

EXCLUSIVE: FairMoney in M&A talks with Shara

FairMoney, the Tiger-backed Series B-stage fintech, is in M&A talks with Shara, according to sources that spoke to Condia on condition of anonymity.

FT’s 2026 Ranking shows Africa’s fastest-growing companies are doing more with less

FT’s 2025 Africa fastest growing companies ranking shows Egypt tops for the first time, Kenya overtakes Nigeria, and funding doesn’t guarantee growth as lean firms outpace well funded giants.

The super app graveyard: ‘Everything apps’ just don’t work in Africa

Even with its massive scale and a $300 million Fintech 2.0 upgrade, M-Pesa remains a reminder that absolute reliability is a myth in African fintech.

Apple turns 50 next week. Eddy Cue thinks the next 50 could break it

The question inside Cupertino is whether what got Apple here can carry it forward.

Wise receives conditional approval for Nigerian remittance (IMTO) licence

We explore what this means for Wise's African expansion, and if it can compete with local players like LemFi and Moniepoint.