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Nigeria’s National Payment Stack Goes Live with First Transaction Between PalmPay and Wema Bank. Nigeria just took a major leap forward in financial infrastructure byBolu BabalolaNovember 10, 2025
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Africa NewsJune 11, 2024 Egyptian fintech startup Sahl secures $6 million to become a one-stop shop for financial services. Salh, a fintech startup based in Cairo, has secured $6 million in combined seed byBolu Babalola
News NigeriaJune 11, 2024 Access Bank expands in East Africa with Tanzanian bank acquisition. Access Bank’s recent acquisition of African Banking Corporation of byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsJune 6, 2024 Rwanda Announces Plans for Digital Currency by 2026. In a significant stride towards financial innovation, the East African nation of byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 29, 2024 Copia Kenya’s parent company enters administration after funding failure. B2C e-commerce company Copia Global, the parent company of Copia Kenya, has byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 28, 2024 MPOST launches digital e-P.O.Box system in Rwanda. East African digital postal service MPOST has officially launched its e-P byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 27, 2024 Egyptian e-commerce platform OneOrder secures $16 million series A. Egyptian startup OneOrder, a pioneering tech-enabled supplier and wholesale byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 27, 2024 Canadian travel booking platform Busbud acquires South Africa’s Ratality. South African company Ratality, a leading provider of revenue management byBolu Babalola
News Rest of the WorldMay 24, 2024 David Cohen returns as Techstars CEO, after Maëlle Gavet’s departure. David Cohen, co-founder of Techstars, has announced his return as Chief byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 23, 2024 AfriLabs partners with Vault Hill to accelerate tech innovation across Africa and the Middle East. African hubs network AfriLabs and UAE-based blockchain company Vault Hill have byBolu Babalola
Africa NewsMay 23, 2024 Microsoft to invest $1 billion in Kenyan data center after Lagos closure. Tech giant Microsoft has announced a groundbreaking partnership with G42, the byBolu Babalola
