BD Insider, Letter 146: Nigeria’s card market heats up

The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched Africa’s first central bank-driven domestic card scheme. We covered this and more in this week's letter.

Fincra is now an authorised payment service solution provider in Nigeria

The Central Bank of Nigeria has issued Fincra a commercial licence to operate as a Payment Service Solution Provider (PSSP).

Native Teams expands into Nigeria to enable payments for freelancers and remote workers

UK-based work payments platform for freelancers and remote workers, Native Team has expanded its operations into Nigeria.

Carry1st secures $27 million pre-series B from top global web3 and gaming VCs

South Africa's Carry1st raised a $27 million pre-Series B from Bitkraft Ventures, a16z and Konvoy Ventures to drive mobile gaming adoption on the continent.

Kwara secures $3M seed extension, to digitise more Kenyan credit unions

Kenyan fintech, Kwara has secured a $3 million seed extension to digitise more credit unions in the East African country.

Elon Musk’s Starlink to launch in Kenya this year

How does Elon Musk’s Starlink compare with Kenya current internet providers as it announces its launch in the country?

BD Insider, Letter 145: USSD in Nigeria, M-Pesa in Kenya, who should pay?

Read our analysis on the Safaricom lawsuit by a Kenyan on M-Pesa charges, alongside our report on Ethiopia's internet shutdown woes and MTN Ghana's $773 million tax fine.

Meet the African startups in YC 2023 winter batch

These African companies are participating in Y Combinator's 2023 winter batch.

Facebook’s Africa partner, Sama quits content moderation operations

Sama, Facebook's largest content moderator has discontinued its services for the social media company.

Flutterwave wants to acquire UK fintech, Railsr

Global payments company, Flutterwave wants to acquire Railsr, a UK-based fintech company, according to Sky News UK.

Catalyst Fund invests $2M into 10 African cleantech-focused startups

Catalyst Fund has invested $2 million investment into 10 startups accelerating Africa’s adaptation and resilience to climate change.

Starting February 2023, Google will charge 16% VAT on ads in Kenya

Starting February 2023, Google will charge Kenyan users a 16% VAT on ads following local tax regulations.