Nigerian fintech Nomba has evolved from a chatbot into a payments platform helping African businesses accept payments, manage finances, and receive international funds at lower costs.

Google has added Yorùbá and Hausa language support to its AI-powered Search features in Nigeria, allowing users to access AI Overviews and AI Mode in their native languages.

On Techpoint Digest, we talk about Syria's tender to replace MTN, LearnFlo's quiet growth to 30,000 users, and Canal+'s plans to phase out Showmax.

In this edition of Techpoint Diaspora, Tolu Fagbola shares how his background in telecoms, training, and education technology led him to build an AI-powered platform tackling preventable healthcare emergencies in the United States.

Nosh launches eSIM in 136 countries, expanding from fintech into...

NativeID Debuts Free Digital Identity Page to Protect Nigerian Businesses...

MultiChoice plans to shut down Showmax after years of heavy losses, ending one of Africa’s biggest attempts to build a local streaming service.

As Africa’s digital economy grows, fraud is scaling with it. A new report shows AI now drives most biometric fraud, while attacks increasingly target logins and account actions rather than onboarding.

After raising $5.5 million to help people swap crypto between blockchains, Polytope Labs is building an on-chain stablecoin infrastructure.

On Techpoint Digest, we discuss Bolt receiving a regulatory certificate in South Africa, Lena rewriting the classroom, and Kenya's first electric school bus hitting the road.

This Nigerian startup is turning school curriculum into immersive games designed to hold children’s attention for hours.

TermFund pays your child's school fees in full upfront so...

In today's Techpoint Digest, we discuss COMESA clearing Vodacom’s Safaricom takeover, why angel investors aren’t backing down, and Ethiopia banning Birr in crypto P2P trading.

Africa’s angel investors are entering 2026 more cautious and more deliberate, focusing on founder character, deeper sector expertise, and pathways to real liquidity.

Manual payroll can be very error-prone. This post explores how...

In today's Techpoint Digest, we discuss Chowdeck's rollout of insurance for 20,000 riders, whether Scan-and-Go can win outside of Nigeria, and MTN Ghana's 56% profit jump.

Inspired by Nigeria’s Jump n Pass, SKAAP is building a scan-and-go checkout system in North America. But after slow traction in Canada, founder Samuel Oyedemi is betting the US and its retail density will finally make it stick.

Account-based payments are Nigeria’s new normal, as real-time, reliable rails are now powering business, wallets, and cross-border commerce alike.

Scrum  Day  Nigeria  2026 will be held on Tuesday, 24 March...

Rank has appointed former Anchoria MD, Lucky Djebah, as Executive Director, Investment, to lead the expansion of Rank Capital into wealth management and investment banking.