Subject: Bolt Now, Pay Later

Preview: Africa’s Mobility Space is up for grabs

Content

• Bolt in Africa/Mobility in Africa
• BNPL in Africa

0) Intro

Here's the tour plan for today:

• Starlink’s Africa Roll Out
• Tech Roundup
• Tech Twitter

Alright, let’s get this tour started  🦍

1) Story of the Week

Last week, ride-sharing company Bolt partnered with CredPal to launch a ‘ride now pay later’ service in Nigeria. That will let riders hop on at no cost, and pay off their trips at the end of the month.

It’s a move that has been called as ‘mobility innovation’ - and could earn Bolt more marketshare in Africa’s mobility space. But does buy now pay later work in Africa? Let’s dig in