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  • PalmPay Emerges as Fintech Powerhouse in Africa, Ranked #2 Overall

    PalmPay, Nigeria’s leading fintech platform,has been ranking as the top fintech company and second overall in the Finacial Times’2025 list of Africa-growing companies. This recognition underscores PalmPay’s rapid expansion and significant impact on fiancial inclusion across the continent. Launched in 2019, PalmPay has swiftly become name by offering accessible digital fianacial services such as bill…

  • This South African AI-powered edtech helps students land top jobs

    In a country grappling with about 32% unemployment rate and a drop in tech hiring activity due to a persistent skills mismatch, finding a job in South Africa’s competitive tech industry can feel like a long shot. While universities continue to produce graduates, many enter the job market lacking the practical, in-demand skills that employers…

  • AXIAN Telecom Sustainability Report: Powering Inclusive Growth Across Africa

    AXIAN Telecom presents its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting its unwavering commitment to sustainable practices and its impact on the communities it serves. The report encapsulates our efforts to drive digital and financial inclusivity, foster socio-economic growth, and champion environmental stewardship across Africa. To read more click here

  • What founders need to know about tech’s growing influence in DC

    “Startup culture may be great for putting out a new app or building a successful company, but not for distributing tens of millions of people’s benefits. Real people with real interests are at stake,” says Daniel Weiner, director of the Brennan Center for Justice’s Elections and Government Program. In other words, when it comes to…

  • ”Flutterwave and Andela Co-Founder Launches African AI Ventures with $9M Backing

    One of Africa’s most successful tech entrepreneurs has launched a new AI startup and already secured $9 million in seed funding. A co-founder of Flutter and Andela Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, is behind this latest ventures named Magic, which aims revolutionize how people interact with AI across the continent. Magic is focus on building a platform that…

  • FiguresHub Africa Expands Mobile App Training with Flutter

    FiguresHub Africa integrated Flutter, Google’s open-source UI tookit,into its tech curriculum. This move aims to enhance mobile app development skills among African tech student by equipping them with the ability to create natively complied application for mobile, web, and desktop using single codebase. By innovation, and increasing the employability of its student in a competitive…