#9 A $100M Boost to Africa’s AI, Cloud and Fintech Infrastructure

In this episode of the Tech Tides Africa podcast, Kelvin and Karen discuss the deeper issues within Africa’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) space as Lipa Later faces administration and  Payhippo’s rebrand to Rivy alongside a $4M raise for clean energy financing.

The conversation also covers Raxio’s $100M raise to expand AI and cloud infrastructure through new data centers, and why Lagos’ coastline is becoming the hotbed for data center investors.

Plus, they discuss  Nigeria’s cNGN stablecoin as it seeks listings on Yellow Card, and how Caantin is using AI to reimagine the future of call centers in Africa.

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