Guides, reports, and expert insights for African business
Case StudyWave was founded in 2018 by Drew Durbin and Lincoln Quirk, the same two co-founders who had earlier built Sendwave (the ...
SenegalMarket ReportFor the first time since 2017, South Africa led Africa in both equity funding and deal count in 2025. Cape Town fintechs...
South Africa
How-to GuideFlutterwave is one of the most widely used payment infrastructure providers in Africa, supporting cards, bank transfers,...
NigeriaMarket ReportDebt now accounts for 41% of all capital raised by African tech startups, up from 17% in 2019. For fintechs, this is not...
NewsPan-African payment infrastructure company Flutterwave has received authorization from Senegalese regulators to operate ...
SenegalMarket ReportBy late 2025, the Pan-African Payment and Settlement System connected 19 countries, more than 150 commercial banks, and ...
Case StudyFlutterwave was founded in 2016 by Iyinoluwa Aboyeji, Olugbenga Agboola, and Adeleke Adekoya. By March 2021 it had close...
Nigeria
How-to GuideClassic BNPL models borrowed from Klarna and Affirm often fail in African markets because retail margins are thinner and...
KenyaMarket ReportSafaricom's M-Pesa processed KSh 38.29 trillion in FY2025, serving 35.82 million active customers in Kenya alone. Two de...
KenyaCase StudyKuda began in 2017 as Kudimoney, an online lending and savings platform founded by a former PwC engagement manager and a...
NigeriaMarket ReportThree years after MTN MoMo and Airtel SmartCash launched their Payment Service Banks in Nigeria, the telco-led mobile mo...
Nigeria
How-to GuideThe BCEAO electronic money institution license is the gateway to operating a fintech across the eight-country WAEMU zone...
Senegal