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Nigerian fintech Saly AI enables users to send money, pay bills, manage virtual cards, and track transactions through conversational banking on WhatsApp and Telegram, surpassing 20

AI & Emerging Technology

Saly AI Crosses ₦1.5B in Conversational Banking Volume

Nigerian fintech startup Saly AI has surpassed 20,000 active users and processed ₦1.5 billion in volume, proving the viability of app-free conversational banking across Africa.

Correta 26 Aug 2026 2 min read

African market vendor using digital technology to manage commerce and business operations.

Infrastructure

The B2B Infrastructure Shift – How Embedded Software Is Digitizing Africa’s $100B Informal Economy

Consumer-facing super-apps once dominated headlines, but the most durable businesses in African tech are quietly being built in the unglamorous background—embedding logistics, inventory management, and digital payments directly into informal supply chains.

Correta 11 Aug 2026 3 min read

An M-KOPA agent assists a customer purchasing a smartphone through the company's pay-as-you-go financing platform.

Startups & Funding

M-KOPA Reaches 10 Million Customers Through Embedded PAYG Asset Financing

M-KOPA scales past 10 million users across East and West Africa by utilizing IoT-enabled daily micropayments to unlock collateral-free credit for smartphones, solar energy, and mobility assets

Correta 8 Aug 2026 2 min read

Policy & Regulation

Mobile Money Interoperability: The Rule That Quietly Changes Everything

When a regulator forces wallets to talk to each other, the competitive shape of an entire market changes. It is the least discussed and most consequential fintech policy on the continent.

AfroTech Horizon Newsroom 18 Jul 2026 2 min read

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