Since the beginning of 2022, the US, Asian, and European money markets have been on a decline. Venture funding slowed down for startups, the stock market plummeted, and IPO-ed companies got a skin-deep valuation haircut. Companies have either frozen hiring (Netflix, Meta, Google), laid off a chunk of their talent pool (Shopify, Coinbase, Robinhood, Microsoft)

Claudine Moore. Image Source: C.Moore Media C. Moore Media International Public Relations, a PR firm with a strong focus on African tech startups, has been acquired by Allison+Partners, a global marketing and communications agency with operations in 34 markets worldwide. With this acquisition, Claudine Moore, the founder of C.Moore Media, joins Allison+Partners in a newly

A Bank Verification Number (BVN) contains 11 digits. It’s issued to all Nigerian bank clients and connected to all their bank accounts across all Nigerian banks. The delicate nature of the number makes it a topic under the subject of fraud in Nigeria. But is a BVN scam possible? Here, we’ll explore the possibilities of

Mercy, a final year Zoology student at the University of Jos and a UI/UX designer, spends her days taking design courses on Coursera. For her, every day is an opportunity to get her closer to her dreams of being a world-class UI/UX designer. She was set to graduate from university in 2021, but now, school

According to Finder’s Cryptocurrency Adoption Index report, four million South Africans own cryptocurrencies. The index measures the growth of cryptocurrencies worldwide through an ongoing survey of internet users in 26 countries. Image source: Finder’s Cryptocurrency Adoption Index The report further states that South African men are 1.9 times more likely than women to own crypto

South Africa-based renewable energy company, WiSolar, has announced the launch of WiGo, its Android and iOS hybrid prepaid solar electricity app for Nigeria and South Africa customers. WiGo is a hybrid prepaid solar electricity app that enables users to register and sign in to buy prepaid solar electricity tokens, recharge remotely, view electricity top-up history

South African retailer Pick n Pay has migrated its entire on-premises information technology (IT) infrastructure to Amazon Web Services (AWS). Pick n Pay worked with Lemongrass Consulting, an AWS Premier Consulting Partner, for the migration. In a press statement seen by TechCabal, the retailer stated that it will use the AWS Marketplace and AWS’s wide

The 2014 FIFA world cup was a disappointing one for the Ghanaian national team but also the inspiration behind Ghana’s largest podcast network.  First, there was some drama around the Ghanaian government sending $3 million cash by chartered plane to Brazil to pay the appearance fees owed to the national team. Then, the national team

With up to 23 African governments banning cryptocurrency, the future of crypto in Africa has been a rising concern. Despite this, Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange platform by volume, is pushing for increased cryptocurrency adoption on the continent. To this end, the cryptocurrency infrastructure provider has launched a crypto education hub in Yaounde, Cameroon

Payments company Cellulant Zambia has signed a partnership agreement with fashion retailer LC Waikiki which will enable LC Waikiki customers to make payments through Cellulant’s Tingg digital payment platform. Speaking in a press statement about the partnership, LC Waikiki Zambia country manager Sevda Bilen stated that using mobile money to pay for clothes and other

MTN Nigeria became the first telecommunication provider in Nigeria to roll out the 5G mobile network on August 24. MTN, who won the auction for the 3.5GHz 5G spectrum alongside Mafab Communications last December, commenced the roll-out by switching on the network in 190 sites across the country.  MTN Nigeria, which intends to launch 5G

Usually, ecosystem reviews come at the end of the year, where various news outlets publish reports on trends observed throughout the year. TechCabal’s EoY report is an example. But we understand that executives are a key part of our audience, and they read these reports to keep abreast of evolving trends in the tech ecosystem