When the history of Covid-19 is written, it may be recorded as the Zoom era. The videoconference provider has spread as rapidly as the virus. It’s users have risen 30 fold from just 10 million in December 2019 to almost 300 million in April 202...

The African fintech space has recorded impressive growth over the past decade. There are currently over 400 active fintech companies across the continent, c80% of which are home-grown. Major drivers of this growth in the fintech ecosystem include fav...

Online food delivery volumes have skyrocketed during the lockdown in Nigeria, with a more than 50% increase in the items sold on Jumia Food between 2 March and 27 April. Restaurants have been shut to diners, meaning stranded and isolated households h...

Ant Financial (the operator of Alipay, and an affiliate company of Alibaba) plans to invest US$73.5 million in Myanmar’s digital payments platform, Wave Money. The investment will buy Ant Financial a substantial minority stake, alongs...

Though the crisis brought on by Covid-19 has brought misery for many, it has been a godsend for the food delivery business. There has been a surge in demand for meal delivery during lockdowns.Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER US), the ride-hailing behemot...

We think the Vietnam digital payments landscape is set for a period of rapid change, for the following reasons: 1. Most transactions are still conducted via cash, but digital payments technology is evolving rapidly, and the government is also pr...