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Dear healthtech startups, Jumia is coming for your bread!
Since listing on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019, Jumia has accelerated its plans for profitability by launching new products. In its latest move, it wants to offer healthcare to Africans. How would that play out?
Reclaiming stolen African artefacts
On #TechpointDigest, Victoria Fakiya (@latoria_ria) discusses how Traction wants to stop fake alerts, Canza Finance’s journey, Esaal’s $1.7m seed round, and JABU’s $15m series A.
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[PODCAST] Relooting African art with NFTs
What do you think about an NFT project that wants to reclaim Africa’s lost artefacts? Well, the editorial team had some interesting thoughts, and you can listen to this and other stories on today’s episode of #TechpointAfricaPodcast.
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VerifyMe Launches Instant Vehicle License Verification Service in Nigeria
Where and How to Buy and Sell cars, Spare parts on Carmart.ng
MarkHack 1.0: LiveBIc Clinches First Prize, as Eko Innovation Centre and GDM Group call for Technological Innovation to Disrupt Marketing Landscape
Infinix Launches All-New Show Stopping NOTE 12 Series With Ultra-Fast Charging
The Role of Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies in Empowering Nigerians
The Nigerian Tech Entrepreneur who has created the Airbnb of Luxury Cars
Traction is building an ecosystem for Nigerian small businesses, starting with stopping fake credit alerts
Fraudulent credit alerts can be bad for businesses, but @TractionApps is looking to solve that problem for you. We spoke to Co-founder Dolapo Adejuyigbe on how this works, among other things.
Canza Finance is a neobank enabling decentralised cross-border payments for Africans
BDC operators in Nigeria facilitate financial transactions for individuals and businesses, but Canza Finance believes they can facilitate the adoption of cryptocurrencies.
$2 million to drive learning via WhatsApp
On #TechpointDigest, we discuss how major players in the African mobility space can change the mobility narrative, FoondaMate’s $2 million funding, Twitter Create, and AMP’s $5.6 million seed round.
Bitcoin company, Bitnob signs sponsorship deal with the NPFL
The official unveiling of Bitnob, a financial technology company, as the official elite sponsor for the Nigerian professional...
MTN Foundation partners Google and Microsoft, trains young entrepreneurs on digital skills
The first and second sessions of MTN Foundation’s ICT and Business Skill training, held between April 25 - May 13, 2022. The...
How companies can shape the narrative for tech-enabled mobility in Africa
Nigeria’s mobility sector has witnessed its fair share of struggles in recent years, and one of its leading players thinks it’s time for fresh conversations with the critical question: How do we chart the future of movement in Africa?
Sylndr raises $12.6 million pre-seed
On #TechpointDigest, we discuss the new phone call tax, and Sylndr’s $12.6 million pre-seed round.
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[PODCAST] Taxing calls to give you healthcare
The Nigerian government wants to tax phone calls to provide better healthcare. In today’s edition of the #TechpointAfricaPodcast, we discuss possible implications and upsides to this.
Team Chemotronix, 2 others win $2,500 cash prize at TABS Web3 Hackathon
The four TABS Web3 Hackathon finalists who registered and built exciting solutions pitched them live at #TABS22. Sponsored by @NairaEx, here are the three winners of the $2,500 cash prize.
Nigerian banks to begin innovative data sharing
On #TechpointDigest, we discuss YC’s warning to startup founders and the CBN’s proposal on open banking.
TABS is tomorrow! 💃 💃
On #TechpointDigest, we discuss Victory Farms’ $5m investment, Netflix for kids and people with disabilities, and TikTok’s plan to credit creators.
TikTok on a “Branded Mission”
On #TechpointDigest, we discuss Autochek’s new acquisition, TikTok’s Branded Mission, Bamba’s $3.2 million seed, and Jumia’s report for Q1 2022.
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[PODCAST] Tax evasion in Nigeria to get harder
Using data mining and machine learning, Nigeria’s Federal Inland Revenue Service plans to make it harder to evade taxes. Listen to today’s episode of #TechpointAfricaPodcast to learn how it plans to do that.
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
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