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Starlink Goes Live in Chad, Expanding Its African Footprint
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet provider, has officially launched in Chad after receiving final regulatory approval, marking the latest…
Ghana Pushes Deadline of 5G Rollout to Q4 2025
Ghana’s much-anticipated 5G rollout has been delayed again — now expected by the end of Q4 2025. This…
Nigerian Open Banking Startup Okra Quietly Shut Down In May 2025
Okra, once Nigeria’s best-known open-banking startup, quietly shut down all operations, including Nebula, the cloud-services spin-off it recently…
Flutterwave Cuts Half of Kenya, South Africa Staff Amid Profit Push, IPO Plans
African fintech unicorn Flutterwave has laid off half of its staff in Kenya and South Africa as it…
Okra Co-Founder Fara Ashiru Joins UK’s Kernel
Fara Ashiru, co-founder and CEO of Nigeria’s open-finance startup Okra, has joined UK-based Kernel as Head of Engineering.…
South African Fintech Lesaka Acquires Bank Zero for $61.4M
Lesaka Technologies is doubling down on South Africa’s fintech boom, agreeing to acquire Johannesburg-based neobank Bank Zero for…
WhatsApp To Add Voice Calling Feature Business Users
WhatsApp is doubling down on artificial intelligence, introducing new voice-calling capabilities and product recommendation tools for businesses—another step…
Ghana’s Liquify Raises $1.5M to Digitize Trade Finance for African Exporters
Ghanaian fintech startup Liquify has secured $1.5 million in seed equity funding—plus additional debt financing—to modernize trade finance…
Africa Launches PAPSSCARD to Power Cross-border Payments and Boost Financial Sovereignty
On June 27, at the 32nd Afreximbank Annual Meetings in Abuja, Nigeria, Africa officially launched PAPSSCARD — the…
Wave Mobile Money Raises €117M to Expand Its Services Across Africa
Wave Mobile Money has secured €117 million in debt financing to scale its affordable mobile-first financial services across…