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PalmPay Launches Trust Campaign as Nigerians Weigh Fintech Reliability
'PalmPay Dey For You' pushes security features amid ongoing complaints over failed transfers and unauthorized deductions
Uber To Shut Down Operations in Nigeria, Ending a Decade of Ride-Hailing in Africa’s Biggest Market
The company says the exit, effective immediately, reflects shifting investment priorities across the continent — not the regulatory standoff that has disrupted its Lagos airport business for weeks.
European Insurer Alan Makes First African Bet, Buying Senegal’s Tanel
The acquisition gives the French health-insurance startup a foothold in a fast-growing but underpenetrated market — and hands Francophone Africa's tech scene a rare exit.
Ghana’s Small Lenders Want To Build Their Own Instant Payment Network
A coalition of savings and loans companies, microfinance institutions and credit unions is turning to open-source technology to compete with mobile money — but key details on cost and rollout remain undisclosed
UMB Bank Wins Approval to Serve Businesses in Ghana’s Virtual Asset Sector
Universal Merchant Bank says it can now offer virtual accounts to virtual asset firms — but key details on rollout and eligibility remain undisclosed
Ghana Prepares To Set Rules for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Regulators move to license charging stations and battery-swap systems, betting on order before the market gets ahead of them
Ventures Platform Closes Pan-African Fund II at $84M
The Lagos-based seed investor's second fund draws new backing from European development institutions, even as global venture funding for Africa remains thin
Intron Unveils Sahara v2.5, Bringing Natural African Language Mixing to Voice AI
A Lagos startup says its new model understands code-switching — the mid-sentence language mixing common across the continent — better than Google and Meta.
Ghana’s Finance Ministry Turns to Eskwai for Legal Research
The Legal Directorate at the Ministry of Finance will use Eskwai, an AI research tool built on African legal databases, marking the first team-wide adoption of legal AI inside a Ghanaian government department
MTN Pushes Into Banking as Africa’s Biggest Telecom Bets on Loans
Flush with cash from Ghana and Nigeria, the continent's largest mobile operator wants to lend money directly, not just facilitate loans through banks