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Why fintech in Africa is attractive to investors & innovators

Here are three reasons why fintech leads all venture capital funding on the continent.

September 2022

African startups disrupt nothing

They might wear the disguise of "disruption," but often there simply isn't anything to "disrupt."

September 2022

Offline agent networks are driving Africa’s digital development

Agent networks across Africa are increasingly being used beyond mobile money as a last-mile channel for various traditionally digital businesses.

August 2021

How Africa’s super app landscape is evolving

Super apps are trending across the African continent; here's a primer on who, what, where, and why.

July 2021

The hierarchy of venture opportunities in emerging markets

Extending Abraham Maslow's theory of human motivation to ecosystems & markets provides unique insights for entrepreneurs & investors across Africa & elsewhere.

May 2020

Why super apps are proliferating across emerging markets

A new generation of Asian & African super apps are following the playbook WeChat originated.

May 2020