Tag: Payments

Techpoint Africa

Uber offers Nigerian drivers ₦40,000 ($30.28) each in conditional payouts after exit

A driver’s Uber app showing the ₦40,000 ($30.28) balance, logged as a “Promotion – Goodwill Gesture”. Identity concealed at the driver’s request. Uber has made cash […]
September 5th, 2026
Tech Nova Ghana

Uber Just Left Nigeria’s Ride-Hailing Market. It May Be Coming Back Through Glovo

Uber exited Nigeria’s ride-hailing market this year. Now, a separate acquisition on another continent could pull it right back in — through food and grocery delivery […]
September 5th, 2026
Techpoint Africa

SpaceTrade Wants to Make Spending Crypto as Seamless as Spending Naira

For many Nigerians who use cryptocurrency, buying or receiving digital assets is no longer the difficult part. The friction often begins when they want to use […]
September 3rd, 2026
TechCabal

Capitec’s $33.8 billion business joins A2X as it expands beyond banking

Capitec, South Africa’s largest digital bank, is about to get a second venue for investors to trade its shares, but the bigger story is what the […]
September 3rd, 2026
Techpoint Africa

Uber leaves Nigeria and Uganda on the same day it cuts 3,300 jobs to fund a driverless future

Uber Autonomous Solutions Uber announced shutting down its ride-hailing operations in Nigeria and Uganda, effective Wednesday, 2 September 2026, ending 12 years in a country where […]
September 2nd, 2026
Tech Nova Ghana

Ghana’s Small Lenders Want To Build Their Own Instant Payment Network

The Ghana Association of Savings and Loans Companies (GHASALC) is developing a shared instant payment platform with two partner bodies, the Ghana Microfinance Institutions Network (GHAMFIN) […]
September 1st, 2026
Trending Topics

South Korea Pushes Free AI for Citizens to Reduce Dependence on the U.S.

Set Trending Topics as a preferred source on Google. South Korea is turning artificial intelligence into something close to public infrastructure. The Ministry of Science and […]
August 28th, 2026
TechCabal

Nomba, Synafare target 300 Nigerian businesses with $1.4 million solar financing

Nomba, a Nigerian fintech, and Synafare, an asset financing company focused on the renewable energy sector, have announced a ₦2 billion ($1.4 million) lending commitment to […]
August 28th, 2026
Trending Topics

„Tokens Are The Central Currency“: Stripe Buys OpenRouter For $7.5 Billion

Set Trending Topics as a preferred source on Google. Payments company Stripe is acquiring AI startup OpenRouter. Both companies announced the deal just now. Neither side […]
August 19th, 2026
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