For the past year, Faramade, who earns a little over ₦800,000 ($578.42), has invested at least ₦200,000 ($144.61) monthly through Bamboo, a Nigerian digital investment platform.
On Techpoint Digest, we discuss how complaints against Kenyan digital lenders are on the rise, how the CBN wants to track every retail dollar, and how Prosus is selling its final Delivery Hero stake.
South African startup Howzit AI is an artificial intelligence (AI) platform, similar in function to ChatGPT but designed specifically around local languages, affordability and everyday South African use cases. Founded last year by Andrew Droussiotis, Howzit AI provides users with a conversational AI
South African startup Cue, a provider of customer service software, has raised US$5 million in funding to accelerate the development of its AI-powered customer service platform as businesses increasingly adopt autonomous AI to resolve customer issues end-to-end. Founded in 2015, Cue enables business
Cue, an AI customer service startup, has raised $5 million in a funding round co-led by Knife Capital and FAM Investments, as businesses increasingly turn to autonomous AI agents to cut support costs while improving customer experience. The fresh capital will fund the development of Cue’s next gener
| By: Francis Onyemachi The National Population Commission has launched an online platform for the registration of births and deaths across Nigeria, transitioning to a fully digital civil registration system. The Commission said the Electronic Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (E-CRVS) platfor
| By: Olatayo Ladipo-Ajai, country manager at Infobip Nigeria Digital payments may be accelerating the growth of West Africa’s economy, but with new fraud tactics emerging, organisations are increasingly relying on omnichannel communication to protect both customers and brands. Criminals are resorti
| By: Francis Onyemachi The Federal Government has disclosed that technology and digital services will be highly indispensable in achieving Nigeria’s $1 trillion economy target by 2030. Mr Taiwo Oyedele, minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the Economy, stated this at the BusinessDay CEO
Mathesis Analytics, a leading Nigerian financial technology company specialising in AI-powered credit decisioning infrastructure, today announced an investment from institutional investor First Ally Capital. The capital injection will directly support the growth and scaling of Mathesis’ core mission
Renew Capital has selected 15 African tech startups from more than 500 applicants across 48 African countries to advance through its inaugural Renew Venture Lab: EmFi Series. Renew Capital is a pan-African investment firm with a presence in 13 countries, which backs bold founders using technology to
Bryan Johnson's incurable disease diagnosis triggered global glee. Meanwhile, the actuaries quantifying longer lives have landed on a $5.8 trillion case for grab bars, walking and hearing aids. Who gets to age well, and what does it actually cost?
| By: Francis Onyemachi The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) to work with organised labour to develop a governance framework that will ensure artificial intelligence (AI) does not threaten workers’ jobs. The union made the call at the
Liquid Intelligent Technologies, a business of Cassava Technologies, has appointed Bernard Beya as Chief Executive Officer of its Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) operations, reinforcing the company’s leadership as it accelerates investments in digital infrastructure and enterprise technology
IBM shares tumbled in premarket trading after the company projected second-quarter revenue below analysts' expectations The post IBM Shares Plunge After Revenue Miss as Customers Shift Spending to AI Hardware appeared first on Tech | Business | Economy.
In today's edition: eMedia launches Openview Stream || OPPO opens its fifth store in Egypt || Yas secures $307 million investment from EBRD || Kenyan court raises the standard on SIM-swap fraud
FastClaim Partnering Insurtech, a leading Nigerian insurance technology company, has officially launched operations in Zambia. The move marks a major milestone in the company’s regional expansion strategy and reinforces its ambition to accelerate digital transformation in the insurance sector across
Africa’s leading technology distributor Powerhouse, TD Africa, has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing cybersecurity awareness and digital resilience by sponsoring the 3rd Annual Secure 360 Summit Nigeria 2026, hosted by global cybersecurity leader Check Point Software Technologies, as Gold Spons
