Fincra Secures Ghana Payments Licence, Joins Flutterwave and Paystack
Fincra secures a top-tier Bank of Ghana payments licence, unlocking MoMo and bank transfers across West Africa's second-biggest digital payments market.
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Coinbase's Kemet Deal Exposes Nigeria's Derivatives Gap
Coinbase has partnered with Egyptian-founded Kemet to unlock institutional crypto derivatives. Nigeria leads Africa's $182B crypto market but remains locked out.
Kenyan AI Startup Lua Raises $5.8M to Replace Human Workflows
Nairobi startup Lua has raised $5.8M to build AI agents that complete entire business workflows, and African fintechs are already using it.
Refiant AI's $5M Bet Could End Nigeria's Cloud Dependency
Refiant AI raised $5M to compress massive AI models onto a laptop, cutting energy use by 80%. For Nigeria, this could end cloud dependency for good.
Qualcomm Make in Africa 2026 Selects Two Nigerian Startups
Qualcomm selected 10 African startups from 1,200+ applications for its 2026 Make in Africa programme: two are Nigerian, and IP ownership is now the real prize.