TechStream

Technology news around the ecosystem!

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We give you summaries of happenings around tech, from developer stand-ups to the boardrooms.

  • South Africa’s Largest Banks Go Cashless: What It Means for Customers and the Economy.

    South Africa’s leading financial institutions, Standard Bank and Absa, are accelerating their transition from traditional cash-heavy branches to digital-first banking models. The move reflects both changing customer behaviour and the banks’ strategic efforts to improve efficiency and modernise services. Standard Bank has announced plans to convert more of its branches into cashless locations throughout 2026….

  • Nigerian GIG Workers Struggles: KeepAm Comes To The Rescue.

    Nigeria’s ride-hailing drivers are under growing pressure as rising fuel costs, vehicle maintenance, platform commissions, and unclear tax obligations continue to erode earnings across the gig economy. For many drivers working on platforms like Uber, Bolt, and inDrive, daily income increasingly falls short of covering basic operating costs, turning what was once flexible work into…

  • OnAfriq and PAPSS Partners To Make Digital Payments Seamless in West Africa.

    Nigeria and Ghana are now connected by a new cross-border payments pilot that allows instant transfers in local currency, marking a significant development in Africa’s push for seamless financial integration. The initiative, led by Onafriq Nigeria Payments Ltd in partnership with the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System (PAPSS), aims to simplify trade and payments for…

  • SkipCash raises $4 million Series A Funds to Scale Digital Payments Across African Markets.

    SkipCash, a mobile payments startup, has secured $4 million in Series A funding to expand its digital payment services across key African and GCC markets. The round was led by Qatar Development Bank, KBN Group Holding, Finjan Investments, and Doha Tech Angels, highlighting continued investor confidence in fintech solutions that simplify payments and drive financial inclusion….

  • From Idea to MVP: How KudaPay is Transforming Digital Payments in Nigeria.

    KudaPay, a digital payments extension of the Nigerian neobank Kuda Technologies, is redefining how small businesses and merchants manage transactions in Nigeria. The startup’s journey from concept to minimum viable product (MVP) demonstrates how African fintechs can address real market problems while scaling rapidly in a challenging environment. Kuda Technologies began in 2019 as a…

  • WAXAL Wants to Teach AI African Languages. What Will Be The Outcome?

    In early February 2026, Google Research Africa, working with several African universities and community organisations, unveiled WAXAL, an open speech dataset built to tackle one of African tech’s most stubborn problems: language exclusion in artificial intelligence. Named after the Wolof word for “speak”, WAXAL brings together more than 1,250 hours of transcribed speech and studio…