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Methods to play Lotto on-line in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria

Methods to play Lotto on-line in South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria

Image Source: Xtl Lotto is one of the most popular forms of gambling in Africa and has existed long before the internet. Despite its aged reputation, Lotto hasn’t failed to evolve with trends, and you…

The Subsequent Wave: North Africa’s untapped leverage

The Subsequent Wave: North Africa’s untapped leverage

A strong diaspora and the opportunity to penetrate north Africa’s undigitised industry are two advantages that tech and tech-adjacent startups north of the Sahara are failing to fully leverage. In the past year, North African…

This week: Kuda loses over ₦6 billion

This week: Kuda loses over ₦6 billion

By Ngozi Chukwu Sep 17, 2022 Kuda Bank co-founders: Babs Ogundeyi (CEO) and Mustapha Musty (CTO). Image source: Kuda MFB Editor’s Note Week 37, 2022 Read time: 5 minutes For better or worse, this week…

TC Sport – Guess the gadget

TC Sport – Guess the gadget

On Friday, the 23rd of September, TechCabal in partnership with Moniepoint (by TeamApt) will host the most important players in tech and business on and off the continent to discuss the future of commerce in…

Stellantis and Africar companion to launch Auto24, a used automobile market

Stellantis and Africar companion to launch Auto24, a used automobile market

Image Source: Auto24 Africar, an online car marketplace operating in over 40 African countries, has partnered with Stellantis, the parent company of Maserati, Peugeot, Fiat, and Chrysler among other brands, to launch Auto24, a used…

SafeSenda is enabling crypto holders to transform their crypto to Naira

SafeSenda is enabling crypto holders to transform their crypto to Naira

Founded in 2022 by Nkechi Iyke-Ukaegbu and Ikechukwu Ukaegbu, SafeSenda, a crypto-to-naira exchange platform, has fully launched operations in Nigeria. The startup offers users an alternative means of converting their crypto assets to local currency…

Why Adobe’s $20 billion Figma acquisition is unsettling African designers

Why Adobe’s $20 billion Figma acquisition is unsettling African designers

Yesterday, American multinational computer software Adobe announced that it will acquire the design startup Figma for $20 billion, taking out one of its biggest rivals in the digital design space. Figma CEO, Dylan Field, said…

Rain is planning to make a push for cellular 5G subsequent 12 months

Rain is planning to make a push for cellular 5G subsequent 12 months

South African data-only mobile network operator Rain is launching a mobile 5G product in early 2023, according to Johan van Zyl, co-CEO of shareholder African Rainbow Capital (ARC). In an interview with MyBroadband, van Zyl…

Kumar Vaibhav on the rise of deepfake know-how as a cybersecurity menace

Kumar Vaibhav on the rise of deepfake know-how as a cybersecurity menace

According to figures by Cyber Magazine, hackers’ interest in the use of deepfake technology has surged by 43% since 2019. Recent incidents involving the use of deepfake technology also point to the fact that the…

Did Edukoya lay off staff as a way to turn into a fintech?

Did Edukoya lay off staff as a way to turn into a fintech?

Workers at the Nigerian edtech say the company fired most of its employees at the Nigeria office amid plans to pivot. Edukoya, the online learning platform which raised $3.5 million in 2021, in a pre-seed…

How Nigerian neobank Kuda incurred a lack of over ₦6 billion in 2021

How Nigerian neobank Kuda incurred a lack of over ₦6 billion in 2021

Kuda MFB, a neobank operating under the Nigerian microfinance bank licence, has been recording losses for the past two years. By the end of the 2021 financial year, the company recorded a loss of ₦6,092,554,866…

The best way to pay for DStv or GOtv on-line: South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria

The best way to pay for DStv or GOtv on-line: South Africa, Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria

MultiChoice has over 20 million DStv subscribers across Africa. Also, its GOtv subscriber base keeps growing. Therefore, it’s no surprise that it keeps finding new ways to serve its customers better, especially regarding payment. This…