Guides, reports, and expert insights for African business
How-to GuideB2B supply chain finance is one of the most promising African fintech categories because it addresses a genuine credit g...
Nigeria
How-to GuideNigeria has one of the most complex fintech regulatory environments in Africa, with overlapping authority between the Ce...
Nigeria
How-to GuideEvery African fintech needs KYC infrastructure: identity verification at onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and regulatory ...
NigeriaHow-to GuideSafaricom's Daraja is the API gateway that connects your application to M-Pesa. This guide walks through the practical i...
KenyaHow-to GuideMobile money only works if agents can convert cash to digital balance reliably. Building an agent network is a mix of re...
KenyaHow-to GuideAfrican banks that want to acquire fintech capability face a specific set of diligence challenges that standard M&A play...
South AfricaHow-to GuideAfrican fintech fundraising usually combines capital from several distinct investor types: local angels, pan-African VCs...
NigeriaHow-to GuideMost African fintechs eventually need a bank partnership: for licensing cover, settlement rails, co-branded products, or...
Kenya
How-to GuideFlutterwave is one of the most widely used payment infrastructure providers in Africa, supporting cards, bank transfers,...
Nigeria
How-to GuideClassic BNPL models borrowed from Klarna and Affirm often fail in African markets because retail margins are thinner and...
Kenya
How-to GuideThe BCEAO electronic money institution license is the gateway to operating a fintech across the eight-country WAEMU zone...
SenegalHow-to GuideCurrency depreciation is the silent killer of African fintech unit economics. A product priced correctly at a stable exc...
Nigeria