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Africa Tech News: Startups, Fintech and Innovation

Where Africa’s Tech Revolution Begins.

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NIMC Denies NIN Database Breach, Unveils NINAuth Verification Platform 1 hour ago

Remita Launches Mobile App for Multi-Bank Management and Cross-Border Transfers 8 hours ago

Airtel Nigeria Begins New Airtime Credit Payout Over Network Failures 8 hours ago

Fintech vs Bank in Nigeria: What Actually Sets Them Apart 1 day ago

Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 Talking Points Cover AI Infrastructure And Africa Expansion 1 day ago

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NIMC Denies NIN Database Breach, Unveils NINAuth Verification Platform

by Kingsley Okeke

September 24, 2026

Nigeria's National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has rejected claims that the National Identification Number (NIN) database was hacked, calling the...

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Remita Launches Mobile App for Multi-Bank Management and Cross-Border Transfers

September 24, 2026

Airtel Nigeria Begins New Airtime Credit Payout

Airtel Nigeria Begins New Airtime Credit Payout Over Network Failures

September 24, 2026

A Comparison of a Nigerian commercial bank with a Fintech

Fintech vs Bank in Nigeria: What Actually Sets Them Apart

September 23, 2026

Fintech News

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FinTech & Digital Money

Remita Launches Mobile App for Multi-Bank Management and Cross-Border Transfers

by Kingsley Okeke

September 24, 2026

Remita has stepped into the consumer fintech space with a new mobile app that lets users manage multiple bank accounts,...

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FinTech & Digital Money

Bitcoin Rebounds Above $81,000 but Still Trails Its 2026 High

September 21, 2026

EFCC speaks to POS agents

Cybersecurity

EFCC Warns PoS Agents Against Money Laundering and Terror Financing

September 18, 2026

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FinTech & Digital Money

Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 Sparks Debate Over Industry Legacy

September 17, 2026

Global News

Code on a laptop screen, illustrating Hacktron AI security research that reached OpenAI's internal systems

How a 3-Person Team Used Claude to Hack OpenAI in 72 Hours

September 21, 2026

Whatsapp

WhatsApp Opens to Third-Party AI Agents After EU Ruling

September 21, 2026

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Facebook launches Marketplace Seller App and free verification

YouTube AI Slop Policy: What Creators Need to Know in 2026

Check Point Threat Report June 2026

Check Point June 2026 Threat Report Shows 17% Global Cyber Attack Surge

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on European countries over digital services taxes

Trump threatens 100% tariffs on European countries over digital services taxes

Tech Policy in Africa

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Explainers

What is DPCO in Nigeria: How Data Protection Compliance Organisations Help Businesses

by Faith Amonimo

September 22, 2026

For businesses collecting and processing personal data in Nigeria, understanding the law is only the first step. Organisations also need...

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NDPC Nigeria and the Nigeria Data Protection Commission explained

A Simple Guide to NDPC and What It Does in Nigeria

September 22, 2026

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What is a stablecoin?

September 15, 2026

NCC regulated sim cards

NCC Moves From Rule To Enforcement On Mobile Device Registration

September 11, 2026

The Communications Authority of Kenya, which published a new framework for numbering and short code allocation

Kenya Scraps Rule Forcing Firms to Buy a Code Per Network

September 10, 2026

Exclusive Interviews

Axon AI observability platform created by Nigerian software engineer Feyi Ogunsanya

Exclusive Interviews

Meet the Nigerian Engineer Behind Axon: The Open-Source Tool Helping Developers Debug AI Agents

by Covenant Oluwadunsin Aladenola

When Feyi Ogunsanya found herself spending more time piecing together logs than building AI applications, she realized the problem wasn't...

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Trippa's delivery platform, built to tackle Nigeria's last-mile delivery costs through routing, dispatch automation, and real-time tracking

E-Commerce

How Trippa Is Solving Africa’s Most Expensive Delivery Problem

by Onyinye Moyosore

Last-mile delivery eats up 35 to 55% of shipping cost in African e-commerce, nearly double the global average. Trippa's head...

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Exclusive Interviews

Bootstrapped? No Excuses: How Paul Ugochukwu Obere Faced Giants, Grew Revenue, and Dropped CAC for One of Nigeria’s Leading Crypto Exchanges.

by Onyinye Moyosore

Crypto is an unforgiving market. Low barriers to entry, fierce competition, and no room for campaigns that look good but...

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Exclusive Interviews

Google Ads Adoption. Cloud. Fintech. AI. Chidinma Aroyewun Has Been at the Frontier of Every Wave. Here Is What She Learned.

by Ifeanyi Abraham

Across the world, artificial intelligence is changing how businesses find customers, measure performance, automate marketing, and make growth decisions. In...

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Women Entrepreneurs

Exclusive Interviews

EXCLUSIVE: These 6 Women Entrepreneurs & Leaders Share What They’re Building, Their Journeys and How They’re Driving Impact

by Faith Amonimo

December 2, 2025

In this spotlight, we meet inspiring women leaders who are rewriting the rules. They are bold thinkers and builders who...

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Artificial Intelligence

Whatsapp

Artificial Intelligence

WhatsApp Opens to Third-Party AI Agents After EU Ruling

September 21, 2026

7 Powerful AI Design Tools for Creators in 2026

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

7 Powerful AI Design Tools Creators Are Using in 2026 to Save Time and Work Smarter

September 16, 2026

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African Startup Ecosystem

Nigeria’s Federal Government has opened applications for S-VCG, a ₦50 million equity-free programme for students

September 16, 2026

Askyas 200000 Bet on African AI Startups

African Startup Ecosystem

Askya Launches Free AI Growth Platform Offering $200,000 and Zero Equity for African Startups

September 16, 2026

Digital Apps, Tools & Software

7 Powerful AI Design Tools for Creators in 2026

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

7 Powerful AI Design Tools Creators Are Using in 2026 to Save Time and Work Smarter

September 16, 2026

whatsapp rates for business

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

WhatsApp to Start Charging Businesses Per Message on October 1: What It Means for African Startups

August 21, 2026

YouTube redesigns it user interface

Apps, Gadgets, Tools & Softwares

YouTube Overhauls Its Design In What It Calls The Platform’s Biggest Visual Rework Yet

Blockchain & Cryptocurrency

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African Startup Ecosystem

SiGMA Africa Startup Pitch 2027 competition for African tech startups in Cape Town

African Startup Ecosystem

SiGMA Africa Startup Pitch 2027 Opens for Applications

by Faith Amonimo

September 22, 2026

SiGMA has opened applications for its 2027 Africa Startup Pitch, giving six early-stage companies a stage in Cape Town to...

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African Tech Startups Pull in About $2bn in 2026 as Mega-Deals Take Over

September 21, 2026

Fresh produce at a Kenyan market, the supply chain Twiga Foods spent a decade trying to rebuild

Twiga Foods Enters Administration After Raising $185 Million

September 17, 2026

Nigeria’s Federal Government has opened applications for S-VCG, a ₦50 million equity-free programme for students

September 16, 2026

Askyas 200000 Bet on African AI Startups

Askya Launches Free AI Growth Platform Offering $200,000 and Zero Equity for African Startups

September 16, 2026

E-commerce

Newly deployed LagRide vehicles, part of a 400-car rollout across Lagos ahead of the Ember months

E-Commerce

LagRide Ember Rush: 400 New Vehicles Deployed, 1,000+ More Captains Targeted before Detty December

September 1, 2026

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E-Commerce

Contact Marketing Services Limited(CMSL): The Woman Who Stopped Buying Your Brand

August 24, 2026

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Reports

NIMC Denies NIN Database Breach, Unveils NINAuth Verification Platform

by Kingsley Okeke

September 24, 2026

Nigeria's National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has rejected claims that the National Identification Number (NIN) database was hacked, calling the...

Read more

An image of Remitta officials

FinTech & Digital Money

Remita Launches Mobile App for Multi-Bank Management and Cross-Border Transfers

by Kingsley Okeke

September 24, 2026

Remita has stepped into the consumer fintech space with a new mobile app that lets users manage multiple bank accounts,...

Read more

Airtel Nigeria Begins New Airtime Credit Payout

News

Airtel Nigeria Begins New Airtime Credit Payout Over Network Failures

by Kingsley Okeke

September 24, 2026

Airtel Nigeria has confirmed this week that it is crediting customers affected by poor network service between February and April...

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A Comparison of a Nigerian commercial bank with a Fintech

Explainers

Fintech vs Bank in Nigeria: What Actually Sets Them Apart

by Kingsley Okeke

September 23, 2026

Ask ten Nigerians to explain the difference between Opay and GTBank, and you will likely get ten different answers. Some...

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Event Radar Africa

Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 Talking Points Cover AI Infrastructure And Africa Expansion

by Kingsley Okeke

September 23, 2026

Nigeria Fintech Week 2026 opened in Lagos this week with a noticeably different tone from past editions. Instead of debating...

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