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Techpoint Africa·Jul 22, 2026#startups#africa

OPay’s 2031 ambition: Can one fintech serve one billion users?

OPay currently serves 46 million users in Nigeria (according to its own estimates) — roughly 0.23% of Nigeria’s over 200 million population. Outside Nigeria, the fintech has footprints in Egypt, Indonesia, and Pakistan.

TechCabal·Jul 22, 2026#startups#africa

Norebase report finds Nigeria, Rwanda among Africa’s fastest incorporation markets

The findings arrive as African governments compete to attract founders and foreign investment by simplifying the mechanics of starting a business.

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TechCabal·Jul 22, 2026#startups#africa

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – BVNK once for stablecoins

In today's edition: LemFi, BVNK partner to use stablecoins for remittance || Shareholders agree on Nedbank-NCBA merger || Court settles Nigeria’s airtime lending dispute || Kenya introduces new telecom licence

TechCabal·Jul 21, 2026#startups#africa

Rank launches community finance products to expand access to capital

Rank is betting that digitising community-based finance can offer an alternative route to accessing capital for young entrepreneurs and workers.

Techpoint Africa·Jul 21, 2026#startups#africa

Zipline has delivered over 6.1 million vaccines across three Nigerian states, now it wants to go national

Zipline is preparing an expansion backed by a US government grant across Nigeria, evolving from state-by-state partnerships to engaging healthcare stakeholders at the local, state, and national level.

TechCabal·Jul 21, 2026#startups#africa

Francophone Africa’s smallest shops could become its biggest business opportunity

How Francophone West Africa's corner shops became the continent's most overlooked commerce opportunity and the startups racing to serve them.

TechCabal·Jul 21, 2026#startups#africa

State of Tech in Africa H1 2026 recap: Is consolidation the new growth story?

At the launch of the State of Tech in Africa H1 2026 report, investors and founders got candid about why early-stage capital has dried up, what African venture capital owes the ecosystem, and where the next wave of growth is actually coming from.

TechCabal·Jul 21, 2026#startups#africa

Nigerian court upholds digital lending rules but rejects parallel telecom licencing

While the court upheld the validity of the regulations, it agreed with one of WASPAN's central arguments: the FCCPC's consumer protection powers do not extend to licencing telecommunications operators.

TechCabal·Jul 21, 2026#startups#africa

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Lie detector test for SIM cards

In today's edition: South Africa overhauls SIM registration || GTBank Kenya needs a new managing director || Cyberattacks in Kenya || Malawi wants to break telecom duopoly

TechCabal·Jul 20, 2026#startups#africa

Safaricom’s financial services chief joins wave of senior executive exits

Waititu's last day will be July 31, according to the email. Safaricom has appointed Boniface Mungania, its Director of Public Sector Digital Transformation, as interim chief financial services officer.

Maddyness·Jul 20, 2026#startups#france

IA : c’est déjà l’heure du rachat pour le Raise Summit

L’article IA : c’est déjà l’heure du rachat pour le Raise Summit est apparu en premier sur Maddyness - Le média pour comprendre l'économie de demain.

TechCabal·Jul 20, 2026#startups#africa

Why Launch Africa keeps writing early-stage cheques despite market slowdown

Launch Africa has invested in 15 startups so far in 2026, with a focus on early-stage startups, as other investors slow down on funding.

TechCabal·Jul 20, 2026#startups#africa

South Africa wants every SIM card to become a trusted digital ID

South Africa is overhauling its SIM registration system to strengthen identity verification and curb digital fraud.

TechCabal·Jul 20, 2026#startups#africa

Nigeria’s central bank is rewriting the rules for fintech growth

Over the past decade, the playbook for Nigerian fintechs has been remarkably consistent: build payment products, acquire merchants, scale transaction volumes, obtain microfinance bank licences, expand into lending, and eventually launch savings products.

TechCabal·Jul 20, 2026#startups#africa

South Sudan’s $50 e-visa fee threatens East African labour mobility

Under the revised charges, published on the country’s electronic visa portal on Monday, Somali and Burundian citizens will pay $100 to enter South Sudan.

TechCabal·Jul 20, 2026#startups#africa

The Next Wave: Why it rained at your favourite cloud kitchen

What FoodCourt got wrong, what Chicken Republic got right, and why cloud kitchens are harder than they look.