Spotlight: Sector Breakdowns


How Nigerian startups are digitizing payments in the country’s trickiest verticals
A look at three startups digitizing payments in sectors where Nigerians struggle to go cashless.

Visa, Mastercard, and the fight for the future of fintech in Africa
Africa is proving to be an important battleground for the global payments duopoly. Here's what they're up to across the continent.

Three takeaways from Africa’s ten largest fintech fundraises of 2023
75% of the equity raised by African fintechs in 2023 went to just ten companies. Here are three insights about fintech in Africa today from that list.

The business of black soldier flies
Insects might just be the future of food. And one species, the black soldier fly, is the star of the show across Africa & beyond thanks to an almost magical ability to convert organic waste into valuable commercial products.

Why fintech in Africa is attractive to investors & innovators
Here are three reasons why fintech leads all venture capital funding on the continent.