The Nairobi-based company uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse financial records, including bank and M-Pesa statements and accounting data, to assess small businesses’ creditworthiness. It says that many companies are locked out of traditional lending because banks lack reliable financial hi
Kenya’s digital economy faces fresh disruption as PayPal, Sendwave, Hurupay and Twitch change services used to earn and move money across borders.
Fintech dominates in much of Francophone Africa. But now, the region needs more proven tech economies to deepen participation.
The Kenyan electric mobility startup has raised $33.3 million in asset-backed debt and equity to expand its battery-swapping network and electric motorcycle fleet across Africa.
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PIDG has helped bring close to 300 projects to financial close, mobilising nearly $32 billion of private sector investment into projects collectively worth more than $50 billion.
NIMC now has 117.5 million people with National Identification Numbers (NINs), but the latest World Bank assessment suggests the harder part may be turning that scale into a system that is accurate, trusted and useful.
Nigeria’s economy is growing faster than it has since the second quarter of 2021. But beyond the headline growth rate, Nigeria’s economy is not growing evenly.
African startups hit $2.10 billion in 8 months. Read our analysis of August's $438M surge, mega-deals, and early-stage grants.
With several existing reporting channels already in place, what role would the Nigeria Police latest Vigilant app play in helping fight cybercrime? Will this new app bridges the gap in fraud recovery or repeat the history of past, underutilised police tech initiatives?