South African mobile technology company Mission Mobile will receive up to ZAR500 million (US$30.1 million) in funding from investment holding company DN Invest (DNI) to help mobile network operators (MNOs) expand their customer base. Founded in 2023 by Johannesburg-born brothers Tim and Adam Strike,
Samsung Electronics Co. introduced its Galaxy Tab S12 lineup, a pair of premium tablets that the company says offer its strongest performance yet in a thinner body, as it leans on AI features and bundled creative apps to court students, professionals and creators. The series includes the Tab S12 Ult
Artificial intelligence is moving deeper into the private lives of Kenyans, with a growing number of digitally engaged users turning to chatbots for emotional support, personal advice and questions they have not shared with other people. About 72% of respondents in a new survey said they had used AI
African startups rarely stay in one market for long. A fintech that proves itself in Nairobi looks at Kampala and Dar es Salaam. A logistics platform born in Lagos eyes Accra and Abidjan. A Cape Town e-commerce brand tests demand in Gaborone and Windhoek. Expansion brings new customers, but it also
XFounders has opened applications for its Bootcamp, a four-week in-person accelerator designed to support Seed and Series A startups across artificial intelligence, financial technology, Web3, gaming and related technology sectors. The programme helps founders improve their business models, build in
Lungi Sangqu reflects on four decades of technology, digital transformation and leadership, arguing that successful innovation starts with people, not platforms.
In today's edition: Meta appeals Nigerian privacy ruling || MTN clears another IHS hurdle || South Africa drops OTT investigation || Who secured the bag? 💰
Meta is appealing a Lagos High Court ruling that limits how it can use Nigerians’ Facebook and Instagram data for behavioural advertising, putting consent, targeted ads and cross-border data transfers before the Court of Appeal.
If Dangote can bring substantial retail and institutional money into a Nigerian public offering, it could provide something founders and investors have never had at scale: evidence that a deep enough pool of Nigerian capital exists at the end of the startup lifecycle.
Egyptian payment orchestration startup MoneyHash has partnered with Saudi fintech Geidea, giving businesses on its platform access to Geidea’s payment gateway across the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. Founded in 2021 by Nader Abdelrazik and Mustafa Eid, MoneyHash has developed a proprietary payment or
A candid dispatch that takes stock of the everyday fintech infrastructure behind Hong Kong's digital transformation, with flags worth minding as (South) Africa builds its own rails.
Egyptian startup Paymob, the leading payments infrastructure service provider in the MENA region, has secured US$35 million in a pre-Series C funding round to support its ongoing expansion across the region. Founded in 2015 by Islam Shawky, Alain El Hajj and Mostafa Menessy, Paymob is an infrastruct
South African mobile technology company Mission Mobile will receive up to ZAR500 million (US$30.1 million) in funding from investment holding company DN Invest (DNI) to help mobile network operators (MNOs) expand their customer base. Founded in 2023 by Johannesburg-born brothers Tim and Adam Strike,
South African startup Exten AI has developed an AI-native platform that lets entrepreneurs with no coding skills build working software applications just by describing them in everyday language. Launched earlier this year by Luncedo Simelane, Exten AI turns natural-language prompts into production-r
Latitude59 is returning to Kenya for the fourth consecutive year, with applications now open for its 2026 Kenya Pitch Competition, offering early-stage startups across Africa a chance to compete for non-equity funding, partner prizes and a place on the event’s main stage in Nairobi. The Latitude59 K
Standard Chartered Plc’s charitable arm awarded 9 million Kenyan shillings (about $70,000) in grants to seven women-led technology startups, part of a program aimed at closing the funding gap for female founders in East Africa’s largest startup market. Each of the seven companies will receive 1.29 m
Kenya-based digital pharmacy MYDAWA has partnered with Endless Health to develop a digital-first model for hypertension and diabetes care, one of four new healthtech deals announced at Investing in Innovation Africa’s (i3) fourth annual Access to Markets event in Kigali. The partnership will co-desi
In today's edition: Meta appeals Nigerian privacy ruling || MTN clears another IHS hurdle || South Africa drops OTT investigation || Who secured the bag? 💰
