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Oscar Mwangi
Founder & Managing Partner
Oscar Mwangi
Founder & Managing Partner
Oscar Mwangi is the Founder and Managing Partner at Your Tech Compass. He creates clear, actionable guides on AI tools, African fintech, and emerging tech trends, helping readers navigate technology with confidence. Oscar leads YTC's African Tech coverage, spotlighting the startups, fintech disruptors, and infrastructure innovators reshaping the continent; stories he believes deserve the same depth and rigor as any global tech story. Every article he publishes is tested first and written second, with no shortcuts and no sponsored scores.
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The Dark Side of BNPL in Africa: Regulation, Defaults, and the Path to Sustainability
African Fintech
The Dark Side of BNPL in Africa: Regulation, Defaults, and the Path to Sustainability
A commercial forecast put Africa’s BNPL market at $5.34 billion in 2025, but LipaLater’s collapse, repayment stress, and regulatory gaps expose a…
Sep 18, 2026
Fincart and the Rise of Merchant-Facing Fintech in Egypt and Beyond
African Fintech
Fincart and the Rise of Merchant-Facing Fintech in Egypt and Beyond
Fincart's AI-powered merchant operating system combines logistics, CoD reconciliation, and embedded finance for 450+ Egyptian e-commerce sellers. Here's how merchant-facing fintech is…
Sep 11, 2026
Together AI: The Open‑Weights Inference Platform Running 200+ LLMs at a Fraction of Frontier API Costs
AI Unboxed
Together AI: The Open‑Weights Inference Platform Running 200+ LLMs at a Fraction of Frontier API Costs
Is Together AI one of the cheapest ways to run open-weight LLMs in production? We compare per-token costs and explain the often-overlooked…
Sep 4, 2026
Vivaldi: The Power-User Browser Turning Tab Chaos Into a Customized Command Center
Apps & Tools
Vivaldi: The Power-User Browser Turning Tab Chaos Into a Customized Command Center
Vivaldi review covering tab stacking, built-in mail and calendar, privacy architecture, RAM usage, and how it compares to Chrome, Brave, and Firefox…
Aug 31, 2026
12,000 GPUs, 5 Countries, One Question: Who Fills Africa’s AI Factories?
AI in Africa
12,000 GPUs, 5 Countries, One Question: Who Fills Africa’s AI Factories?
Cassava Technologies plans to deploy 12,000 NVIDIA GPUs across Africa to address the continent's compute crisis. Here's what the reported $720M AI…
Aug 26, 2026
Moniepoint’s Kenya Gambit: How a Nigerian Unicorn Is Cracking East Africa
African Fintech
Moniepoint’s Kenya Gambit: How a Nigerian Unicorn Is Cracking East Africa
Moniepoint acquired a 78% stake in Sumac Microfinance Bank to enter the Kenyan market. Here is what the Nigerian unicorn is betting…
Aug 21, 2026
South Africa’s AI Skills Paradox: 68% of Executives Expect High ROI, But Talent Scarcity Threatens Growth
AI in Africa
South Africa’s AI Skills Paradox: 68% of Executives Expect High ROI, But Talent Scarcity Threatens Growth
68% of South African executives expect high AI ROI in 2026, but talent scarcity threatens to derail those ambitions before they scale.…
Aug 11, 2026
Reflect Notes: The End-to-End Encrypted Note-Taker Turning Daily Journals Into a Connected Knowledge Graph
Apps & Tools
Reflect Notes: The End-to-End Encrypted Note-Taker Turning Daily Journals Into a Connected Knowledge Graph
Reflect Notes review covering end-to-end encryption, daily notes, backlinks, AI transcription with Gemini and Whisper, and how it compares to Obsidian and…
Aug 3, 2026
Jasper AI: Is the Premium AI Marketing Platform Worth It in 2026?
AI Unboxed
Jasper AI: Is the Premium AI Marketing Platform Worth It in 2026?
Jasper AI brings Brand Voice, campaign workflows, and Surfer SEO into one platform. Here's an honest 2026 review: pricing, features, and real…
Jul 27, 2026
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