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Anchor secures Nigerian and Canadian licences as it crosses $2.5bn in transactions
Anchor, a global banking and payments platform that enables businesses to integrate financial products into their own systems,…
When the Cloud burns: What Iran’s AWS strikes mean for African fintech
On the morning of April 2, 2026, millions of Nigerians sending money, paying bills, and checking balances had…
Flutterwave secures Nigerian banking licence, signals growth from payments firm to full bank
Flutterwave has obtained a Nigerian banking licence, marking a major shift in its evolution from a payments-focused platform…
COVID19 lockdown anniversary: 7 ways technology has changed work culture since the Pandemic
Technology has always been part of work, but who could have imagined that one day, work would only…
Flutterwave partner Kulipa secures $6.2 million to bring Stablecoin-funded payment cards to Nigeria
Stablecoin adoption across Africa has been on the increase, and a new partnership is bridging the gap between…
Airtel crosses 650 million customers globally, becomes world’s second largest telecom operator
Airtel has become the world’s second-largest telecom operator after crossing 650 million customers globally across its various operations.…
Tech layoffs in Q1 2026: A roundup of major job cuts amid AI-driven restructuring
The first three months of 2026 (Q1) brought another wave of job cuts across the tech sector. Independent…
Kenya launches WhatsApp chatbot to simplify tax filing for millions
The Kenya Revenue Authority has introduced a WhatsApp-based chatbot targeting up to 22.6 million potential taxpayers as part…
FibreX: MTN extends dominance in Nigeria’s fixed wired services with 88.7% share
MTN Fixed Wired services, primarily branded as MTN FibreX, now have a subscriber base of 110,564, following a 24%…
“True impact multiplies when skills are shared” — Violet Johnson on the human side of tech
The impact of tech is no longer measured by what one person can build alone, but by how…
