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Top Story: Nigerian Fintech Payaza Integrates Google Pay and Apple Pay to Simplify Diaspora Payments Across 21 African Countries
Nigerian fintech company, Payaza, has integrated Google Pay and Apple Pay into its payment platform, a move it says is aimed at capturing a larger share of Africa’s estimated $95 billion annual diaspora remittance market while future-proofing its infrastructure for the continent’s accelerating shift towards digital wallets.
The integration enables Payaza’s merchants across 21 African countries to accept payments from users of the two global digital wallets, which together account for an estimated 1.4 billion users worldwide.
However, Payaza’s chief executive officer, Seyi Ebenezer, says the decision is less about following global payment trends and more about removing a specific and persistent friction point, which is Africans in the diaspora trying to pay businesses back home more easily.
“Africans in the UK, US, and Canada live in these wallets,” Ebenezer said. “When they want to support family businesses, pay for services back home, or handle remittances, they encounter friction with standard checkout forms. We have removed that.”
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On Startup Spotlight:
How Kenyan Startup MediaKits Is Helping Creators Own Their Data and Run Sustainable Businesses
As the creator economy matures, expectations on digital creators are rising. Brands now demand structured reporting, consistent performance metrics and professional workflows, yet many creators still operate without the basic tools of a business. A Kenyan startup, MediaKits, believes the gap is not talent or reach, but infrastructure.
Founded in 2025, MediaKits is a data-driven creator operations platform designed to help creators professionalise, automate, manage and monetise their work.
The platform brings together tools that are typically scattered across multiple services, enabling creators to present themselves not as informal influencers, but as structured media businesses.
“At its core, MediaKits is designed to help creators own their data, run sustainable businesses, and engage brands with confidence,” said Kevin Okeyo, founder and chief executive officer of MediaKits.
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Egypt’s Glamera Acquires Bookr Group to Accelerate Gulf Expansion and Build AI-Driven Lifestyle Platform. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
