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After raising $10m, Nigerian e-commerce startup TradeDepot is expanding to financial services

Abubakar Idris

16th July 2020
FinTech

Carbon reveals the appeal of fintech transparency in second profitable year, with $17million in revenue

Alexander Onukwue

2nd July 2020
FinTech

The grand fintech consolidation in MFS Africa’s acquisition of Beyonic

Alexander Onukwue

30th June 2020
FinTech

Aided by a syndicate of angel investors, Nigerian startup Trove Finance is setting up for scale

Alexander Onukwue

26th June 2020
Business, FinTech, News

With its new e-commerce play, Paystack announces a Wix integration

Abubakar Idris

25th June 2020
FinTech

WellaHealth, Flex Finance and PayMeNow join Catalyst Fund backed by UK Aid and JP Morgan Chase

Alexander Onukwue

23rd June 2020
FinTech, News

Why Nigeria’s biggest payments companies have entered e-commerce

Abubakar Idris

23rd June 2020
FinTech

Egyptian digital saving-and-loans startup, MoneyFellows closes $4 million Series A

Alexander Onukwue

22nd June 2020
Business, FinTech, Long Reads, Mobile, News, Startups

Exclusive: OPay’s core payments business is still growing

Abubakar Idris

11th June 2020
Business, FinTech, Internet, News, Startups

Inside the wave of disruption sweeping Nigeria’s sluggish insurance industry

Abubakar Idris

10th June 2020
Business, FinTech, News, Startups

After raising $10 million, Helium Health will offer loans to hospitals across Africa

Abubakar Idris

13th May 2020
Business, FinTech, News

In Nigeria, a revised MFB licence could spur fintech mergers and acquisitions

Abubakar Idris

7th May 2020
FinTech

Flutterwave launches ecommerce platform and AWS credits for SMEs

Alexander Onukwue

1st May 2020
FinTech

For Africa’s informal economy, the pandemic could scale financial digitization

Alexander Onukwue

28th April 2020
FinTech

Nigeria’s API fintech, Okra secures $1million pre-seed investment

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

27th April 2020
FinTech, News, Startups

After having a fantastic 2019, the year 2020 has been tough for OPay

Abubakar Idris

24th April 2020
Business, FinTech

Nigerian fintech behemoth, SystemSpecs is restructuring

Abubakar Idris

15th April 2020
FinTech

MPesa’s next level is now fully under Safaricom and Vodacom’s control

Alexander Onukwue

8th April 2020
FinTech

West Africa is Africa’s mobile money rising star, according to GSMA’s 2019 report

Alexander Onukwue

2nd April 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

Nigerian crowdfunding startups are finally coming under heavy regulation

Abubakar Idris

1st April 2020
Business, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

One of Nigeria’s biggest banks, GTBank is restructuring to take on the fintech industry

Abubakar Idris

26th March 2020
Business, Features, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

Will card payments disappear in the nearest future?

Abubakar Idris

25th March 2020
FinTech

Paga CEO, Tayo Oviosu on global expansion, and the new competition

Alexander Onukwue

16th March 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, News, Policy

Nigerian fintech startups may need to brace up for a change in licence regime

Abubakar Idris

6th March 2020
FinTech

After consecutive $50m+ rounds, South Africa’s Jumo is headed for Nigeria and Cote d’Ivoire

Alexander Onukwue

3rd March 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, News

Fintech regulation in Nigeria is complicated

Abubakar Idris

3rd March 2020
FinTech

IFC expands Africa presence by acquiring TerraPay in $9.6 million joint investment

Alexander Onukwue

3rd March 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, News, Startups

How Paystack and Flutterwave crashed the Racksterly ponzi scheme in Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

19th February 2020
Business, FinTech

Chinese-owned PalmPay and an aggressive growth strategy for Nigeria

Abubakar Idris

12th February 2020
Business, FinTech, Internet, News, Startups

Nigerian fintech, Aella Credit is pivoting after raising $10 million

Abubakar Idris

10th February 2020
FinTech

Behind the scenes at Rise where dollar-denominated investment is king

Alexander Onukwue

7th February 2020
Features, FinTech, Startups

Why this fintech company is helping African SMEs finance Facebook and Google ads

Kosisochukwu Ugwuede

30th January 2020
Companies, FinTech, Mobile, News, Startups

Jumia shares soar as it plots new paths to growth and sustainability

Abubakar Idris

24th January 2020
Business, Ecosystem, FinTech, Internet, News

Flutterwave and Paystack, and an acquisition path for African fintechs

Abubakar Idris

24th January 2020
FinTech

African payday lenders face distribution problems if Google acts

Olumuyiwa Olowogboyega

23rd January 2020
FinTech, Funding

Flutterwave raises $35 million for business expansion across Africa

Alexander Onukwue

21st January 2020
Business, FinTech, Government, Internet, Mobile, News, Policy, Startups

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

Abubakar Idris

15th January 2020
FinTech

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

Alexander Onukwue

14th January 2020
Features, FinTech

Insight: How Trove built access to US bonds, Chinese stocks and cryptocurrencies for Nigerians

Alexander Onukwue

8th January 2020
FinTech, Funding

Nigerian fintechs need new distribution models

Abubakar Idris

8th January 2020