Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️

Coverage: February 23–29, 2026

News covered in this episode:

• Ethio Telecom unveils teleStream Internet TV platform
Source: [https://shorturl.at/49GG6](https://shorturl.at/49GG6)

• Ethiopia seizes contraband goods worth 624.6 million Birr in week-long crackdown
Source: [https://shorturl.at/2AodR](https://shorturl.at/2AodR)

• Banks to introduce levy-like charges starting this month
Source: [https://shorturl.at/lcXOU](https://shorturl.at/lcXOU)

• M-Pesa Ethiopia & Gebeya launch Dala AI bundle
Source: [https://shorturl.at/xMZE6](https://shorturl.at/xMZE6)

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Ethiopia Seizes Contraband Goods Worth 624.6 Million Birr in Week-Long Crackdown – Birr Metrics