The capital that was already here
Nigeria does not need to discover a new source of external capital. One of its largest and most resilient sources already exists.
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Nigeria’s biggest tax reform turns business invoices into real-time economic data
For decades, Nigeria's tax authority relied on companies to report their sales months after transactions had taken place. Now it wants to monitor business activity in real time.
IMF says Africa has to keep lights on before it can bet on AI
Meanwhile, governments from Rwanda to Nigeria are publishing national strategies that promise to turn artificial intelligence (AI) into a new engine of economic growth. There is just one problem: about half of sub-Saharan Africa still lacks reliable electricity.
For FairMoney, every PoS terminal is a future lending opportunity
FairMoney Microfinance Bank, a CBN-licenced MFB, is using Point of Sale (PoS) terminals to solve one of lending’s oldest problems: determining which businesses are creditworthy.
Why African women entrepreneurs remain overtrained and underfunded
Carolyne Kirabo, founder and managing partner of M-Kyala Capital—a women-focused fund—recently met an East African woman entrepreneur who had completed eight accelerator programmes. She has been taught how to draw a business model canvas, refine her pitch, and persuade investors that her company is
Alliance-backed Daya expands beyond stablecoins with tokenised US stock trading
Tokenised stocks are becoming a dime a dozen in Nigeria's crypto sector as startups race to broaden the use of blockchain beyond digital currencies and into traditional finance.
👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘Warranty imeisha’
In today's edition: Pepkor creates new business: FintechCo || Kenyan phones must now come with one-year warranty || M-KOPA crosses 10 million user mark || Dolphin Telecoms’ cross-border MVNO play
M-KOPA reaches 10 million customers, six years after its first million
The company said on Wednesday that it now onboards about 10,000 customers daily as it scales its lending business beyond its Kenyan roots.
Everything announced at Samsung Galaxy Unpacked July 2026
Samsung just wrapped up its Galaxy Unpacked event in London. You get new foldable phones, new watches, new software, and a first look at Samsung's smart glasses.
MTN’s $9.1 million network push takes South Africa’s 5G race beyond metros
The move underscores a broader shift in South Africa's telecoms industry: the race to build the country's best 5G network is no longer confined to affluent urban centres.