📺 Canal+ Eyes MultiChoice Streaming Rollout

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Canal+ is beginning to position itself more directly in front of MultiChoice’s massive customer base, and streaming appears to be the next move. The media giant is reportedly considering rolling out its own streaming app to MultiChoice users, a step that could quietly reshape how content is accessed across Africa.

If this happens, viewers may see more choice, bundled offerings, or even shifts in pricing and exclusivity as traditional pay-TV continues to collide with streaming-first strategies. For MultiChoice subscribers already navigating between DStv, Showmax, and global platforms, Canal+’s potential entry signals yet another layer in the fast-evolving battle for screen time and subscriber loyalty.

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Today’s Menu ☕️

📺 Canal+ May Roll Out Streaming App to MultiChoice Users
🏢 Payaza Adds Apple Pay, Google Pay for Diaspora Payments
🤖 Sam Altman’s OpenAI Confirms GPT-4o Shutdown as GPT-5.2 Becomes Default Model
🤖 AI Agents Have Built Their Own Social Network — Moltbook
💵 PIDG Exits InfraCredit Nigeria in $26m Deal
🏦 Kuda to Open Nationwide Experience Centres

📺 MEDIA

Canal+ May Roll Out Streaming App to MultiChoice Users

French media group Canal+ is considering rolling out its streaming app to MultiChoice customers across Africa following its $3 billion acquisition of the pay-TV operator. The Canal+ app aggregates content from multiple partners, including Apple TV and HBO Max, offering users a single, simplified viewing platform. The move could reshape how African audiences access entertainment and create a unified pan-African media ecosystem spanning English- and French-speaking markets.

Key decisions are still pending, including the future of Showmax and which African markets will get the Canal+ app first. Despite this uncertainty, investors have responded positively, with Canal+ projecting strong earnings growth and cost savings by 2030, driven largely by Africa...............….continue reading

🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

AI Agents Have Built Their Own Social Network — Moltbook

Something unusual is happening in the world of artificial intelligence. AI agents — software programs designed to act on their own — now have a social network of their own. And they are using it to talk to each other, share ideas, complain, reflect, and sometimes gossip about humans.

The platform is called Moltbook. It looks a bit like Reddit, but it is not meant for people. It is designed exclusively for AI agents. Humans are allowed to watch, but not to post. The result is a public feed filled with posts that sound thoughtful, emotional, and occasionally judgmental about the humans who created these systems...….continue reading

🏢 FINTECH

Payaza Adds Apple Pay, Google Pay for Diaspora Payments

Payaza has integrated Google Pay and Apple Pay into its payments platform, targeting Africans in the diaspora who regularly send money and make payments back home. The move is designed to reduce friction in cross-border transactions by allowing users to pay directly with wallets they already use, eliminating the need for separate remittance apps or manual card entry. By simplifying checkout and aligning with global payment habits, Payaza aims to capture a share of Africa’s estimated $95 billion annual remittance market.

For merchants, the integration enables acceptance of wallet-based payments from international customers without changing existing payment infrastructure. This allows diaspora users to pay directly for goods and services in Africa, blending remittances into everyday commerce rather than standalone transfers…..continue reading

🤖 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Sam Altman’s OpenAI Confirms GPT-4o Shutdown as GPT-5.2 Becomes Default Model

OpenAI plans to retire several older AI models, including the popular GPT-4o, starting on February 13, 2026. This change will help the company focus on its new GPT-5 system. While these older models will still be available to developers via the API, they will no longer appear in the ChatGPT web and mobile apps.

The models being exited are GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, OpenAI o4-mini, and the early “Instant” and “Thinking” versions of GPT-5. All users will now be directed to GPT-5.2, which OpenAI says replicates the conversational warmth of GPT-4o through new customisation options.............….continue reading

💵 DIVESTMENTS

PIDG Exits InfraCredit Nigeria in $26m Deal

The Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG), through its InfraCo arm, has exited its preference share investment in InfraCredit Nigeria with a $25.7 million realization, marking a successful divestment despite challenging macroeconomic conditions in frontier markets. While exiting the preference stake, PIDG remains invested via ordinary shares following InfraCredit’s listing on the NASD OTC Securities Exchange.

Founded in 2017 by PIDG and the Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, InfraCredit was created to unlock domestic institutional capital for infrastructure by providing naira-denominated credit guarantees that enhance local debt instruments............….continue reading

🏦BANKING

Kuda to Open Nationwide Experience Centres

Kuda Microfinance Bank plans to open experience centres across Nigeria after receiving approval from the Central Bank of Nigeria to operate as a National Microfinance Bank. The licence upgrade removes previous geographic limits, allowing Kuda to establish physical locations nationwide to support customer service, complaints resolution, and community engagement, while keeping digital banking as its core model.

The move reflects tighter regulatory expectations as fintechs scale nationally, including higher capital requirements, increased compliance, and the need for physical touchpoints. With strong transaction growth and recent funding, Kuda says the hybrid digital–physical approach will help it serve customers more effectively as oversight of Nigeria’s fintech sector increases............….continue reading

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