Opinion: Africa’s Smartphone Gap Is Also a Financing Problem by Paul Femi Balo October 5, 2026 0 A mobile network can reach a neighbourhood and still leave many people offline. The missing piece is often the device ...
Nigeria’s Assistive Tech Push Exposes A Bigger Digital Access Failure by Paul Femi Balo August 31, 2026 0 NCC wants innovators to build assistive technology, but Nigeria's banks, apps and public platforms must also become accessible.
M-KOPA Reaches 10 Million Customers As Smartphone Financing Scales by Paul Femi Balo July 22, 2026 0 M-KOPA has reached 10 million customers across five African markets, showing how smartphone financing is becoming a fintech access layer.