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African telcos struggle with balancing financial sustainability with growth
It is one thing is for African telcos to post “big” earnings; it is another if it’s enough…
The digital heist: Crypto scams, biometric fraud, and recovery solutions
In Part 1, we explored how mobile money fraud costs Africa $4 billion annually through SIM swaps, identity…
Fraud: CBN directs Banks and fintechs to deploy anti-money laundering tools
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has directed banks and fintechs to deploy an anti-money laundering tool that…
Bitnob’s bold play to dominate crypto infrastructure across Africa
Let’s get one thing straight: the era of viewing African crypto adoption solely through the lens of retail…
“Cross-border payments should reflect how Africans actually live and work,” says Pouchers CEO
A new multicurrency wallet, Pouchers, is seeking to simplify international financial transactions for Africans who earn locally but…
Nigerian AI startup Veta Origin launches its large language model in 6 African countries
A new Nigerian AI startup, Veta Origin, has rolled out its large language model across six African countries,…
Instagram suffers global outage, disrupting businesses in Nigeria
Instagram experienced a major global outage on Wednesday morning, leaving thousands of Nigerian users unable to send messages,…
No NIN database, no candidate: The Electoral Act clause that could shake up 2027
In May 2022, the APC primary that produced Bola Tinubu as presidential candidate was conducted amid widespread allegations…
Canal+ to hire 1,000 salespeople across Africa to save failing MultiChoice
French media group Canal+ plans to hire more than 1,000 salespeople across Africa as part of a €100…
Prembly launches FraudLens to help banks and fintechs with early fraud detection
Prembly, a compliance and digital security company, has launched FraudLens, an open-source intelligence platform that helps businesses detect…
