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Tanzania scraps mobile money transfer fees

Three months after slashing its mobile money (MOMO) transaction levy by 43%, Tanzania has scrapped the MOMO transfer levy starting October 1, 2022.

News

Three years after exiting his first startup, Segun Adeyemi launches Anchor, a YC-backed BaaS fintech

Segun Adeyemi has launched a new startup, Anchor, three years after he exited Amplifypay. Anchor becomes the first BaaS company to be backed by YC.

News

Healthtech startup report prompts $7m initiative by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and others

The Pan-African “Investing in Innovation” program will provide grants and commercialization support to 60 healthtech companies over two years

Opinion

How the CBN’s switching license will enable AppZone

With the switching license, AppZone will further expand its transaction switching and processing services currently offered to banks and fintechs through its blockchain-based payment network, ZONE, launched in December 2021.

EdTech

These edtech startups are revolutionising learning in Africa

Over 200 edtech startups are spread across Africa using diverse models to bridge the quality education gap. This listicle captures a few of the edtech startups that will have covered previously.

Events

Simi Nwogugu calls on Nigeria’s changemakers to step forward for the inaugural Africa Education Medal

The Africa Education Medal was launched this year in collaboration with HP and Intel to recognise the tireless work of those who are changing education across the continent

Opinion

Credrails founder talks about Open Finance in Africa and the next billion-dollar startup on the continent.

In an interview with Clara Wanjiku Odero, Credrails co-founder, she gave insights into open finance in Africa and the next billion-dollar startup on the continent.

Healthtech

Meet 25 African healthtech startups changing the narrative

Here are 25 health startups that are challenging the status quo and changing the negative narrative about Africa’s health system.

Spotlight

Alternatives to Bolt & Uber: Ride-hailing companies in Nigeria

Aside from Bolt and Uber, there are several other ride-hailing companies across Nigeria that offer convenient rides and serve as alternatives to the less-than-efficient public transport system.

News

Airtel Money launches Developer Portal to provide open APIs

Airtel Money has launched a new Airtel Africa Developer Portal to provide open APIs. How has MTN's API marketplace, Chenosis, fared?

Opinion

How fintech is disrupting traditional banking in Africa

Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the African fintech ecosystem has remained prime to investors and several African entrepreneurs are joining the buzz of creating convenient solutions for the continent’s increasingly populous consumers.

News

Klasha secures $2.4 million seed funding

Klasha wants to build a technology that will grant Africans frictionless access to the global e-commerce economy regardless of their geographic location.

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