The BackEnd explores the product development process in African tech. We take you into the minds of those who conceived, designed and built the product; highlighting product uniqueness, user behaviour assumptions and challenges during the product cycle. — In its 2020 African tech startups funding report, Disrupt Africa identifies 99 fintech companies across 11 countries […]
It is the end of a leadership era at Cellulant, the Kenya-based fintech company, as co-founder Ken Njoroge says he will transition from his CEO role by June this year. In a statement on the company’s website, the 45-year old self-styled evangelist of mobile commerce says his decision partly stems a desire to spend more […]
The consumer side of Nigerian fintech is full of new activity. Digital lenders offer loans in minutes, cryptocurrency first-movers abound, and startups are helping users invest in reliable financial assets. In particular, the investment-tech sub-sector has appealed to many who feel uncertain about Nigeria’s economic trajectory. Millennial Nigerians have become serious about structuring and insuring […]
My Life In Tech is putting human faces to some of the innovative startups, investments and policy formations driving the technology sector across Africa. Karen Adie’s approach to leadership is one I haven’t come across expressed in many of the profiles I’ve written in this series. It’s like a dance, constantly changing each day to fit […]
Earlier this week, Kuda Bank announced that it has raised $10m in a seed round. It was touted to be the largest African Fintech seed round by Target Global its lead investor. Well, that’s if you don’t count Palm pay, which raised a $40m seed round around this same time last year. With that out […]
The BackEnd explores the product development process in African tech. We take you into the minds of those who conceived, designed and built the product; highlighting product uniqueness, user behaviour assumptions and challenges during the product cycle. — Evolve Credit wants to be an authoritative loan and financial products marketplace for Africa, starting with Nigeria. […]