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The French AI lab has raised €3 billion at a €21 billion valuation in a Series D round led by Samsung, Scaleup Europe, and PSG Equ...
Kenya’s digital economy faces fresh disruption as PayPal, Sendwave, Hurupay and Twitch change services used to earn and move money...
The Nairobi-based company uses artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse financial records, including bank and M-Pesa statements and...
With Nigeria’s financial sector facing a January 1, 2027, deadline to comply with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s data-localisation...
Kenya illustrates the problem. Successive governments have spent years extending the national grid, including through the Last Mil...
The latest heist is one of the largest thefts of cryptocurrency to date.
Stoke has "completed the initial closing" of a $1B Series E round intended to help it reach orbit and prepare a new, larger rocket...
The Kenyan electric mobility startup has raised $33.3 million in asset-backed debt and equity to expand its battery-swapping netwo...
Fintech dominates in much of Francophone Africa. But now, the region needs more proven tech economies to deepen participation.
In today's edition: BPI, Portuguese commercial bank, sells Angolan stake || What’s changing on DStv? || Ghana launches Marrify ||...
Eric Wu, who built and ran Opendoor before stepping away in 2022, has had his new company, NavigateAI, out of stealth since May —...
While Apple's first foldable iPhone Ultra will headline the September 9 launch, we're also expecting news about AirPods and HomePo...
Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's secret Elizabeth Holmes documentary, "You Can See Everything," stunned Telluride audiences Su...
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important...
PIDG has helped bring close to 300 projects to financial close, mobilising nearly $32 billion of private sector investment into pr...
For consumers who have traditionally received money through remittances or mobile wallets before cashing it out, the card removes...
NIMC now has 117.5 million people with National Identification Numbers (NINs), but the latest World Bank assessment suggests the h...
Nigeria’s economy is growing faster than it has since the second quarter of 2021. But beyond the headline growth rate, Nigeria’s e...
African startups hit $2.10 billion in 8 months. Read our analysis of August's $438M surge, mega-deals, and early-stage grants.
With several existing reporting channels already in place, what role would the Nigeria Police latest Vigilant app play in helping...
In today's edition: Nigerian antitrust watchdog investigates Uber exit || ICASA reviews impact of digital platforms || FSCA fines...
Schiller reportedly had reservations about new CEO John Ternus' goal of bringing in more recurring revenue from the App Store.
Authors say publishers seem to be claiming more than their fair share of settlement payments.
The Uber founder has said that Atoms will allow him to complete "unfinished business."
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