MySpace is preparing for another comeback. The platform’s current owners, brothers Chris and Tim Vanderhook, say they are actively working to relaunch the once-dominant social network, positioning it ...

In March 2025, Paystack, the Nigerian fintech giant acquired by Stripe for $200 million in 2020, made its first major leap into consumer payments with the launch of Zap, a mobile app built around a ...

Daya, a Nairobi-based fintech building payment and treasury infrastructure for African businesses, has raised $2.4 million in a pre-seed round to expand its platform across the continent. The round ...

A viral claim making the rounds on social media says OPay has officially surpassed First Bank to become the third-largest bank in Nigeria. The claim is framed as a dramatic story of disruption: First ...

Vozinha, the goalkeeper of Cape Verde’s national football team, has emerged as the player with the most followers on Instagram because of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. He gained 6.79 million followers in ...

Seventeen Nigerian entrepreneurs have been included in Africa’s Business Heroes 2026 (ABH) Top 100, making Nigeria jointly the top country alongside Egypt and Kenya with the most representatives in ...

Moroccan property technology startup Agenz has successfully secured a $5 million seed round, co-led by the Paris-based venture firm Breega, Attijariwafa Ventures (the corporate investment arm of North ...

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PayPal has frozen funds and restricted access to an unknown number of Kenyan accounts after tightening its anti-money laundering and compliance checks, leaving freelancers, online sellers, startups, ...

African electric mobility company Spiro has raised $215 million in a new equity round backed by Impact Fund Denmark and Equitane, in what is one of the largest single raises for an electric vehicle ...

The Federal Government of Nigeria has partnered with Coursera to launch the Digital Training Academy (DTA), offering 36,000 young Nigerians free, world-class digital education in high-demand ...

Ride-hailing platform Bolt has entered a strategic partnership with China’s Dongfeng Motor Group to deploy an electric vehicle (EV) fleet in South Africa, marking a major expansion of Bolt’s electric ...