BD Insider 193: Safaricom faces court challenge over M-PESA trade secrets

The telco is facing a court challenge over M-PESA trade secrets. We also covered CBN's newly launched microfinance bank licence portal and other noteworthy information.

BD Insider 192: The second coming of 54gene’s ex-CEO

Abasi Ene-Obong, ex-CEO of 54gene has launched another genomics startup. We also brought you news about Starlink in Zim.

Turaco acquires MicroEnsure Ghana to deepen affordable insurance coverage across Africa

MicroEnsure Ghana will rebrand as Turaco Ghana in deal that underscores Africa’s burgeoning health insurance sector

BD Insider 191: What we know about the UAE visa ban on Nigerian travellers

Ahead of the United Nations General Assembly this week, Bosun Tijani, Nigeria's minister of communication, innovation and digital economy has released the agenda that he intends to pursue at the sidelines of the assembly in New York.

BD Insider 190: Flutterwave wants to invest $50 million in Kenya

It will continue to manage the UK Global Talent visa scheme. We also discussed Flutterwave's plan to invest in Kenya.

BD Insider 189: Nigeria joins forces with India to fuel digital economy growth

Ethiopia wants to make digital IDs compulsory for bank KYC. We also covered the digital economy-related MoUs between Nigeria and Kenya.

BD Insider 188: Flutterwave expands remittance offering to India

The fintech will remittance services in the country. We also covered the location of InstaDeep's African AI research hub.

BD Insider 187: Inside Project Kuiper, another Starlink competitor in Africa

Itana (formerly Talent City) has secured $2 million pre-seed. We covered this and the planned launch of Project Kuiper satellite internet service, a competitor to Starlink in Africa.

BD Insider 186: Why Nigerian telcos may increase tariffs

In this letter, we explored the rising cost of Nigerian telcos’ energy, Uber's first electric bikes in Africa, and Safaricom's plan to introduce standing orders on M-PESA.

BD Insider 185: Piggyvest hits ₦1.1 trillion payouts within six years

“The situation is being handled,” according to investors at Float. We also covered the payouts made by Piggyvest since 2016.

BD Insider 184: Airtel Uganda plans $216 million IPO

Most of the over 600,000 graduates produced by Nigerian universities lack digital skills, according to a report by GetBundi. We also covered Airtel Uganda's planned IPO.

BD Insider 183: Where does Nigeria’s “$500 million digital economy fund” come from?

Where is the Nigeria’s “$500 million digital economy fund” from? We attempt to answer this question and also provided insights into World Bank’s partnership to roll out digital IDs for Nigerians.