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Naira redesign: A torturous vainness mission involves an finish

Naira redesign: A torturous vainness mission involves an finish

Nigeria’s Central Bank halted its naira redesign policy 10 days after the  Supreme Court ruled that the apex bank didn’t give sufficient notice to the public. Despite the CBN governor’s assurances that there was enough…

How a South African “Fb rapist” escaped from jail by faking his personal dying

How a South African “Fb rapist” escaped from jail by faking his personal dying

According to independent digital publication Groundup, on June 11, 2022, a prison warden at the Mangaung Correctional Centre in Bloemfontein, South Africa, sent an email to the South African Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, Phathekile…

Unique: Nigeria’s central financial institution walks again choice to “centralise Open Banking”

Unique: Nigeria’s central financial institution walks again choice to “centralise Open Banking”

Nigeria’s central bank has reversed its decision to centralise its Open Banking efforts with NIBSS, the national payment settlement mechanism, TechCabal has learned. This comes after intense consultations with industry players, following TechCabal’s exclusive reporting…

Interview with Rudy Yaone, advertising and marketing supervisor at Silikin Village

Interview with Rudy Yaone, advertising and marketing supervisor at Silikin Village

This article was contributed to TechCabal by Noel K. Tshiani, the founder of Congo Business Network. Noel speaks with Rudy Yaone, marketing and communication manager at Silikin Village, in this exclusive interview for TechCabal. The…

4 on-line shops to purchase telephones in Kenya aside from Cellphone Place

4 on-line shops to purchase telephones in Kenya aside from Cellphone Place

Kenya is a country with a growing demand for phones and gadgets, as more people realize the importance of technology in their everyday lives. As a result, there are many online stores in Kenya that…

10 digital lenders acquire the much-coveted CBK licence

10 digital lenders acquire the much-coveted CBK licence

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) has officially licenced an additional 10 digital lenders to operate in the country, bringing the total number of authorised digital credit providers (DCP) to 32. In line with Section…

Twitter code leak raises pink flags for African tech founders

Twitter code leak raises pink flags for African tech founders

Twitter is actively seeking the person responsible for the recent leak of parts of its source code, which was posted on Microsoft-owned GitHub. According to The New York Times, the code had been available online…

Sew evolves into full funds companies supplier with new merchandise

Sew evolves into full funds companies supplier with new merchandise

South African fintech Stitch has announced the addition of card and debit order pay-ins, as well as a payments management system PayOS, for payments orchestration and reconciliation. Through the addition of the new services, Stitch…

Subsequent Wave: Africa isn’t lacking out on AI, you’re simply not noticing

Subsequent Wave: Africa isn’t lacking out on AI, you’re simply not noticing

If you have been reading Next Wave recently, you will notice that AI has already made its way into this newsletter. After all, Next Wave is supposed to be about the future and how technology…

Atiku says INEC rigged the election with software program 

Atiku says INEC rigged the election with software program 

Lire en français Read this email in French. Editor’s Note Week 12, 2023 Read time: 5 minutes Amidst the drama following its recently held national and state elections, Nigeria is gearing up for a digital…

Why Whatsapp chatbots are rising in recognition in southern Africa

Why Whatsapp chatbots are rising in recognition in southern Africa

The rise in popularity of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s artificial intelligence-powered conversational chatbot, has brought much attention to the capabilities of chatbots. Previously relegated to assistants on business websites, ChatGPT has shown that chatbots can do much…

Rwazi raises $4m to assist international manufacturers perceive clients in rising markets

Rwazi raises $4m to assist international manufacturers perceive clients in rising markets

Rwazi, a market intelligence startup that helps the world to understand consumers in emerging markets, has raised $4 million in a seed round led by Bonfire Ventures. With this fresh capital, Rwazi will double down…