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Why cloud-based infrastructure won’t resolve reliability points in Nigerian banks

Why cloud-based infrastructure won’t resolve reliability points in Nigerian banks

According to the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS), the volume of online transactions grew by 70% in February compared to January, a record month due to the botched cash redesign policy. This increase in…

Learn how to transfer Whatsapp knowledge from iPhone to Android with a USB-C cable

Learn how to transfer Whatsapp knowledge from iPhone to Android with a USB-C cable

Many iPhone users would argue that they’ll never go back to using Android. And while their sentiments may be valid, there are definitely people who may have to switch to Android for different reasons. Should…

Meet the insurtech startup which desires to revolutionise SA’s insurance coverage trade

Meet the insurtech startup which desires to revolutionise SA’s insurance coverage trade

YuLife, a UK-based insurtech startup, has launched its operations in South Africa. YuLife’s product offerings include a wellbeing app which harnesses the latest trends in behavioural science and game mechanics to encourage employees to make…

15 founders constructing options to look out for in 2023

15 founders constructing options to look out for in 2023

According to this report by the United Nations, Africa’s sustainable growth is heavily dependent on how well Africans can use tools like technology to fight multidimensional vulnerabilities.  People all across the continent are taking their…

Teaming as much as battle fraud isn’t a brand new thought. What’s stopping Nigerian fintechs?

Teaming as much as battle fraud isn’t a brand new thought. What’s stopping Nigerian fintechs?

Data protection rules are one reason prior attempts at forming an anti-fraud posse failed. But everyone knows the real reason is that leaders of fintech firms simply don’t trust each other. After an ₦11 billion…

INC Consulting Africa launches with a drive to enhance innovation in Africa’s healthcare sector

INC Consulting Africa launches with a drive to enhance innovation in Africa’s healthcare sector

Irene Nwaukwa and Dr Philip Ikeme have collaborated to build INC Consulting Africa, a healthcare consulting company poised to facilitate innovation in the healthcare space. The pair, both healthcare professionals, with Irene being a healthcare…

5 Infinix telephones you may strive in 2023

5 Infinix telephones you may strive in 2023

In recent years, Infinix has become a household name in the smartphone industry, thanks to their innovative designs and impressive features. The company has had a number of offerings over the years, but for the…

Funding trackers are aplenty within the Africa tech ecosystem, however whose knowledge will be trusted?

Funding trackers are aplenty within the Africa tech ecosystem, however whose knowledge will be trusted?

Since the initial boom of venture capital funding in Africa in the mid 2010s, ecosystem observers have relied on publications like TechCabal, as well as numerous newsletters published by independent journalists to keep them up…

Uber and Bolt vs drivers union: are drivers staff or unbiased contractors?

Uber and Bolt vs drivers union: are drivers staff or unbiased contractors?

On Monday, April 17, 2023, the Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON)—the union for ride-hailing drivers threatened a million-man protest in response to Bolt and Uber’s move to revoke the new union’s…

South Africa is the cybercrime hub of Africa, in line with INTERPOL

South Africa is the cybercrime hub of Africa, in line with INTERPOL

According to INTERPOL’s 2022 Africa Cyberthreat Assessment report, South Africa leads the continent in the number of cybersecurity threats identified. In 2022, the country had 230 million threat detections in total. In second place was…

Copia shuts down Ugandan operations

Copia shuts down Ugandan operations

Copia Global is leaving Uganda, TechCabal has learned. The company says its decision is, “consistent with many of the best companies in Africa and across the world which are responding to the market environment and…

SeamlessHR companions Moniepoint to revolutionize payroll administration

SeamlessHR companions Moniepoint to revolutionize payroll administration

SeamlessHR, a cloud-hosted HR and payroll software provider, has partnered with Monnify by Moniepoint, a payment platform for Nigerian businesses. The partnership will offer Nigerian businesses the ability to seamlessly pay salaries and payroll remittances…