Month: August 2025
Vale Finance: Redefining Financial Services in Nigeria
In recent years, Nigeria’s fintech space has exploded with innovation, offering faster, smarter, and more user-friendly ways to handle money. At the heart...
From PoS agents to fintech founders, this startup wants to challenge Moniepoint, OPay, others
Bello Kano and Tayo Akintoye have been PoS agents since 2018, long before Moniepoint and OPay came to dominate the market. “It was...
Meta partners with Midjourney on AI image and video models
Meta is partnering with Midjourney to license the startup’s AI image and video generation technology, Meta Chief AI Officer Alexandr Wang announced Friday in a...
iPhone 17, the ‘thinnest iPhone ever,’ and everything else we’re expecting out of Apple’s hardware event
Apple usually announces its new hardware in the fall, and this year is likely no different. The event is reported to be on...
Google’s AI Mode expands globally, adds new agentic features
Google is launching a global expansion of AI Mode, its feature that allows users to ask complex questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on...
OurPass promised one-click checkout. Now its employees are checking out
When OurPass secured its pre-seed funding in September 2021, its stated ambition was to become the “Fast for Africa.” Yet, the company it sought to...
Apex Network wants to make crypto-to-cash seamless across Africa
In 2020, Nigerian fintech, Apex Network, began as a platform providing basic digital and financial services. However, a year later, the company spotted...
From Frustration to Innovation: How iPayBTC is on a Mission to “Bitcoinise Africa”
In 2020, as the world went into lockdown and global systems faltered, one Nigerian entrepreneur stumbled upon a problem that millions of Africans...
Ajua acquires Rate My Service to strengthen customer experience leadership across Africa
Ajua, Africa’s foremost customer experience platform, has announced its acquisition of Rate My Service (RMS), a Kenyan customer and employee experience platform. This...
Google doubles down on ‘AI phones’ with its Pixel 10 series
With the launch of the new Pixel 10 series, Google is rushing ahead of Apple to deliver AI-powered smartphones to consumers. The devices, announced...
