“I had no assumptions. I was just building:” Day 1-1000 of Selar
In 2025, Selar paid out over $12 million to African creators. But the path from a 2016 side project to a bootstrapped powerhouse hasn't been easy....
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Digital Nomads: Africa enters the golden passport market as the world tightens rules
After Botswana's announcement in January, more African countries are joining the trend....
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Eden Life pauses consumer business to refocus on corporate clients
Eden Life, the Nigerian home services startup, has paused its consumer-facing operations in Kenya and Nigeria to focus on corporate clients....
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Can prediction markets fix a multi-billion-dollar information gap for African startups?
The infrastructure for prediction markets doesn't need to be built from scratch....
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Top phones to surprise your partner this Valentine’s Day
We have compiled a list of the best smartphones you can gift your partner, using verified pricing from Slot and Pointek and checking availability across Nigeria and South Africa....
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From love to loss: Top Valentine’s Day online scams and how to avoid them
Don't fall for romance scam's this Valentine's season. Here are a few scam tactics and how to avoid them....
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Kenya’s WapiPay targets billions in diaspora cash to unlock credit for households
Founded in 2019 by Eddie Ndichu and his brother Paul Ndichu as an international money transfer and foreign exchange provider, the startup is betting on its Remittance Credit Scorecard (RCS) tool to analyse money transfer patterns of financial institutions to factor that into lending decisions....
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With SmartCash reboot, Airtel tries again to crack Nigeria’s mobile money market
After years of playing catch-up in Nigeria’s mobile money market, Airtel Nigeria is betting on incentives and physical distribution to force relevance for its mobile money arm, SmartCash....
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Honor X9d lands in Lagos with “Airbag” protection and premium display features
On Tuesday, February 10, 2026, global technology giant HONOR officially unveiled the HONOR X9d at an exclusive launch event held in Lagos....
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Why your Android phone is hanging and how to fix it
Sometimes, your relatively new Android phone acts out by spontaneously hanging. These are some of the reasons why and how to fix it....
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Skosh Launches Global Culture-Based Dating and Friendship Platform
Skosh is a global culture-based dating and friendship app helping......
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👨🏿🚀TechCabal Daily – inDrive’s new side hustle
In today's edition: Quick Fire 🔥 with John Ohio || South Africans, say hello to inDrive ads! || Nigeria’s 2027 digital transformation goal || Who secured the bag? 💰...
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Ikeja Electric ties power supply to tax IDs for businesses
On today’s Techpoint Digest, we discuss Ikeja Electric tying power supply to tax IDs, the AI remix that fooled the world, and why Starlink users in Kenya are facing an ID deadline....
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Quick Fire 🔥 with John Ohio
Beyond his work at SeamlessHR, John has contributed to fintech infrastructure projects spanning mobile money systems, agency banking platforms, and multi-country product rollouts. He has collaborated closely with engineering and executive teams to modernise legacy systems and improve reliability at scale. He also engages in community-driven design initiative...
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From Papaoutai to Urban Chords: The business and legal stakes of AI music
Who owns an AI remix? Who gets paid? And can African artistes protect their work from AI? This deep dive examines the business, copyright tensions, and economic realities shaping music’s AI era....
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Payd taps Noah for stablecoin-powered payments for African freelancers
Through the partnership, initially rolling out to over 30,000 Payd users in Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Senegal, customers can now generate virtual USD and EUR accounts within the app....
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Valentine’s Day 2026: 8 digital safety tips to avoid online scams
With emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) making fake profiles, messages, and promotional offers more believable, spotting scams has become increasingly difficult for everyday users....
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Redtech sets sights on 29 African markets, says mergers and acquisitions on the table
Redtech, backed by Heirs Holdings, is expanding into 29 African countries and scaling RedPay after processing ₦30 trillion in 2025, with acquisitions also on the table for growth....
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Nigerians remix Valentine’s Day in 2026 as Google searches tilt towards friendship and self-care
Google Search data shows a shift from dinner dates to Galentine’s parties, glow-up experiences, and creative gifts, as Nigerians turn to tech to plan more intentional celebrations of love for Valentine....
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Africa’s trade ambitions hinge on fixing its payment rails, says Fincra CEO
At the Africa Tech Summit (ATS) in Nairobi on Wednesday, Wole Ayodele, chief executive of payments company Fincra, offered an alternative assessment that the continent’s next phase will depend on infrastructure and not optimism....
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