“People do not have credit cards; mobile is the preferred way to do payments, from shopping to paying bills,” Kirinya said.
Internet bandwidth is also picking up speed in the continent, he said.
Still, the continent claims only around 10 notable gaming studios, including Ubisoft (Morocco), Luma Arcade, Afroes (Kenya, South Africa), and Kola Studios. Kirinya said more studios are being founded in recent years and months, even in sub-Saharan Africa.