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Nigeria Data Localisation: Half of Firms Yet to Start Half of the 44 financial institutions NITDA surveyed have not started moving byFatima OladunniNovember 11, 2026
CBN Stablecoin Rules: ₦15bn Floor for Dollar Issuers Foreign-currency stablecoin issuers now need a Nigerian company, a staffed local byFatima OladunniNovember 11, 2026
WayaWaya Banking Launches in Kenya With Choice Bank WayaWaya has partnered with Choice Bank to launch WayaWaya Banking, a service byBetty WangariNovember 9, 2026
Airtel Africa Tech Fellowship Opens for 2026/2027 Intake Airtel Nigeria has reopened the door to its fully funded technology scholarship, byBolu BabalolaNovember 9, 2026
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News Nigeria StartupOctober 7, 2025 Nigerian fintech startup Rulesbase raises $2.1M to automate customer service with AI agents. Rulesbase, a Nigerian startup building AI agents for financial services byFatima Oladunni
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News Nigeria StartupSeptember 24, 2025 Paga Group Launches US Banking Service, Targeting 4.5 Million African Immigrants with FDIC-Insured Accounts. Nigeria-founded and UK-headquartered fintech giant Paga Group has made a bold byFatima Oladunni
Africa News StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Kenyan Solar Pioneer SunCulture Secures $5M Strategic Investment from WaterEquity’s Climate Fund. Market-leading AgriTech company becomes first investment from new Water & byBetty Wangari
Africa News StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Tanzanian AgriTech MazaoHub Secures $2M in Oversubscribed Pre-Seed to Scale AI-Powered Climate-Smart Farming. Tanzanian agricultural technology startup MazaoHub has successfully closed a $2 byBetty Wangari
Africa News Nigeria StartupSeptember 23, 2025 Last Chance for African AgriTech Startups to Join the SAIS 2026 Investment Readiness Programme. African agricultural technology startups have less than two weeks remaining to byBetty Wangari
