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Mobile Numbers Function as Digital Identity, Kenya’s High Court Rules techmoran.com/2026/03/20/mob…

Former Reuters bureau chief who lost his job and is now struggling to survive as a taxi driver: "In my previous jobs, I interviewed prime ministers and CEOs (...) We are all improvising, all one broken transmission or missed paycheck away from something even worse (...) in the United States, more than 10,000 journalists lost their jobs between 2022 and 2024 (...) Google, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok have gobbled up the advertising dollars, and campy 30-second videos by influencers now deliver what passes for news on social media (...) my family (...) flew to Italy, where they could live rent-free in a family member’s home (...) After I said goodbye to them, I wept uncontrollably in the airport parking lot, not knowing when I would see them again (...) I trust an app to buy me another day"

🔥 Chipper Cash: The Rise and the Pullback It's like a real life hide and seek story. Now you see them, then you don't. Then you see them again. Chipper Cash was everywhere. Then suddenly it wasn't. Chipper Cash started with a bold promise: make sending money across Africa free, fast, and frictionless. Cross-border payments. Peer-to-peer transfers. Business payments. All in one app. At first, it felt like magic. Users loved it. Investors funded it. Expansion was rapid. East Africa. Then from Ghana to Nigeria. From Nigeria to South Africa. And beyond. Funding rounds skyrocketed. Valuation climbed. Headlines celebrated the “African fintech unicorn taking on the world.” Suddenly it was $2 billion behemoth. Then came the cracks. In business, growth isn’t always linear. When you scale this fast, cracks appear. Operational pressure. Regulatory hurdles. Fraud. FX volatility. Team growing pains. And then came the pullback. Markets where traction was thin were paused. Teams were downsized. Resources were focused on core operations. From the outside, it looked like a retreat. Or maybe, the end. Investors worried. Users speculated. Then came the headlines. However, inside the company, it was something else entirely. It was survival. Fast growth is intoxicating. Everyone wants to chase the next big thing. But chasing everything everywhere spreads your resources too thin. @chippercashapp made a deliberate choice: Focus on what works. Pause what doesn’t. Build durability, not scale. Slowly, the numbers began to stabilize. Usage grew where it mattered. Trust deepened. Revenue streams strengthened. This about restraint. About knowing when to sprint… and when to hold back. Because in Africa, markets are unpredictable. What works in one country can fail in the next. Consumer behavior shifts fast. Regulations evolve constantly. And if you’re not careful… Scaling too fast can break you. Chipper Cash didn’t disappear. It didn’t fail. It adapted. Now it’s stronger. Focused. Ready to grow again. The lesson for founders is clear: Growth is seductive. But sustainability is survival. And sometimes, the pullback is the most strategic move you’ll ever make. #CEOWeekends #BuiltInAfrica

UAE-Based Blockchain Startup Utexo Raises $7.5M Seed Round Led by Tether techmoran.com/2026/03/22/uae… via @TechMoran

Fish farming is Zambia’s new copper mine: See how young entrepreneurs are transforming the country's economy through aquaculture. Read the full story on bird story agency.

Global foldable smartphone market projected to grow by 20% in 2026 – Counterpoint Research aptantech.com/2026/03/20/glo…

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Jeff Bezos, worth $234 billion, plans to replace 600,000 Amazon workers with robots. Now, he wants to spend $100 billion to fully automate not just his warehouses, but factories in the U.S & other countries. Oligarchs are waging all out war against workers. FIGHT BACK.

Uber will invest up to $1.25 billion in electric vehicle maker Rivian to acquire 10,000 fully autonomous robotaxis that will be deployed in 2028 reut.rs/4sVOjva

If all we do as techies is hate on new products by other techies, then why exactly are you one??

How these Kenyan creatives mint millions from AI Kenyan creatives have discovered that artificial intelligence is not just a futuristic buzzword but a new revenue stream enabler. More on: zurl.co/5cWuL

Orca Fraud Raises $2.35 Million to Expand Real-time Fraud Intelligence in Emerging Markets techmoran.com/2026/03/19/orc… via @TechMoran

@Cellulant Appoints Darren Makarem Former @agoda & @binance As CFO to Drive Pan-African Payments Growth techmoran.com/2026/03/19/cel… via @TechMoran

Cassava Technologies Deploys NVIDIA-powered AI Factory in South Africa, Plans Kenya, Nigeria & Egypt Launch techmoran.com/2026/03/19/cas… via @TechMoran

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Cook faster, live smarter, with LG Grill Microwave Ovens aptantech.com/2026/03/17/coo…

Sistema.bio Raises $53 Million to Launch FarmCarbon Climate Finance for Smallholder Farmers techmoran.com/2026/03/19/sis… via @TechMoran

Safaricom will begin masking phone numbers in M-PESA transaction alerts from March 24 in a push for stronger privacy. Here's all you need to know. 🧵

It started with a simple question… how do we protect our customers even more? We brought together industry voices, shared ideas, and unpacked how M-PESA is evolving to give you greater control over your personal data, while keeping every transaction seamless. With this update, sensitive details like phone numbers and names will be partially masked, ensuring that only the necessary information is shared during transactions. For millions of Kenyans, M-PESA isn’t just a service… it’s part of everyday life. Protecting that trust remains our priority. We keep listening. We keep improving. We keep building for you. #MPESANation #DataMinimization

Ride-hailing & Delivery firm @boltapp Faces Backlash in Kenya Over $3,000 Earnings Claims & Driver Welfare Concerns techmoran.com/2026/03/19/bol… via @TechMoran #Mobility #Startups #Transportation

Mastercard to Acquire BVNK in $1.8 Billion Deal to Bridge Crypto and Fiat Payments techmoran.com/2026/03/19/mas… via @TechMoran