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  • Kenya’s proposed phone tax could raise smartphone prices sharply
    Legislation

    Kenya’s proposed phone tax could raise smartphone prices sharply

    Kenn Abuya
    13th May, 2026
  • E-commerce platform Jiji acquires Bangladesh’s Bikroy in first deal outside Africa
    Exclusive

    E-commerce platform Jiji acquires Bangladesh’s Bikroy in first deal outside Africa

    Muktar Oladunmade
    12th May, 2026
  • Amaya wants to become the operating system for African agriculture
    Francophone Weekly, Newsletters

    Amaya wants to become the operating system for African agriculture

    Lina Kacyem
    12th May, 2026
  • Bolt hikes fares by 6% in Kenya as rising fuel costs hit drivers
    Mobility

    Bolt hikes fares by 6% in Kenya as rising fuel costs hit drivers

    Kenn Abuya
    12th May, 2026
  • Kenya targets Visa, Mastercard, Microsoft in sweeping digital tax overhaul
    Legislation

    Kenya targets Visa, Mastercard, Microsoft in sweeping digital tax overhaul

    Kenn Abuya
    13th May, 2026
  • Next Wave: Kenya has conquered mobile money. Now it must fix the system underneath
    Newsletters, The Next Wave

    Next Wave: Kenya has conquered mobile money. Now it must fix the system underneath

    Adonijah Ndege
    13th May, 2026
  • 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Jiji goes to Bangladesh
    Newsletters, TC Daily

    👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Jiji goes to Bangladesh

    Emmanuel Nwosu
    13th May, 2026
  • Everything Google announced at the Android Show: I/O Edition 2026
    Consumer Tech

    Everything Google announced at the Android Show: I/O Edition 2026

    Fancy Goodman
    12th May, 2026
  • Android 17 and the biggest Android updates in 2026
    Consumer Tech

    Android 17 and the biggest Android updates in 2026

    Chukwuebuka Mgbojikwe
    12th May, 2026
  • OmniRetail, M-KOPA, Sabi, TymeBank make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list
    News

    OmniRetail, M-KOPA, Sabi, TymeBank make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list

    Opeyemi Kareem
    12th May, 2026

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Press Room

  • How a Nigerian engineer helped build West Africa’s no-code platform
    Partner, Press Room

    How a Nigerian engineer helped build West Africa’s no-code platform

    Partner
    12th May, 2026
  • Meet Ojamaker, Africa’s AI-Powered Store Builder
    Partner

    Meet Ojamaker, Africa’s AI-Powered Store Builder

    Partner
    12th May, 2026
  • Africa Tech Summit London announces 13 ventures selected for investment showcase at 10th edition
    Partner, Press Room

    Africa Tech Summit London announces 13 ventures selected for investment showcase at 10th edition

    Partner
    12th May, 2026
  • Building a human-in-the-loop AI development workflow for modern digital products
    Partner, Press Room

    Building a human-in-the-loop AI development workflow for modern digital products

    Partner
    12th May, 2026
  • Africa’s next billion-dollar products will be deeply local
    Partner, Press Room

    Africa’s next billion-dollar products will be deeply local

    Partner
    12th May, 2026
  • Leading technology company, UNICCON Group, through its subsidiary, Babasky Technologies, to deploy indigenous loitering munition (Kamikaze/Suicide) drone
    Partner, Press Room

    Leading technology company, UNICCON Group, through its subsidiary, Babasky Technologies, to deploy indigenous loitering munition (Kamikaze/Suicide) drone

    Partner
    12th May, 2026

Startups

  • Kenya’s Watu posts record $37 million profit on phone financing explosion
    Startups

    Kenya’s Watu posts record $37 million profit on phone financing explosion

    Adonijah Ndege
    May 11, 2026
  • CashAfrica taps ChamsSwitch to fix tap-to-pay compliance gap
    Startups

    CashAfrica taps ChamsSwitch to fix tap-to-pay compliance gap

    Opeyemi Kareem
    5th May, 2026
  • Stitch enters South Africa’s BNPL market with merchant-first model
    Startups

    Stitch enters South Africa’s BNPL market with merchant-first model

    Opeyemi Kareem
    4th May, 2026
  • YC-backed fintech Grey registers as payment service provider in Canada
    Startups

    YC-backed fintech Grey registers as payment service provider in Canada

    Opeyemi Kareem
    30th Apr, 2026

MORE STARTUPS

FinTech

  • MTN completes Ghana mobile money spinoff in major fintech push
    FinTech

    MTN completes Ghana mobile money spinoff in major fintech push

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    3rd Apr, 2026
  • Regulatory Passporting and the Future of Cross-Border Fintech in Africa
    FinTech

    Regulatory Passporting and the Future of Cross-Border Fintech in Africa

    Adedayo Ojo
    3rd Apr, 2026
  • Scale partners with Mastercard to simplify card issuance across five African markets
    FinTech

    Scale partners with Mastercard to simplify card issuance across five African markets

    Sakhile Dube
    26th Mar, 2026
  • Happy Pay raises $5 million to scale ad-supported BNPL across South Africa
    FinTech

    Happy Pay raises $5 million to scale ad-supported BNPL across South Africa

    Sakhile Dube
    23rd Mar, 2026

MORE FINTECH

Banking

  • Over 13,000 Nigerian bank employees earn $526/month as salaries climb in 2025
    Banking

    Over 13,000 Nigerian bank employees earn $526/month as salaries climb in 2025

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    6th May, 2026
  • Bank of Namibia sets June 2026 rollout for instant payment system
    Banking

    Bank of Namibia sets June 2026 rollout for instant payment system

    John Adoyi
    31st Mar, 2026
  • Kenya’s I&M Bank hits 98% digital usage as growth shifts to revenue per user
    Banking

    Kenya’s I&M Bank hits 98% digital usage as growth shifts to revenue per user

    Kenn Abuya
    25th Mar, 2026
  • 11 billion transactions and 26% exclusion: The infrastructure gap the CBN wants to close
    Banking

    11 billion transactions and 26% exclusion: The infrastructure gap the CBN wants to close

    Adedayo Ojo
    13th Mar, 2026

MORE BANKING

Companies

  • NGX nearly doubles profit as transaction fee income climbs 189%
    Companies

    NGX nearly doubles profit as transaction fee income climbs 189%

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    1st May, 2026
  • Kenswitch taps Visa as Kenya’s national payments switch race heats up
    Companies

    Kenswitch taps Visa as Kenya’s national payments switch race heats up

    Adonijah Ndege
    3rd Apr, 2026
  • eTranzact beats Q4 revenue forecast but misses 2025 profit target
    Companies

    eTranzact beats Q4 revenue forecast but misses 2025 profit target

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    5th Feb, 2026
  • eTranzact targets ₦4.28bn profit in 2025 as it shifts away from airtime sales
    Companies

    eTranzact targets ₦4.28bn profit in 2025 as it shifts away from airtime sales

    Temitayo Jaiyeola
    31st Oct, 2025

MORE COMPANIES

Features

  • Inside the spam call machine behind Nigeria’s digital lending boom
    Features

    Inside the spam call machine behind Nigeria’s digital lending boom

    Fancy Goodman
    29th Apr, 2026
  • This startup is building an ‘intelligence layer’ for Nigeria’s power grid
    Features

    This startup is building an ‘intelligence layer’ for Nigeria’s power grid

    Frank Eleanya
    9th Apr, 2026
  • How a startup built Nigeria’s  digital map in nine months
    Features

    How a startup built Nigeria’s  digital map in nine months

    Frank Eleanya
    31st Mar, 2026
  • After TechCabal report, UTME candidate who had never used a computer gets new laptop, smart phone
    EdTech, Education, Features, UTME

    After TechCabal report, UTME candidate who had never used a computer gets new laptop, smart phone

    Godfrey George
    31st Mar, 2026

MORE FEATURES

Newsletters

  • Amaya wants to become the operating system for African agriculture
    Francophone Weekly, Newsletters

    Amaya wants to become the operating system for African agriculture

    Lina Kacyem
    12th May, 2026
  • Next Wave: Kenya has conquered mobile money. Now it must fix the system underneath
    Newsletters, The Next Wave

    Next Wave: Kenya has conquered mobile money. Now it must fix the system underneath

    Adonijah Ndege
    13th May, 2026
  • 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Jiji goes to Bangladesh
    Newsletters, TC Daily

    👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Jiji goes to Bangladesh

    Emmanuel Nwosu
    13th May, 2026
  • 👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Delivery Hero sell-down
    Newsletters, TC Daily

    👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Delivery Hero sell-down

    Emmanuel Nwosu
    12th May, 2026

MORE NEWSLETTERS

News

  • Namibia-based firm to back early-stage Southern African startups with $10 million fund
    News

    Namibia-based firm to back early-stage Southern African startups with $10 million fund

    John Adoyi
    6th May, 2026
  • OmniRetail, M-KOPA, Sabi, TymeBank make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list
    News

    OmniRetail, M-KOPA, Sabi, TymeBank make FT’s Africa fastest-growing companies list

    Opeyemi Kareem
    12th May, 2026
  • Village Capital backs two Ghanaian startups with $350,000 from latest fund
    News

    Village Capital backs two Ghanaian startups with $350,000 from latest fund

    Opeyemi Kareem
    6th May, 2026
  • OmniRetail launches new platform to digitise FMCG distribution and financing
    News

    OmniRetail launches new platform to digitise FMCG distribution and financing

    Opeyemi Kareem
    5th May, 2026

MORE NEWS

TC Insights

  • Reports, TC Insights

    217+ startups, ₦11B fraud, and $3B valuations: Insights from the 2025 Nigeria Payments Report

    TechCabal Insights
    20th May, 2025
  • Will H1 2026 cross the $1B mark? Funding hits $887M despite deal slump
    TC Insights

    Will H1 2026 cross the $1B mark? Funding hits $887M despite deal slump

    TechCabal Insights
    7th May, 2026
  • African startups raised over $700M in Q1 2026
    Funding, Startups, TC Insights

    African startups raised over $700M in Q1 2026

    TechCabal Insights
    8th Apr, 2026
  • Africa’s AI builders: 207 startups and one continent’s bet
    Artificial Intelligence, TC Insights

    Africa’s AI builders: 207 startups and one continent’s bet

    Stephen Agwaibor
    1st Apr, 2026

MORE TC INSIGHTS

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