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Moonshot by TechCabal is back! 🚀
This year, we’re moving to the iconic National Theatre, Lagos, to make room for our biggest chapter yet. We’re bringing together the discipline and ambition African tech needs, backed by serious numbers:
💰 $15B+ startup valuation on our exhibition floor.
💹 $5B+ capital represented by our investor pool.
🏆 $105K+ in TC Battlefield prizes awarded to date.
Be a part of history. Come connect with the leaders, innovators, builders, creatives, and investors building the future of African tech.
Early bird tickets are now available: moonshot.techcabal.com
#Moonshot2026 #MoonshotbyTechCabal
On October 30, 2026, @OPay_NG decided not to complete its much-anticipated IPO following a regulatory inquiry involving a jurisdiction it described as immaterial to its business operations. The company had priced 16 million American Depositary Shares (ADSs) at $19 each, valuing it at approximately $4 billion.
On Wednesday, Bloomberg reported that a Chinese regulator’s inquiry prompted the Nigeria-focused payments company to halt its IPO just hours after setting the price.
OPay said in an earlier statement it was confident the inquiry would be resolved satisfactorily “in the near future” but did not identify the regulator or disclose the nature of the inquiry
Get the full explainer here : techcabal.com/2026/11/05/opa…
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PARTNER : Ogun Digital Summit, the leading technology and innovation event in Ogun State, has announced its 7th edition, scheduled for November 25–27, 2026, at June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta
Since its establishment in 2020, Ogun Digital Summit has continued to provide a platform that brings together innovators, industry leaders, founders, policymakers and the next generation of builders.
The 2026 edition will build on this foundation with activities designed to deliver practical value to participants.
Read more : techcabal.com/2026/11/03/ogu…
PARTNER: The cost of powering a Nigerian business goes beyond the electricity bill. Fuel and unreliable grid supply all eat into the bottom line.
At Nigeria Energy 2026, DYQUE Energy brought that conversation to the exhibition floor, showcasing its CUBE, D1 Series, and C&I solar
The figures point to growing reliance on short-term credit as a revenue source for M-PESA. Lending is growing much faster than payments revenue. However, smaller loan sizes and declining repayment ratios raise questions about borrower behaviour and the business’s economics.
Fuliza disbursed KES 1.16 trillion ($8.97 billion) during the period, up 84% from the previous year. Its customer base also grew 88.9% to 17.2 million.
Read More: techcabal.com/2026/11/05/saf…
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In 2016, @theflutterwave set out to solve a problem that seemed almost absurd: why should sending money from Lagos to Accra require a detour through New York?
What began as an attempt to simplify payments for African businesses has grown into a recognisable
it wants to control more of the infrastructure powering commerce across the continent.
Ten years after its founding, the question is no longer just how far Flutterwave has come, but whether it can turn its scale into a sustainable, profitable business.
This is the story of Flutterwave: the bets, the breakthroughs, the setbacks and what comes next.
Another chapter from TechCabal’s Class of 2016. Read the full story : techcabal.com/2026/11/05/flu…
