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Bukola Saraki affirms Senate’s readiness for fintech regulation in Nigeria
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki has affirmed the stand of the upper house of the National Assembly to support bills that have the potential to promote the growth of the financial technology (fintech) in Nigeria. According to Proshare, Saraki made the statement...
Why Nigerian SMEs, fintechs should be bothered about the new Mobile Money Regulations
Recently, the Central Bank of Nigeria released new regulations for Mobile Money services. As expected, fintechs have new restrictions placed on them. We try to make sense of this financial inclusion strategy in this article
From Q3 2021, Nigerian fintechs without defined regulations must undergo incubation before operating
.@SECNigeria has issued a new framework mandating fintechs operating in regulatory grey areas to undergo an incubation program. This will begin in Q3 2021 and could affect lending, investment, and API fintechs.
What’s the fate of Nigerian fintech following banking regulator’s fresh regulations?
Nigeria’s banking regulator’s latest licensing requirements have been met with several reactions in the last 72 hours. We look at what this means for fintechs and whether the reactions are warranted
Stellas digital bank launches with ‘Ghost Mode’ to fix major fintech fraud loophole in Nigeria
Nigeria’s digital banking space is about to hit an interesting dimension with the launch of Stellas Bank, a digital bank with a heavy focus on privacy
Reviewing Nigerian fintech in 2021: Local investors are stepping up
It’s the age of fintech in Nigeria, and as the year concludes, we look back on some trends in the fintech space, and the predictions made for 2021.
Fintech predictions, Sabi’s $6 million raise, Nigeria’s cooking gas woes, Sanicle’s $160k funding
Today on #TechpointDigest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses disruptive fintech business models, @sabiam_africa’s $6 million raise, average cooking gas prices, and @Padbanque’s $160k funding.
The next frontier for fintech: Disruptive business models
From recurring payment structures to plug and play APIs, the African fintech industry has evolved. But what does the next frontier look like for the sector? We talked to Abdul Hassan (@ijbkid) and @dejiolowe to get their opinions.
Fincra, A Global Fintech Begins Operations With Payment Infrastructure For Businesses in Africa, Europe, and America.
Fincra, a payments infrastructure for fintechs, platforms, and global businesses has launched this September. The company provides payment solutions that allow merchants who have been onboarded to accept payments securely, make global payouts in multiple currencies at...
Pan-African fintech startup, pawaPay, raises $9 million seed for expansion and talent recruitment
Uk-based Pan-African fintech startup, @pawapay has announced raising $9 million in seed financing. The platform is looking to expand across Africa and strengthen team talent.
Ivory Coast-based fintech startup, Julaya raises $2 million pre-series A for its West African expansion
Fintech payment startup, @JulayaMoney has raised $2 million for its pre-series A round to facilitate its West African expansion, launch new digital products, and expand their team.
Nigeria’s Mobile Money regulations, Flutterwave’s tax relief miss, World Population Day
Today on #TechpointDigest, @OnomeOneyibo discusses @cenbank’s new Mobile Money regulations, @theflutterwave’s tax relief miss, and #WorldPopulationDay
NIN-SIM linkage extended, Eswatini shuts Internet down, Zeepay raises $7.9M Series A and South Africa’s crypto regulation timeline
Today on #TechpointDigest @BoluAbiodun1 discusses NIN-SIM linkage extention, Eswatini’s internet shutdown, @myzeepay $7.9M Series A and South Africa’s #crypto regulation.
Nigerian fintech, Cowrywise, secures SEC’s licence to digitise investments in Nigeria
Nigerian wealth-tech startup, Cowrywise, has secured SEC’s fund management licence. With plans to capture 10 million investors by 2025, it is launching a public API to digitise Nigeria’s investment operations.
Egyptian fintech startup, Telda, raises $5 million in pre-seed round
One-month-old Egyptian fintech startup, Telda, has raised $5 million in a pre-seed round led by Sequoia Capital. With this raise, the startup aims to grow in Egypt and supply close to a million cards in its first year.
NITDA fines fintech company, Facebook and COVID-19 Vaccines, Kenya’s drone registrations
Today on #TechpointDigest, @nifemeah and @eruskkii discuss @NITDANigeria’s fine on a Nigerian payment company, how Facebook wants to help you get vaccinated, and what it takes to own a drone in Kenya
Cameroonian fintech startup, Diool closes $3.5m
Cameroonian fintech startup, @dioolapp, has closed $3.5m in funding led by Lundin Group. This makes it the fourth francophone African startup to have raised over $1m in less than 6 months
Nigeria’s SEC pauses crypto regulation plans, confirms intent to regulate Investment-tech
Nigeria’s Securities regulator has paused plans to regulate the crypto space due to the CBN’s directive that disconnects crypto players from the banking system. It also confirms possible investment-tech regulations
Women supporting women, Farm insurance matters, SEC’s crowdfunding regulation
Today on #TechpointDigest, we discuss a new angel investment fund for women founders in Africa, Pula’s $6m Series A funding round, and SEC’s crowdfunding regulation
How companies can shape the narrative for tech-enabled mobility in Africa
Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
SEC regulations: Nigeria Crypto exchange CEOs to retire after 10 years
Analysing 2 major allegations against Olugbenga Agboola
Investors on high alert as Y Combinator shows more interest in East and North Africa
Nigeria has a new data protection enforcing body; here’s why you should care
How no-code tools helped two UNILAG graduates build omni-channel messaging platform, Ozi
