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Banking On Fintech: You Are Invited To Stears’ Inaugural Summit

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18th July 2018

The Summit will bring together investors and investment professionals in the fintech ecosystem to discuss the digital revolution.

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Paying a ₦20 daily tax to access social media in Museveni’s Uganda

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Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

15th January 2020

Until 2017, Charles had never been outside Nigeria. Today, he is studying in Uganda. What have his tech experiences been?
Hint: Social media taxes and a ban on porn

Kenyan bus-travel platform QuickBus raises seed funding from Abu Dhabi

Logistics & Transport

Alexander O. Onukwue

18th January 2020

A Kenyan online platform for reviewing and buying bus tickets in Africa has completed a seed round. Beyond ticketing, QuickBus lets users review and rate experiences on bus travel platforms, Wamda reports. They are currently in operations in Kenya, Uganda, and Angola, and have secured partnerships in seven countries. Routes available on the platform include […]

Quiz: How Much Will You Raise In Your Seed Round?

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Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

17th January 2020

Take the TechCabal Quiz and find out how much you will raise in seed funding for your fledgling business.

Is your SIM registration data in the wrong hands?

Policy

Kay Ugwuede

16th January 2020

My first 9Mobile SIM was registered with a roadside agent. I submitted my fingerprints, a photo of my face, address, full name, date of birth, state of origin, and everything that can be used definitively to identify me. A few weeks later and unable to purchase an internet bundle subscription, I visited a contact centre […]

Inside the Finance Bill: Nigeria is planning to introduce digital taxes

Business, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, startups

Abubakar Idris

15th January 2020

Nigeria could be joining the number of countries introducing digital taxes. The recently signed Nigerian Finance Bill quietly gave the Minister of Finance full powers to impose digital taxes in Nigeria. On Monday, January 13, Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Finance Bill 2019 [PDF]. Essentially, the bill amends several portions of the Nigerian tax […]

Insight: How Migo’s credit-as-a-service innovation attracted clients in Brazil

FinTech

Alexander O. Onukwue

14th January 2020

Helping emerging enterprises and individual borrowers access reliable credit is good business. When your model also helps banks guarantee recurring returns, chances are you’ll get business requests from various zip codes. That’s the two-sentence synopsis of Migo’s expansion from a money lending startup with an office in Lagos and registered in San Mateo, California, to […]

The disadvantages of a Nigerian passport for the technology ecosystem

Research

Alexander O. Onukwue

11th January 2020

With a Nigerian passport, you can travel to about 46 countries either visa-free or with a visa on arrival. Those countries are Iran, Lebanon, three south-east Asian countries, a few Oceania/Caribbean islands and twenty-eight African countries. According to the 2020 Henley Passport Index, that makes the Nigerian passport the 95th most valuable in the world. […]

TC Quiz: Which tech company suits your digital personality?

Quiz

Alexander O. Onukwue

10th January 2020

You have heard that African tech companies raised a whooping sum in 2019. It’s very exciting but which of them actually suits you? It’s only fair we help you find out as we know your career choices aren’t driven by money alone. Give your best answers, share your results and submit your CV