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Chowdeck taps GoLemon to supply dark stores in new instant delivery push

Chowdeck taps GoLemon to supply dark stores in new instant delivery push

GoLemon has partnered with Chowdeck to supply groceries to Chowdeck’s dark stores and offer customers same-day grocery delivery through Chowdeck.

Kenyans can now subscribe to Showmax directly through Airtel Money

Kenyans can now subscribe to Showmax directly through Airtel Money

The move also highlights how mobile money is becoming core infrastructure for digital entertainment as streaming platforms push deeper into mobile-first markets

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – The 50 most consequential people in African tech

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – The 50 most consequential people in African tech

In today's edition: Kenya’s pay-TV market grows || BasiGo opens charging station || Luno, AltSchool announce new course

How Swypt turns M-PESA payments into stablecoins without changing how Kenyans pay

How Swypt turns M-PESA payments into stablecoins without changing how Kenyans pay

Kenyan fintech Swypt connects M-PESA payments to stablecoins by letting merchants receive, hold, and send USDT without changing how customers pay.

What Senegal’s tech ecosystem can teach Francophone Africa about scale

What Senegal’s tech ecosystem can teach Francophone Africa about scale

Senegal is charting a new chapter in its tech ecosystem. After producing Francophone Africa’s first unicorn, the country is now layering public and private capital

VOLZ raises Algeria’s largest startup funding round in local currency

VOLZ raises Algeria’s largest startup funding round in local currency

VOLZ, an Algerian travel-tech startup, has raised 600 million dinars (about $5 million) to strengthen its product offerings within the country and expand into new

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Fynding a way to SA

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Fynding a way to SA

In today's edition: Outage for Standard Bank customers || Fynd finds its way to South Africa || WIOCC’s $65M data centre push || Cool Stuff 😎

After investing £1 billion in Africa in 2024, BII’s Africa head explains the sectors driving its biggest bets

After investing £1 billion in Africa in 2024, BII’s Africa head explains the sectors driving its biggest bets

In 2023, BII invested £725 million in Africa, then £1.09 billion in 2024, a 40% increase. Here are the sectors they're backing in the coming years.

India’s Fynd launches in South Africa with luxury retailer Surtee Group

India’s Fynd launches in South Africa with luxury retailer Surtee Group

Fynd, a Mumbai-headquartered  AI-powered unified commerce platform backed by Reliance Retail Ventures, has launched in South Africa and onboarded Surtee Group,

One-click debt-trap: How product design fuels predatory lending in Nigerian fintech

One-click debt-trap: How product design fuels predatory lending in Nigerian fintech

While loan apps have thrived in Nigeria’s credit-starved market, some deepen their exploitation of already vulnerable borrowers through “dark patterns.”