Product Launches
New apps, platforms, devices and features launched by African tech companies.
TPC Africa Mobile enters South Africa’s prepaid market
The Perfume Co Africa has launched TPC Africa Mobile, a prepaid mobile virtual network operator in South Africa. Founded by Bathabile Moreki, the...
MTN MoMo adds digital bill payments at C-Care IHK in Uganda
Patients and caregivers at C-Care Uganda’s IHK Hospital in Namuwongo can now settle bills through an MTN MoMo integration. The partnership aims to...
Google Wallet brings supported contactless card payments to Nigeria
Google Wallet, including Google Pay, has launched in Nigeria, adding another way for eligible users to make digital payments with compatible devices. The...
Fynbos Money connects investment portfolios with AI assistants
Cape Town-based Fynbos Money is enabling customers to connect investment portfolios to AI assistants, including ChatGPT and Claude, so they can ask questions...
Bolt adds faster pickups, lower-fare waits and hourly bookings in Kenya
Bolt has introduced three ride categories in Kenya, giving passengers different ways to balance journey cost, pickup speed and time spent making several...
LOOP BIZ+ combines payments and business tools for Kenyan merchants
NCBA Group subsidiary LOOP Digital Financial Services has launched LOOP BIZ+, bringing payment acceptance, inventory tools, customer discovery and access to financing into...
Grey launches Paycheck for professionals earning in foreign currencies
Grey has introduced Paycheck, a salary product for professionals receiving income in dollars, pounds and euros, extending its offering beyond cross-border transfers. The...
EBANX adds OPay Direct Debit for subscription payments in Nigeria
EBANX has integrated OPay Direct Debit to give participating global merchants a recurring-payment option for Nigerian customers. Reported on 23 October 2026, the...
Founder Stories
Ikenna Nzewi: The Releaf journey that led to Biochar Industrial Group
Ikenna Nzewi’s startup career has moved from improving agricultural processing to turning its leftovers into a climate technology business. The thread connecting those...
Shola Akinlade: From building software in Lagos to Paystack and The Stack Group
Before Paystack became part of Stripe, Shola Akinlade was a software builder working through a much smaller question: how could the tools he...
