…during the same period, while their value jumped 64.6 per cent to ₦26.3 trillion, TechCabal reports.Why ATM use is rising againThe shift comes after years in which PoS agents became one of Nigeria’s most important channels for accessing cash.During the 2023 cash crisis, millions of Nigerians relied heavily on agents be…

…Pro Fold. These devices ship with Android 17 from the factory, according to a report by TechCabal.The Pixel 11 Pro Fold is expected to arrive in October, while the rest of the Pixel 11 range is expected to begin reaching stores around August 20.However, Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro owners should take note. Google has alread…

7 juillet 2026 Hello , Welcome back to Francophone Weekly by TechCabal, your weekly deep dive into the tech ecosystem across French-speaking Africa. For readers who want to understand Francophone Africa beyond headlines—through markets, startups, and systems. New editions of the newsletter will land directly in your in…

TechCabal brought its Road to Moonshot series to Nairobi on July 2, gathering more than 120 founders, investors, operators, and executives for an evening that felt less like a conference warm-up and more like a temperature check on the direction of the East African technology industry. Hosted at venture studio Delta40…

…to report anything in real time,” Agholor, the startup’s chief executive officer, told TechCabal in a June interview. “Not just crime. It could be infrastructure or issues about elections… basically report data in real time so that everybody has access.” Wahala App joins a crop of civic technology platforms that use so…

…fees and fund its 2026 PoS hardware expansion. Source: 2024 & 2025 Annual Reports The TechCabal Way function triggerAnimations(containerId) { // Reset widths to 0, then animate to target const container = document.getElementById(containerId); const bars = container.querySelectorAll('.tc-bar-fill'); bars.forEach(bar =>…

…from the Federal Ministry of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, seen by TechCabal, directs regulators to maintain the existing regulatory framework while the government harmonises policies on internet platforms, artificial intelligence, online safety, data governance, and other cross-cutting digital econom…

…now has about 26 data centre facilities, according to industry estimates compiled by TechCabal Insights. 18 of them are commercial data centres where banks, fintechs, cloud providers, and other businesses rent space for their servers. The rest are private facilities built for organisations such as telecom operators and…

…on blockchain. "Some African economies already run on stablecoin rails," Kirkley told TechCabal in an interview in May. "The question now is whether countries build infrastructure to control that flow themselves." African governments, fintechs, and central banks are increasingly seeking alternatives to fragmented payme…

…after a 2024 slump. Climate tech funding fell to $754 million that year, according to TechCabal Insights’ funding tracker, before rebounding to $1.1 billion by November 2025. The recovery suggests growing investor confidence in the sector. “Climate adaptation is one of the defining investment themes of the next decade,…

…originated from a light-hearted conversation with my brother, Charisma,” Nyoni told TechCabal in an interview. “We laughed about it initially, but quickly realised it was a fun and doable project.” He said he deliberately avoided building another fintech or delivery app. “Coming from a Civil Engineering background as a…

…paid in months and went on strike, according to documents and internal messages seen by TechCabal. The app was switched off by the startup's leadership so that customers' orders would stop coming in, according to internal messages seen by TechCabal. Beyond staff salaries, the company also owed money to vendors. By Apri…

…signed National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) Act, 2026, exclusively obtained by TechCabal, fundamentally changes that. Through nine major reforms, the law expands NIMC's statutory responsibilities to include digital identity, Public Key Infrastructure, Digital Public Infrastructure and functions related to sec…

…Africa, the more valuable that intelligence becomes. Showcase Your Brand at Moonshot by TechCabal Founders. Investors. Policymakers. Enterprise leaders. Moonshot 2026 brings together the people shaping Africa's technology ecosystem across AI, commerce, climate, enterprise, and culture. Spotlight your brand today. Regul…

TechCabal, Africa's leading technology publication, will on Thursday bring its pan-African innovation conversation to Kenya with an exclusive Road to Moonshot mixer, as part of preparations for Moonshot 2026, its flagship technology conference scheduled for October in Lagos. The evening mixer comes as Nairobi strengthe…

…and ecosystem leaders from across East Africa. As we build toward Moonshot 2026, TechCabal is bringing the conversation to Nairobi to connect with the region’s innovation ecosystem, spark meaningful discussions, and build new relationships ahead of Africa’s biggest tech and innovation gathering. Why we are doing this T…

…Sycamore, a financial service group with lending and asset management businesses, told TechCabal it plans to build a deposit base of more than ₦40 billion ($29.13 million) as it expands from digital lending into banking and payments after acquiring an MFB. An MFB licence allows fintechs to accept deposits, give loans,…

…licence is a massive milestone for WapiPay,” co-founder and CEO Edward Ndichu told TechCabal on Saturday. “By pairing traditional fiat payment capabilities with virtual currencies and digital assets under a robust Canadian regulatory framework, we are building the next generation of global financial rails.” Global ambi…

…not selling them a phone,” Faraimose Kutadzaushe, M-KOPA's chief financial officer, told TechCabal in an interview. “We are selling them more than a phone. It gives you the ability to qualify for things you would otherwise not qualify for. That is why we call it more than a phone." According to the World Bank, only abo…

…capital needed to scale those businesses remain in short supply. In an interview with TechCabal, Alex Okosi, Google’s managing director for Africa, said African startups have already embraced AI, but argued that investment has not kept pace. While founders are building AI-powered products and services, the continent st…

…a profit,” Rowan Williams, chief investment officer at Nitrogen Fund Managers, told TechCabal. “That should help Prosus become increasingly independent and less reliant on Tencent’s cash flows.” The comment goes to the heart of a question that has followed Prosus for years: whether the company could build a profitable…