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MTN Nigeria secures approval to operate Cell Money Financial institution

MTN Nigeria secures approval to operate Cell Money Financial institution

MTN Nigeria, the Nigerian arm of Africa’s largest telecom, today received final approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria to run a payment service bank. With this approval, MTN Nigeria can provide virtually all the…

Didi shuts down operations in South Africa

Didi shuts down operations in South Africa

On Friday, April 8, 2022, Chinese ride-hailing giant, Didi Chixung, announced that it would be ending its operations in South Africa. This is coming only a year after it launched in the country, marking its…

This Indian startup is building credit score profiles for Africans the train of mobile money records

This Indian startup is building credit score profiles for Africans the train of mobile money records

Financial institutions in Africa have historically relied on credit bureau scores, or the financial footprints of customers, to make lending decisions. In the absence of these, social demographics—such as gender, employment status, income level, etc—are…

Abet from the long lunge: How embedded finance modified the enviornment

Abet from the long lunge: How embedded finance modified the enviornment

Hello from the year 2030. As you can imagine, the world is different now.  “How different?” you ask.  There’s a lot to say about flying cars and the metaverse but not today, I’ll tell you…

TechCabal On daily foundation – DiDi bids SA farewell

TechCabal On daily foundation – DiDi bids SA farewell

11 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Good morning 🌅 During the pandemic, we were all enthralled by the dancing Ghanaian pallbearers whose processions gained global recognition.  What started as a meme has now turned into profitable…

Can Hytch be successful the build GoMyWay failed?

Can Hytch be successful the build GoMyWay failed?

At the end of October 2018, the Nigerian ride-sharing platform GoMyWay ceased to exist after operating for about 4 years. According to a statement by the company’s CEO Damilola Teidi, this was due to a…

Extra African central banks are desirous about digital currencies

Extra African central banks are desirous about digital currencies

With the rollout of Africa’s first regulated digital currency—the eNaira—seen as successful, governments across the continent are ramping up research into what could be a game-changer for the continent. This article was contributed to TechCabal…

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Day-to-day – Visa’s first African innovation studio

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Day-to-day – Visa’s first African innovation studio

8 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Finally, Friday 🚀 We need your help with a product we’re working on.  Data drives how we make business decisions but there seems to be a dearth of easy…

Visa opens its first African innovation Studio in Kenya

Visa opens its first African innovation Studio in Kenya

Global payments company Visa has opened a new Innovation Studio in Nairobi, Kenya.  The studio was officially opened by the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, Dr Patrick Njoroge on April 6, at an…

Constructed around WhatsApp, Catlog desires to beef up social commerce in Nigeria

Constructed around WhatsApp, Catlog desires to beef up social commerce in Nigeria

Across Africa, the increasing adoption of social media has over the years inspired the rise of social commerce—a type of online selling where transactions take place via social platforms (such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and…

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal On an habitual basis -Nigeria fines 3 banks for crypto buying and selling

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal On an habitual basis -Nigeria fines 3 banks for crypto buying and selling

7 APRIL, 2022 IN PARTNERSHIP WITH Happy pre-Friday 🌞 Emoji reactions are coming to Google Docs.  A week after we find out that Google is adding emoji reactions to its video conferencing platform, Meet, it’s…

Nigeria’s central bank fines 3 banks $1.9 million for working crypto trading accounts

Nigeria’s central bank fines 3 banks $1.9 million for working crypto trading accounts

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has fined 3 of the country’s commercial banks for flouting a cryptocurrency trading restriction levied a year ago. The 3 banks, Stanbic IBTC, Access Bank, and United Bank for…