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I Quit My Job to Freelance in Ghana: The Honest Truth About the Money | Living on Logged-in Gigs
In this episode of Living on Logged-In Gigs on Building Bytes, we sit down with a local software…
Ghana’s MTN Mobile Money Arm Just Became Its Own Company. Here’s Why Its A Big Deal
MobileMoney Fintech Limited is now a standalone entity regulated by the Bank of Ghana — and its CEO says the real work is just beginning
boafuo Is a WhatsApp AI Platform Saving Ghana’s Tailors From a Paper Nightmare
A Ghanaian startup called boafuo is using AI to replace the battered notebooks of tailers and seamstresses — and it started with a bridesmaid dress disaster
In Q1 2026, Africa’s Startups Raised More Money Than Ever — But Fewer Companies Are Getting Any
Continent-wide funding topped $700 million in Q1 2026, but the cash is piling up at the top, early-stage startups are being left behind, and debt is quietly replacing venture capital as the engine of growth
Ghana’s New Cybersecurity Rules Will Force Banks to Rethink Information Security
The Bank of Ghana just replaced its outdated 2018 playbook with a sweeping directive that puts AI governance, data sovereignty, and board-level accountability at the center of financial security
According To A Bolt Report, Ride-Hailing Is Quietly Becoming South Africa’s Unemployment Safety Net
A new report from Bolt and Ipsos reveals that millions of South Africans are turning to gig platforms not just to make ends meet — but to build something of their own
Safaricom Bet Its Most Important App on a Relaunch. The Rollout Has Not Been Great
The company merged M-Pesa and MySafaricom into a single super app. The vision makes sense. The rollout has been a disaster.
South Africa Wants Seven New Agencies to Govern AI. It Sounds Like A Bureaucratic Nightmare
The government's sweeping draft AI policy reads more like an org chart than a roadmap — and raises big questions about whether the country can afford what it's proposing
Driven by the App: The Reality of Ghana’s Online Gig Drivers | Living on Logged-in Gigs
In this episode of Living on Logged-In Gigs, part of the Building Bytes series, John Kumeke, a veteran…
Bank of Ghana Rolls Out Five-Year Plan to Reduce Cash Dependecy
The Bank of Ghana's new National Payment Systems Strategy sets out an ambitious roadmap for digital finance. But a wave of cybercrime and the rise of crypto threaten to complicate things