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Moniepoint set to acquire Kenyan fintech Kopo Kopo Inc
Moniepoint Inc., a prominent Nigerian fintech company, has received regulatory approval to go ahead with its acquisition of…
Gbenga Agboola says Flutterwave’s IPO plans remain on track despite unstable market
Olugbenga Agboola, Flutterwave’s co-founder and CEO, has reiterated the company’s plans to go ahead with its planned Initial…
Stanbic IBTC rebrands fintech subsidiary as ZEST Payment Limited
Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc, a financial services company, has changed the name of its fintech subsidiary. Formerly known…
Kenya parliament forms 15-man committee to investigate Worldcoin
Kenya has been a centre of controversy regarding the recently-launched Worldcoin project and there is another update this…
South African authorities ban importation of Starlink kits as users face possible blackout
Although Starlink is yet to secure an operational license, IT LEC found a workaround for its customers
7 suggestions for Nigeria’s new Minister of Communications and Digital Economy
Last week, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced the appointment of Bosun Tijani as the Communications, Innovation and Digital…
How DSTV’s X (Twitter) account was used for scam NFT campaign
Reports have emerged that MultiChoice and DSTV X (Twitter) accounts posted adverts for NFT over the weekend. Different…
Kenya’s Twiga lays off 33% of its workforce, launches contractor-based logistics marketplace
Twiga has also shut down 10 distribution centres in Nairobi and shifted all activities to a temporary warehouse
YouTube to compensate artists and rightsholders for AI-generated music
YouTube has announced it is launching a service called YouTube’s Music AI Incubator to help inform its approach…
Elon Musk admits ‘X may fail’ after a glitch erased photos older than December 2014
Elon Musk, CEO of X, formerly known as Twitter, said in a tweet that X could be on…
