Africa's Tech Future, Today.
[[Title]] Flutterwave CEO Explains Why African Fintechs Are Seeking Banking Licences [[Excerpt]] African financial technology companies are increasingly acquiring microfinance and commercial banking licences to deepen customer relationships and secure direct settlement capabilities. According to Flutterwave chief executive Olugbenga Agboola, transitioning into licensed deposit-taking institutions
Building consumer software applications alone is insufficient to support sustained digital growth across Africa. Unlocking the continent's digital economic potential requires substantial investment in core foundation layers, including broadband connectivity, energy grid reliability, data centre capacity, and regulatory harmonization.
Cross-border payments in Africa need $120 million and a binding AU protocol to work, says an AfricaNenda study. Here is the plan and which blocs go first.
The Yaoundé Declaration asks African states to host all critical government data locally by 2030. What the data hosting target covers and who could benefit.
Spiro's Ghana launch puts 100 Ekon electric motorcycles and two-minute battery swaps on Accra's roads, with savings of up to $2 a day promised to riders.
A Shein and Temu ban is now COSATU policy. The numbers behind the call: R7.3bn in 2024 sales, 37.1% of online clothing sales and 34,000 jobs said at risk.
Nigeria's House of Reps says poor network quality is hurting POS and businesses, and has ordered telecom CEOs to appear on 28 October or risk arrest summons.
The Vodacom Safaricom stake case is back before Kenya's Court of Appeal on 23 October. Here is what the orders say, what could change and who is affected.
The NCC device checker now screens new phones before they join Nigerian networks. Here is how *315# works, who is exempt, and why importers carry the burden.
Spectrum costs in Africa run 24% higher per unit than elsewhere, GSMA finds, as 200+ licences near renewal. Here is who pays most and what it wants changed.
Cryptocurrency exchange Roqqu is preparing to tokenise shares listed on the Nigerian Exchange. By creating digital representations of real-world equity assets on blockchain infrastructure, the platform aims to enable fractional share ownership and expand retail investor participation across West Africa.
Lowering Right of Way charges reduces cable deployment expenses, but it does not make internet infrastructure projects automatically viable. In Nigeria, operator decisions to expand broadband footprint depend heavily on consumer market demand and commercial revenue potential rather than fee reductions alone.
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