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Kenya court clears Vodacom’s $1.6 billion Safaricom acquisition
Kenya’s Court of Appeal has overturned a high court order that had blocked the government’s plan to sell…
Baxi glitch leaves POS agents stranded as trust in the platform wavers
Baxi has spent weeks trying to fix a transfer problem that has left thousands of POS agents unable…
Chams founder Demola Aladekomo retires from board after 40 years
Chams Holding Company Plc has announced the retirement of its founder, Sir (Dr.) Demola Aladekomo, from the Board…
Nigeria’s online shopping problem isn’t delivery. It’s trust. EscrowPay is betting on escrow to fix it.
Launching 26 June, EscrowPay holds a buyer’s money with a CBN-licensed bank until the goods arrive, all inside…
MTN Nigeria migrates FibreX short codes to 5-digit format in line with NCC directive
Leading telecoms operator MTN Nigeria has announced the restructuring of its home broadband and FibreX service short codes…
Apple raises MacBook and iPad prices as AI memory chip shortage worsens
Apple has raised prices on its MacBooks and iPads, citing a sharp surge in memory and storage chip…
WhatsApp is not charging users a mandatory fee, but there’s a new subscription to know about
If your timeline has been buzzing with warnings that WhatsApp is about to start charging users just to…
New Paystack payment tool will allow users buy airtime and send money through ChatGPT and Claude AI
Paystack has launched Paystack Index, a new tool that allows AI assistants such as ChatGPT and Claude to…
Daya raises $2.4 million to simplify cross-border payments for African businesses
Daya, a Nairobi-based fintech building payment and treasury infrastructure for African businesses, has raised $2.4 million in a…
Africa’s largest solar mini-grid operator WeLight secures $31m to expand power access in Nigeria
WeLight, Africa’s biggest solar mini-grid operator, has raised $31 million (€27 million) in fresh funding after the International…
