Caffeinated Tech is your weekly fintech news recap. ☕️

Coverage: August 3–August 7, 2026

News covered in this episode:

• Ethiopian Firms Call for More Accessible AfDB Financing

Source: https://tinyurl.com/u2cxh4mw

• India’s Techurate Introduces AI Banking Solutions to Ethiopia

Source: https://tinyurl.com/y89n4ten

• National Bank Licenses CNETPay as Payment System Operator

Source: https://birrmetrics.com/nbe-grants-cnetpay-payment-gateway-and-pos-operator-licence/

• Ethiopia Launches New AI Lab to Drive Digital Innovation

Source: https://t.me/MinTEthiopia/10062

Presented by DLT.