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South Africa’s startups funding recovers as founders still struggle to find fit
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1597+ words) According to Disrupt Africa, South African startups raised $335.9 million in 2025, more than three times...Only 63.2% of disclosed South African funding rounds in 2025 were at pre-Series A or earlier stages,...for 41% of funding, while early-stage startups received just $9 million, down from…...
Uber’s $14 ride problem in Nigeria
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1641+ words) In 2025, Uber recorded $193.45 billion in gross bookings from 13.57 billion trips globally, according...Another driver interviewed by TechCabal in 2025 said he earned around ₦350,000 ($243.77) in a typical...
dLocal Ghana secures enhanced payments licence to deepen local operations
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (397+ words) Ghana’s mobile money market processed GH¢4.54 trillion ($397 billion) in transactions in 2025, up 50.8%...Internet banking transactions also rose to 47 million in 2025 from 26 million in 2024, highlighting the...
Why AI could make your next smartphone more expensive
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1212+ words) In December 2025, Micron Technology, an American multinational semiconductor company, exited its consumer-focused...
Grey targets Africa-China trade with direct yuan payments
1+ week, 6+ day ago (463+ words) In 2025, China was Nigeria’s largest source of imports, accounting for 31.22% of the country’s imports...In 2025, Nigeria imported $13.03 billion worth of goods from China, while South Africa imported $23.57...
Ventures Platform reaches final close of second fund at $84 million
2+ week, 5+ day ago (807+ words) million, just $23 million short of the total raised by all six African venture funds that closed in 2025...The new investors join limited partners from the $64 million first close in November 2025: Nigeria’s...
The Next Wave: Are Kenyan startups not bootstrapping enough?
3+ week, 15+ hour ago (553+ words) disruptors: The Kenyan tech ecosystem absorbed $638 million in 2024 and an astounding $984 million in 2025...Startup shutdowns across Africa jumped 50% in 2025, erasing $52 million in investor capital....
Proc360 is saving African businesses millions in the China trade corridor
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (556+ words) In 2025, a shipment that PrimeFlow Ltd had paid for arrived — and it wasn’t what they ordered....In 2025, Nigeria and Ghana imported $25 billion and $4.59 billion of goods, respectively, from China...
Nigerians are returning to ATMs as PoS transactions fall 20%
3+ week, 6+ day ago (504+ words) In March 2025, Nigeria had 8.36 million registered PoS terminals, with 5.90 million active or deployed...It also revised ATM withdrawal fees in February 2025, capping the fee at ₦500....
Beyond payments: How Saly AI and Saly Chain are building the infrastructure for intelligent finance
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1560+ words) GSMA’s Mobile Economy Africa 2025 reports that mobile technologies and services contributed approximately...