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Jobberman co-founder Olalekan Olude is drawn to the “serious” problems

Jobberman co-founder Olalekan Olude is drawn to the “serious” problems

Olalekan Olude and I have this interview over a Google call. When our cameras come on, he is seated in a corner-like, sunlit space. There is a table beside him, its polished, brown surface matching…

This 18-year-pale changed into down a college scholarship to revolutionise schooling

This 18-year-pale changed into down a college scholarship to revolutionise schooling

Nathan Nwachuku got a taste of remote learning long before millions of other students were sent home at the height of the pandemic in 2020. The year before, he suffered a serious eye injury on…

Wave turns into first non-telco, non-monetary institution to receive e-cash license in the WAEMU quandary

Wave turns into first non-telco, non-monetary institution to receive e-cash license in the WAEMU quandary

Wave Digital Finance, a Senegal-based fintech unicorn, has been granted an e-money license by the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO), a central bank serving the 8 francophone West African countries—Benin, Guinea Bissau, Burkina…

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal Day-to-day – Flutterwave’s CEO addresses workers

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal Day-to-day – Flutterwave’s CEO addresses workers

21 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning 🌅 Zoom is taking a leaf from the African Parents’ Handguide and bringing gesture recognition software to its desktop apps.  Does your mom’s side-eye tell you not…

After dropping 200,000 subscribers, Netflix considers advert-supported plans and cracking down on password sharing

After dropping 200,000 subscribers, Netflix considers advert-supported plans and cracking down on password sharing

For the first time in the past decade, Netflix announced that it lost subscribers in a quarter.  The announcement was made by the streaming giant during its recent earnings call where it also shocked investors…

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal Day-to-day – Google’s first in Africa

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal Day-to-day – Google’s first in Africa

20 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning 🌅 TechCabal Insights, the data and research intelligence unit of TechCabal, is set to launch a State of Tech report for Q1 2022. This report captures all…

Google announces its first African pattern centre

Google announces its first African pattern centre

Google recently announced that it will soon launch its first African product development centre in Nairobi, Kenya. The tech giant said it’ll also be hiring hundreds of talents across engineering, product and design. This is…

The Subsequent Wave: USSD wants more disruption in Africa

The Subsequent Wave: USSD wants more disruption in Africa

April 17, 2022The Next Wave provides a futuristic analysis of BizTech and innovation in Africa. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox on Sundays at 3 PM (WAT). Nine out of 10 mobile transactions in…

Sudan’s first YC-backed founders prefer to procedure more than startups

Sudan’s first YC-backed founders prefer to procedure more than startups

Regardless of what you are building, or where you are coming from, Y Combinator (YC) interviews only last for 10 minutes. But, in the case of Bloom, a Sudanese fintech startup, the founders were reportedly…

Editorial Assertion from TechCabal

Editorial Assertion from TechCabal

Since 2013, TechCabal, the flagship publication of Big Cabal Media, has told stories about Africa’s startup ecosystem. In January 2021, we launched TechCabal 3.0, broadening our mission to tell stories beyond startups to cover the…

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal On each day foundation – Flutterwave’s co-founder speaks up

👨🏿‍🚀 TechCabal On each day foundation – Flutterwave’s co-founder speaks up

18 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning 🌅 Our gospel this morning goes out to Twitter: your app has a pretty insistent bug that auto-refreshes people’s timelines. A few weeks ago, we got an…

Ecobank Fintech Breakfast Series: Partnering for a stronger ecosystem

Ecobank Fintech Breakfast Series: Partnering for a stronger ecosystem

On Friday, the 22nd of April, Ecobank in partnership with TechCabal will host the first edition of its Fintech Breakfast series. This edition will be focused on how fintechs can build and leverage partnerships with…