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TechCabal is the leading technology publication in Africa covering startups and the digital economy. It provides insightful reporting on innovation and investment trends serving as the premier voice for the African tech ecosystem.

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Telkom Kenya is now Kenya’s smallest mobile operator after two-year slide

The shift points to a market that is no longer just led by a dominant incumbent but increasingly defined by scale at the top and clear positioning among smaller

2026/04/04

Kenya adds 9 million mobile money users but the easy growth is over

Subscriptions rose from 42.30 million in the previous year, with a 5.6% jump in the December quarter, driven by holiday spending.

2026/04/04

Regulatory Passporting and the Future of Cross-Border Fintech in Africa

Africa's fintech companies are ready to scale regionally. The CBN Fintech Policy Insight Report identifies regulatory passporting as a pathway to reduce cross-border

2026/04/03

Radhika Bhachu left BlackRock and returned home to rethink wealth

She was at BlackRock for five years as a relationship manager, helping investors build wealth quietly, predictably, over time. Then she came back to Kenya in 2020

2026/04/03

BitGo’s Nick Coombs thinks everyone is reading Africa’s crypto market wrong

Africa’s digital asset sector is still early. The region has not yet produced its own listed crypto company, but it sits squarely inside this global shift toward

2026/04/03

Why Africa’s crypto sector is entering its ‘pay the milkman’ era

It is a concession to reality: for monetary policy and control reasons, crypto is unlikely to ever power everyday payments end-to-end.

2026/04/03

Kenswitch taps Visa as Kenya’s national payments switch race heats up

The deal brings together Kenswitch’s role as a shared national switch—connecting more than 30 financial institutions—with Visa’s global payments technology.

2026/04/03

MTN completes Ghana mobile money spinoff in major fintech push

MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunication company, has completed the separation of its mobile money business in Ghana.

2026/04/03

Quick Fire 🔥 with Semiloore Akoni

In this Quick Fire interview, Semiloore Akoni, a tech marketer with over a decade of experience, talks us through the details businesses get wrong about customer

2026/04/03