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Happy Pay raises $5 million to scale ad-supported BNPL across South Africa

Partech led the round, with participation from Futuregrowth Asset Management, 4Di Capital, E4E Africa, Equitable Ventures, and Felix Strategic Investments.

2026/03/23

The more Nigerians stream, the less their favourite artists earn from Spotify

Nigerian artists have earned over ₦143 billion ($105.62 million) from Spotify since 2023, with annual revenues rising over the period. But that growth is beginning

2026/03/23

M-PESA Ethiopia expands into tax collection with Amhara region deal

The agreement, announced on March 21, paves the way for the over 450,000 individuals and businesses across Amhara to pay taxes through M-PESA.

2026/03/23

Next Wave: The end of the phone numbers in M-PESA as we know it

The M-PESA update won't stop all fraud; criminals are nothing if not adaptive. But it does raise the cost of entry for the average criminal.

2026/03/23

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – Back to the futures

In today's edition: M-PESA extends its number masking feature || NGX launches two new index futures || ICASA hikes telecom fees

2026/03/23

Moniepoint acquires restaurant management platform Orda in full-stack merchant infrastructure bet

The acquisition reflects Moniepoint’s growing ambition to evolve from a payments processor into a full-stack operating system for African businesses.

2026/03/23

Digital Nomads: Samuel Odeloye left Lagos. He never stopped building for it.

He built Lara.ng so Lagosians could navigate chaos with a chat. From the US, Samuel Odeloye is now using that data to wire Nigeria’s last‑mile delivery infrastructure

2026/03/21

“I wasn’t sure I could make money from the industry”: Day 1-1000 of Space in Africa

Space in Africa began as a website that published articles about Africa’s space industry.

2026/03/21

Why Nigeria’s next unicorns will be built on regulation

Six weeks after the Central Bank of Nigeria published its landmark fintech blueprint, the ecosystem is already moving. Here is why founders and investors across

2026/03/20

M-PESA to stop sharing full phone numbers with merchants, banks by year-end

Safaricom, Kenya’s largest telecoms operator, plans to extend data minimisation across its mobile money service M-PESA by late 2026, expanding controls that limit

2026/03/20