African venture capital is becoming more concentrated in a smaller group of mature companies with proven revenue models. For founders across East Africa, that means the bar for fundraising is rising — and the case for sustainable growth is getting stronger.
Read storyThe exit of Airtel Money Kenya’s chief comes at a sensitive moment for mobile money leadership in Kenya, with Airtel Kenya and Safaricom both seeing executive changes. For the region’s payments industry, the timing underscores how much strategy, regulation, and capital-market plans now intersect.
Read storyA Kenyan court ruling could make it far harder for digital lenders to recover loans if they operated without the required CBK licence. For fintech founders, the decision is a reminder that regulatory approval is not just a compliance box — it can determine whether loan contracts hold up in court.
Read storyKenya is revisiting a residency-by-investment proposal that could give long-term residency to investors who commit substantial capital and create jobs. For the startup ecosystem, the bigger question is whether the policy can attract productive capital without becoming a symbolic gesture.
Read storyNigeria’s executive order to unify virtual assets regulation signals a more coordinated approach to crypto oversight. For East African founders and policy watchers, the key question is whether clearer rules can support innovation without weakening consumer and financial integrity safeguards.
Read storyKenya’s effort to regulate digital lenders is bringing more firms into the formal system, but borrower complaints show that licensing alone does not solve conduct problems. The next test is whether enforcement, disclosure, and collections standards improve in practice.
Read storyA young Kenyan engineer is arguing that robots belong in every classroom, starting from a practical problem: deaf students struggling in STEM classes because sign language interpreters are scarce. The idea highlights how local engineering can meet real inclusion gaps.
Read storyNigeria’s move to unify virtual assets regulation could reshape how agencies coordinate on crypto oversight. For African founders and compliance teams, the bigger question is whether clearer rules will finally reduce fragmentation.
Read storyKenya’s effort to regulate digital lenders has brought more firms into the formal system, yet borrower complaints remain a live issue. The gap between licensing and consumer trust is now the real test for the market.
Read storyRwanda’s new eKash platform adds another layer to the region’s push toward faster, more interoperable payments, with implications for banks, fintechs, and merchants.
Read storyKenya is revisiting a residency-by-investment proposal that could make the country more attractive to some investors, while raising new questions about how capital, jobs, and long-term residency intersect.
Read storyPaystack’s latest Kenya move points to a broader shift in African fintech: the battle is moving from card rails and wallets to the infrastructure that moves bank money directly inside checkout flows.
Read storyRwanda’s eKash platform adds to a growing regional shift toward instant payments, where speed, interoperability, and merchant usability are becoming central to digital finance.
Read storyKenya’s digital lenders remain the biggest source of consumer complaints in financial services, a sign that reforms have not yet fully solved the sector’s customer protection problem.
Read storyPaystack’s latest Kenya move points to a broader shift in African payments: fintechs are competing less on flashy payment methods and more on the infrastructure that moves money between banks, wallets, and merchants.
Read storyDigital lenders have become the largest source of consumer complaints in Kenya’s financial services sector, raising fresh questions about enforcement, product design, and borrower protections.
Read storyRwanda’s launch of eKash adds another data point to East Africa’s push toward faster, more interoperable payment systems, with implications for banks, fintechs, and merchants.
Read storyPaystack’s expansion of its Pesalink partnership points to a bigger shift in East Africa’s payments market: fintechs are increasingly competing on infrastructure that makes bank transfers easier to accept inside checkout flows.
Read storyMoniepoint’s appointment of a former Branch Kenya CEO to lead its Kenya operations suggests the company is preparing for a deeper push into East Africa’s biggest fintech market. The move highlights how regional expansion now depends on local leadership and regulatory execution.
Read storyKenya’s digital lending market has expanded under tighter oversight, but consumer complaints remain high. The trend suggests that licensing alone does not solve the trust, pricing, and collections problems that have long dogged the sector.
Read storyThe AT50 Index, launched at the London Stock Exchange, is now being positioned as a market intelligence tool that tracks Africa’s leading scaled private technology companies and could influence where startups think about listing.
Read storyThe Central Bank of Kenya has approved 25 new loan apps, underscoring how digital credit remains a live policy and market issue even as regulators tighten oversight.
Read storyMoniepoint’s reported move into Kenya, including the appointment of former Branch Kenya CEO Rose Muturi to lead local operations, suggests the Nigerian fintech is preparing for a deeper banking push in East Africa’s largest market.
Read storyThe Central Bank of Kenya has approved 25 additional digital lenders, a move that could widen access to short-term credit while sharpening scrutiny on pricing, data use, and collections.
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