Michael Ajifowoke

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  Consumer Tech

  How mobile phones and digital tools have helped Togo tackle COVID-19

  Michael Ajifowoke

  6th January 2022

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  Ecommerce

  E-commerce platforms are helping African fashion makers access global markets

  Michael Ajifowoke

  27th December 2021

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  Funding

  Venture funding in Senegal remains muted despite Wave’s $200m buzz

  Michael Ajifowoke

  24th December 2021

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  Healthcare

  Koniku closes Series A round led by Nigeria-based Platform Capital

  Michael Ajifowoke

  17th December 2021

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  Companies

  Nigeria’s GIGM makes super-app play with new e-wallet and bills payment service

  Michael Ajifowoke

  9th December 2021

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  FinTech

  Ivorian fintech CinetPay secures $2.4m seed investment from Flutterwave, 4DX Ventures

  Michael Ajifowoke

  8th December 2021

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  FinTech

  How fintech innovators and regulators can work together

  Michael Ajifowoke

  7th December 2021

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  Companies

  Funke Opeke’s MainOne set to be acquired for $320m by US giant Equinix

  Michael Ajifowoke

  7th December 2021

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  Startups

  With ChatBots Africa, Ronald Tagoe is helping businesses automate customer engagement

  Michael Ajifowoke

  3rd December 2021

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  FinTech

  Octamile secures $500k pre-seed to offer digital infrastructure for insurance providers in Nigeria

  Michael Ajifowoke

  1st December 2021

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  Logistics & Transport

  After launching Uber Connect in Nigeria, country manager Tope Akinwumi eyes nationwide expansion

  Michael Ajifowoke

  1st December 2021

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  Startups

  Bolt drives lease-to-own expansion plan for Nigerian drivers

  Michael Ajifowoke

  24th November 2021

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  FinTech

  Fintech Focus: What does it take to build a successful digital merchant payments service?

  Michael Ajifowoke

  23rd November 2021

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  FinTech

  Nigeria-based Busha secures $4.2m seed funding to scale its crypto exchange

  Michael Ajifowoke

  23rd November 2021

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  Ecommerce

  Ex-DealDey managers reunite to launch ThankUCash deals

  Michael Ajifowoke

  22nd November 2021

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  The Next Wave

  The Next Wave: Betting on SME digitisation in Africa

  Michael Ajifowoke

  22nd November 2021

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  FinTech

  Kredi Bank wants to usher Nigerians into the “future of banking”

  Michael Ajifowoke

  18th November 2021

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  Healthcare

  Africa Health Holdings to expand its tech-enabled medical services with $18m funding

  Michael Ajifowoke

  17th November 2021

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  Consumer Tech

  Review: Canon’s M50 Mark II offers exciting but modest upgrades

  Michael Ajifowoke

  16th November 2021

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  Startups

  With T40, Folarin Olulana is improving intercity travel experience for Nigerians

  Michael Ajifowoke

  16th November 2021

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  FinTech

  Mobile money is catching on among Beninese, driven by MTN’s MoMo

  Michael Ajifowoke

  1st November 2021

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  Government

  eNaira: How to use Nigeria’s central bank digital currency

  Michael Ajifowoke

  28th October 2021

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  Startups

  mygarage.africa is digitising how commercial transport vehicles are leased in Nigeria

  Michael Ajifowoke

  26th October 2021

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  Ecommerce

  DHL Africa to close down its online retail service on Oct 30

  Michael Ajifowoke

  26th October 2021

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  Startups

  Nairobi hotel scuffle costs Kenya’s Wapi Pay founders a major investor’s support

  Michael Ajifowoke

  22nd October 2021

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  FinTech

  MFS Africa acquires Baxi in Nigeria’s “second-largest” fintech acquisition deal

  Michael Ajifowoke

  20th October 2021

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  Events

  What to expect from Endeavor Nigeria’s third annual scaleup entrepreneurship summit

  Michael Ajifowoke

  19th October 2021

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  FinTech

  “We weren’t motivated to become a unicorn”: Wave’s West Africa head reflects on startup’s rapid growth

  Michael Ajifowoke

  18th October 2021

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  FinTech

  PaySika secures pre-seed funding to provide neobank services in francophone Africa

  Michael Ajifowoke

  15th October 2021

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  FinTech

  Why Uzoma Dozie’s Sparkle had only Nigerian investors in $3.1m funding round

  Michael Ajifowoke

  15th October 2021

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  Developers

  How Ydev is growing African tech talent in partnership with Microsoft, IBM, Google

  Michael Ajifowoke

  13th October 2021

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  Startups

  Klasha launches in Ghana to facilitate e-commerce and cross-border payments

  Michael Ajifowoke

  12th October 2021

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  FinTech

  What untapped opportunities are in Nigeria’s agency banking space?

  Michael Ajifowoke

  12th October 2021

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  FinTech, Funding

  Nigerian open banking startup Mono secures $15m Series A led by Tiger Global

  Michael Ajifowoke

  11th October 2021

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  Startups

  An ex-Google EMEA lead expands his address verification service to Nigeria

  Michael Ajifowoke

  8th October 2021

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  Government

  A new Facebook-like platform launched to help curb road accidents in Ghana

  Michael Ajifowoke

  7th October 2021

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  Government

  Pandora Papers: Kenya’s first family implicated in biggest-ever offshore data leak

  Michael Ajifowoke

  4th October 2021

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  FinTech

  Paga partners with Untapped Global to digitise payments for 120,000 Nigerian SMEs

  Michael Ajifowoke

  4th October 2021

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  Government

  Nigeria’s President gives conditions to be met before lifting Twitter ban

  Michael Ajifowoke

  1st October 2021

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  Companies

  Lagos Angel Network appoints new board of governors with Kola Aina as chair

  Michael Ajifowoke

  1st October 2021