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The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Every Successful Startup – Building Bytes
In this episode of Building Bytes, we sit down with Daniel Merki, Managing Director of Boxplay Ventures, to…
MTN Partners With Ant International to Overhaul Its Mobile Money Platform
The deal, launching first in Nigeria, will bring a super-app model and advanced fraud prevention to MoMo — Africa's most widely used mobile money service
Nigeria Wants 95% Financial Inclusion by 2028. Here’s What You Need To Know About Its Payments System Vision Plan
The Central Bank of Nigeria has released a sweeping payments roadmap targeting biometric payments, CBDC expansion, and cross-border integration — but structural hurdles remain
Nigerian HR Firm Xceed365HR Says It Has Built Africa’s First ‘Agentic’ Workplace Platform
Xceed365HR is betting that a decade of navigating the continent's regulatory complexity gives it an edge that global competitors cannot replicate
Amazon Plans Ground Station in Kenya to Bring Its Leo Satellite Internet Service to Users
The Jeff Bezos-owned company has applied to build a ground station in Kenya, setting up a direct confrontation with Elon Musk's Starlink in one of Africa's most competitive internet markets
Payaza gets ‘A’ Credit Ratings from GCR (Moody’s), Agusto, DataPro, Intelligence Africa
Payaza Africa Limited has secured upgraded credit ratings from four agencies, signaling growing investor confidence in the fintech…
Egyptian Fintech Blnk Raises $37 Million to Bring Credit to the Unbanked
Blnk, which offers point-of-sale loans in three minutes with minimal paperwork, has reached over a million customers — most of whom had never had access to formal credit before
A Creditor Reportedly Wants Ghanaian Courts To Seize Assets of Zeepay Over Unpaid Debt
Obsidian Achernar has filed a winding-up petition against Zeepay at Ghana's Commercial Court, claiming the mobile money firm owes $1.22 million and has run out of time to pay.
Zeepay To Wind Up Its Operations in Barbados After Initial Suspension from Central Bank
Zeepay's local subsidiary, Zeemoney, is closing after Barbados's central bank suspended its licence over concerns about financial health, governance and regulatory compliance.
One Vecta AI Summit 2026: Building Practical AI Systems That Solve Africa’s Biggest Challenges
Africa's AI moment is here. But between the headlines and the hype, what does it actually look like to build and deploy AI where it matters most?