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Kariuki Ngari, Standard Chartered Kenya’s marathon-loving CEO, to retire in April

Ngari, 58, has spent over three decades in banking, building a reputation as a career banker keen on building digital platforms and sustainability.

2026/01/22

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – A chipper Chipper

In today's edition: Chipper Cash stops burning cash || Nigeria is betting on mini-grids || South Africa's Nedbank to take over Kenya's NCBA || Worldcoin deletes

2026/01/22

Nedbank bids $856m for control of Kenya’s NCBA in East Africa push

The offer targets 66% of NCBA, leaving the remainder of the lender publicly listed on the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

2026/01/22

SASSA confirms February 2026 grant payment schedule amid misinformation

The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has released its February 2026 grant payment schedule amid battling a wave of misinformation on social platforms

2026/01/22

As power outages worsen, Nigeria plans 28 new mini-grids to keep the lights on

The Nigerian government is pushing to expand off-grid electricity, with mini-grids emerging as a central pillar of its response.

2026/01/21

Chipper Cash stops burning cash after restructuring business

Chipper Cash, an African fintech that offers consumer payments, cross-border transfers, and US dollar virtual cards, stopped burning cash in the final quarter of

2026/01/21

Ugi Augustine’s 20-year tech journey started with a secondary school conversation

“I had prepared my entire life for [studying medicine],” he says. “[But] that first meeting point with tech actually changed a lot. I think my mind started shifting

2026/01/21

How a campus experiment became a business that lets you price your own internet

Wicrypt has deployed over 2,000 hardware routers across Africa and in other international markets, such as China, serving individuals, small businesses, campuses

2026/01/21

👨🏿‍🚀TechCabal Daily – ‘How to raid a bank’

In today's edition: Paystack’s holdco structure || Banks exchange executives || Ugandans locked out of mobile money access

2026/01/21

Gates-backed Elimu-Soko opens $150,000 funding call for classroom innovations across Africa

The programme is offering grants of up to $150,000 for organisations operating in Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, South Africa

2026/01/21