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title: "African technology news"
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# African technology news

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## Summary

Read current reporting about African software products and technology markets.

## News

| Title | URL | Description | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TransferMate Partners With Intuition on University Payments | /news/transfermate-intuition-higher-education-payments-partnership | TransferMate and Intuition Payment Solutions partnered to embed cross-border payments into campus billing, aiming for local-currency fees and faster refunds. | 2026-04-25T14:12:36.574Z |
| Meristem Stockbrokers Names Oscar Onyema Incoming Chair | /news/meristem-stockbrokers-oscar-onyema-chairman-ngx-approval | Meristem Stockbrokers has tapped ex-NGX chief Oscar Onyema as incoming chairman, pending NGX Regulation approval in Nigeria’s capital market. | 2026-04-25T14:12:29.376Z |
| Megapari Expands Zambia Presence With Nc’wala Ceremony Push | /news/megapari-zambia-ncwala-ceremony | Megapari says it is officially in Zambia, with reports linking the betting brand to Nc’wala ceremony celebrations as it steps up local marketing. | 2026-04-25T14:12:07.440Z |
| FCCPC Updates Nigeria Register of Approved Loan Apps | /news/fccpc-nigeria-approved-loan-apps-register-2026 | Nigeria’s FCCPC has updated its register of approved digital loan apps, listing 400+ lenders that meet regulatory standards for consumer protection. | 2026-04-25T14:11:44.157Z |
| South Africa Draft Capital Flow Rules Add Crypto Clarity | /news/south-africa-draft-capital-flow-regulations-crypto | South Africa’s National Treasury published draft Capital Flow Management Regulations that cover cross-border crypto transactions and shift controls toward reporting. | 2026-04-25T14:11:35.731Z |
| Keble and D207 Start Phoenix Apartments in Lekki | /news/keble-d207-phoenix-apartments-lekki-fractional-ownership | Keble and D207 Construction have started work on Phoenix Apartments in Lekki, pitching fractional ownership to investors seeking rental income and resale liquidity. | 2026-04-25T14:11:24.383Z |
| Pretium Targets Expansion With Stablecoin Payments Across Africa | /news/pretium-stablecoin-payments-africa-expansion | Pretium says it has processed over $6m in stablecoin payments across six African countries and is raising capital to expand and secure licences. | 2026-04-25T14:11:10.203Z |
| Goldrush Group to Run South Africa Lottery Under Sizekhaya | /news/goldrush-sizekhaya-south-africa-national-lottery-operator | Goldrush Group, operator of Gbets, says it will take over South Africa’s national lottery under the Sizekhaya brand from June 2026. | 2026-04-25T14:10:26.936Z |
| MaxAB Acquires WaystoCap and Adds $15M to Series A | /news/maxab-acquires-waystocap-raises-15m-series-a | MaxAB has acquired Moroccan B2B e-commerce startup WaystoCap and raised an extra $15 million, reportedly taking its Series A total to $60 million. | 2026-04-25T14:08:26.157Z |
| Mono Partner Story Says Renmoney Cut Underwriting 30% | /news/mono-renmoney-underwriting-30-percent-turnaround | Mono says Nigerian lender Renmoney reduced underwriting turnaround time by 30% by using Mono APIs to collect accurate customer bank statements faster. | 2026-04-25T10:57:06.633Z |
| OfferZen Completes Candidate Profile Refresh With Release 4 | /news/offerzen-candidate-profile-refresh-release-4-april-2026 | OfferZen shipped Release 4 on April 24, 2026, completing its candidate profile refresh with richer education fields and new ideal next job preferences. | 2026-04-25T10:56:52.827Z |
| BuuPass Launches Gavanpass for Corporate Travel in Kenya | /news/buupass-gavanpass-corporate-travel-platform-launch-kenya | BuuPass has launched Gavanpass, a corporate travel platform in Kenya that combines bookings, approval workflows, and real-time spend tracking for companies. | 2026-04-25T10:56:40.665Z |
| TaxStreem Launches AI Tool for Real-Time Tax Compliance | /news/taxstreem-ai-real-time-tax-compliance-nigeria | TaxStreem launched in March 2026 with an AI tax engine that reads transactions in real time and calculates taxes for Nigerian businesses facing tighter enforcement. | 2026-04-25T10:01:02.166Z |
| Lua Raises $5.8M Seed to Build AI Agents for Enterprises | /news/lua-raises-5-8m-seed-ai-agents-enterprise | Nairobi-based Lua raised $5.8M seed led by Norrsken22 to scale its platform for AI agents that run workflows like onboarding and claims over Slack and WhatsApp. | 2026-04-24T16:00:39.144Z |
| Korin AI Launches African Language and Accent Song Tool | /news/korin-ai-african-languages-accents-ai-music | Korin AI, a Nigerian AI music platform, lets users generate songs in African languages and accents. Version 2.0 is due in May. | 2026-04-24T16:00:37.773Z |
| Swoop Raises $7.3M Seed to Expand Food Delivery in Nigeria | /news/swoop-raises-7-3m-seed-nigeria-food-delivery | Swoop has raised a $7.3 million seed round to take its Eswatini food delivery play into Nigeria and build toward a broader super app model. | 2026-04-23T20:00:41.481Z |
| Gebeya and VukaOS Partner to Link Idea to Product Build | /news/gebeya-vukaos-dala-studio-partnership | Gebeya is integrating VukaOS into Dala Studio to help African founders go from validated ideas to no-code product builds across apps, sites, and AI agents. | 2026-04-23T17:00:40.343Z |
| Mauritius National AI Strategy 2025–2029 Makes Ethics Mandatory | /news/mauritius-national-ai-strategy-fair-guidelines-2026 | Mauritius rolled out its National AI Strategy 2025–2029 with FAIR Guidelines in April 2026, requiring ethical compliance for all AI systems operating locally. | 2026-04-23T13:00:34.190Z |
| FairMoney Appoints Gbenga Shobo as Board Chairman | /news/fairmoney-gbenga-shobo-chairman-debo-aderoju-cro | FairMoney has appointed ex-First Bank executive Gbenga Shobo as board chairman and Debo Aderoju as executive director and chief risk officer in Nigeria. | 2026-04-23T12:38:49.339Z |
| Payaza Gets AA- DataPro Rating and Launches Shopaza | /news/payaza-datapro-aa-rating-intelligent-africa-a-rating-shopaza | Payaza says it secured an AA- DataPro upgrade and an A- Intelligent Africa credit rating, and launched WhatsApp payments and Shopaza storefronts. | 2026-04-23T12:38:34.791Z |
| NoOnes Says Stablecoins Are 60% of Trades in Africa | /news/noones-stablecoins-60-percent-trades-africa | NoOnes says stablecoins now make up about 60% of all trades on its platform in Africa, up from 25% in 2023, with new cash-out upgrades. | 2026-04-23T12:37:18.798Z |
| PalmPay Touts 99.95% Success Rate in Nigeria Payments | /news/palmpay-99-95-transaction-success-rate-nigeria | PalmPay says reliable payments infrastructure is key to Nigeria’s digital economy, citing 35M+ users, 99.95% success rate, and NIBSS stack work. | 2026-04-23T12:36:29.657Z |
| Remita Breach Claims Tie Back to Sterling Bank Flaw | /news/remita-sterling-bank-bytetobreach-breach-claims | A Techloy investigation says ByteToBreach used a known Sterling Bank server bug to pivot into Remita systems, exposing KYC docs, backups, and tokens. | 2026-04-23T11:32:40.534Z |
| dLocal Stablecoin Full Launches Across 44+ Emerging Markets | /news/dlocal-stablecoin-full-launch-44-emerging-markets | dLocal launched Stablecoin Full on April 21, 2026, letting merchants accept, convert, settle, and pay out in stablecoins via one API in 44+ markets. | 2026-04-23T11:32:15.211Z |
| MoneyHash Partners With Thawani Pay to Expand in Oman | /news/moneyhash-thawani-pay-partnership-oman | MoneyHash has partnered with Oman’s Thawani Pay to add local payment gateway access and PCI DSS compliant processing for merchants using its platform. | 2026-04-23T11:31:53.776Z |
| Rabbit Expands to Saudi Arabia, Targets 20M Deliveries | /news/rabbit-expands-saudi-arabia-20m-deliveries-2026 | Egyptian q-commerce startup Rabbit is expanding into Saudi Arabia and says it is targeting 20 million deliveries by 2026 as it scales in the Gulf. | 2026-04-23T11:31:35.979Z |
| BuuPass Launches Gavanpass for Corporate Travel Booking | /news/buupass-gavanpass-corporate-travel-platform-launch | BuuPass has launched Gavanpass, a corporate travel booking platform in Kenya, with 20+ enterprises already using it to manage spend and approvals. | 2026-04-23T09:00:36.141Z |
| Sycamore Says It Manages ₦20bn and Hit ₦1bn PAT | /news/sycamore-20bn-assets-1bn-profit-commercial-paper | Sycamore says it now manages over ₦20bn for 400,000+ users in Nigeria and has crossed ₦1bn profit after tax, with an oversubscribed CP. | 2026-04-22T22:22:11.721Z |
| M-TIBA Refunds Users After Closing Health Savings Wallet | /news/m-tiba-refunds-users-health-savings-wallet-shutdown | M-TIBA has started refunding My Health Funds wallet balances to users’ M-PESA accounts after shutting the health savings feature and shifting to insurance tools. | 2026-04-22T15:00:45.436Z |
| Mojaloop Foundation Names Jean Bosco Lyacu as CEO | /news/mojaloop-foundation-jean-bosco-lyacu-ceo | Mojaloop Foundation appoints Jean Bosco Lyacu as CEO from June 1, 2026, as Paula Hunter retires after leading the open-source payments initiative. | 2026-04-22T12:00:52.364Z |

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