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Kenya Confirms Investigation Into Meta’s Ray-Ban Smart Glasses
Kenya’s Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has confirmed that it has launched a formal investigation into Ray-Ban Meta smart…
Fido Wins Six Awards At The 5th Ghana Fintech Awards
Capping a landmark evening with the coveted Fintech of the Year title, Fido cements its position as the…
Rwanda Sets 2027 Deadline for Full Digital ID Rollout
Rwanda is accelerating its push toward a “cashless and paperless” economy, targeting 2027 for the full implementation of…
EV Startup GoSwap Secures Seed Funding to Electrify Morocco
GoSwap, a Casablanca-based startup specializing in automated battery swapping for electric scooters, has closed its first round of…
GSMA Report: Mobile Money Surpasses $2 Trillion In Transactions
The global mobile money industry reached a massive economic milestone in 2025, processing $2 trillion in transactions—effectively doubling…
littlefish Raises $9.5M Series A Round Led by Partech to Power Merchant Infrastructure for Banks Across Africa
South African fintech littlefish has secured $9.5 million in Series A funding to scale its “merchant operating system”…
Liberia’s National ID System Suspended Due To Massive Debt
Liberia’s national identity system has ground to a halt, leaving citizens unable to obtain or renew biometric ID…
MTN Shuts Down “Super App” Ayoba
MTN Group is officially shuttering Ayoba, its ambitious messaging and “everything app,” marking the end of a high-stakes…
What We Learned at Bamboo’s Social Mixer in Accra
On Friday, 20th March, Bamboo, an African investment platform, gathered Ghanaian users for an evening of conversation about…
Kwame AI Launches Pro Bono Version of Its Legal Platform To Help Legal Aid System
Kwame AI, the Ghanaian legal technology company behind the Eskwai platform, has launched a pro bono program that…