by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Philippines Company Stories, Telecoms & Media
⚡ TL;DRGlobe Telecom entered as a challenger to the fixed-line incumbent, built one of the Philippines’ two national mobile networks, and then created something more valuable than the network itself: a mobile wallet used by tens of millions of Filipinos....
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | Fintech & Transfers
The cross-border payments stack is being taken apart, piece by piece ⚡ TL;DRCorrespondent banking’s grip on cross-border payments is loosening fast. In August 2026 alone, Visa joined Singapore’s stablecoin-settlement pilot, OpenPayd went live on...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | South Africa Company Stories, South Africa Startups & Innovation
⚡ TL;DRLuno was founded in Cape Town in 2013 to give people in emerging markets a straightforward way to buy, store and transfer digital assets. It grew across Africa, Southeast Asia and Europe, prioritised regulatory engagement and custody security when many...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | South Africa Company Stories, South Africa Startups & Innovation
⚡ TL;DRJUMO built a technology platform that lets banks and mobile network operators offer small loans and savings products to customers with no credit history, using mobile wallet and airtime behaviour as the underwriting signal. It has originated large volumes...
by Ekrem Duman | Aug 26, 2026 | South Africa Company Stories, South Africa Startups & Innovation
⚡ TL;DRYoco built card acceptance for small South African businesses that banks considered too small, too informal or too risky to onboard. By selling a low-cost reader outright and approving merchants online in days rather than weeks, it brought hundreds of...
