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Bridging the bank-fintech divide in Africa

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 20 August 2026

7 hrs ago • Charles Laughlin

Recent posts

Jem’s raise signals confidence in WhatsApp-first

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 19 August 2026

Aug 19 • Charles Laughlin

Satellite phones hit DRC

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 18 August 2026

Aug 18 • Charles Laughlin

Is Africa’s defense-tech boom starting in Nigeria?

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 17 August 2026

Aug 17 • Charles Laughlin

The Global South's AI infrastructure shift

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 14 August 2026

Aug 14 • Charles Laughlin

How Shoprite, Jumia are reshaping African retail

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 13 August 2026

Aug 13 • Charles Laughlin

Mooving beyond Africa's unicorn obsession

Your daily intelligence briefing on The Business of African Tech for 12 August 2026

Aug 12 • Charles Laughlin

Events

The 2025 BigFive Summit, Part 1

Did you miss "Africa's Leading B2B Tech Conference"? We got you. Catch what you missed 5-7 May 2025 at Innovation City Cape Town

Jul 2, 2025

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