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Startups
Patricia to temporarily suspend withdrawals after security breach
Gift card and crypto trading platform, Patricia has announced that it was a victim of a security breach that compromised its bitcoin and naira assets.
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3 days ago
Finance
Salaries and school fees to be paid with eNaria as CBN scrambles for adoption
According to International Monetary Fund, eNaira adoption is "disappointingly low." It says, however, that its's too early to judge Africa's first CBDC.
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4 days ago
Finance
Why CBN revoked over 100 microfinance banks' licences
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licence of over 100 microfinance banks for reasons related to not operating according to the guidelines of which their licences were issued.
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5 days ago
Startups
Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa hits first close at $48m
E3 Capital and Lion's Head have hit $48 million in the first close of their E3 Low Carbon Economy Fund for Africa (E3LCEF).
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6 days ago
Artificial Intelligence
Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI —creators of ChatGPT— visits Lagos, Nigeria
Sam Altman was at an exclusive OpenAI event in Lagos, Nigeria, on Friday. The event had several tech executives, investors, and founders in attendance. Some sources shared the reasons for OpenAI's visit
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1 week ago
News
This 6-month-old startup has raised $2m to aggregate environmental data on Africa
Amini is a clean tech startup that wants to make data on Africa's environment accessible, and at six moths old, its gotten a $2 million backing.
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2 weeks ago
Artificial Intelligence
You will soon be able to train your iPhone to sound like you. Is Apple subtly entering the AI race?
Google and OpenAI have dominated the AI race, but Apple might be subtly joining the race. The tech giant just previewed a bundle of AI features that suggest an unusual AI strategy.
Bolu Abiodun
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2 weeks ago
Startups
How Nestcoin survived the FTX crash and pivoted to Onboard
Nestcoin wanted to build and invest in crypto startups that would offer Africans financial freedom, but after a significant part of its $6.45 million investment was caught in the FTX crash, it is changing focus.
Bolu Abiodun
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2 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency
Despite the crypto winter, Nigeria ranks 5th among countries leading the meme coin craze
According to crypto tracking platform, CoinGecko, Nigeria is the fifth country out of 10 countries leading the meme coin craze. But are meme coins investment worthy?
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2 weeks ago
News
M-KOPA raises $250 million in equity and debt, following a $75 million raise last year
African fintech company, M-KOPA has raised $250 million in a debt and equity funding round to expand its financial services. The funding, which was made up of debt and equity, had lenders and investors such as Standard Bank Group and Sumitomo Corporation in participatio...
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2 weeks ago
Social Media
Nigerians could reportedly pay up to ₦100k to get approval for social media ads
The Advertising Regulatory Council of Nigeria (ARCON) has released vetting rates for ads on social media. The Council will charge between ₦7,500 and ₦100,000 to vet the social media ads before it goes live. This is coming after ARCON said in 2022 that advertisers wi...
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3 weeks ago
News
M-Pesa's 52.4 million customers set to increase as Safaricom gets licence to launch its mobile money service in Ethiopia
Safaricom has gotten a mobile money licence in Ethiopia after seven months since launching in the country. It is expected to roll out M-Pesa before the year ends.
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3 weeks ago
Cryptocurrency
3 African countries that tax crypto and how they do it
Several African countries have made attempts at taxing cryptocurrencies. Kenya is the latest African country to announce its plan to tax cryptocurrencies. Here is a list of African countries that are either planning to or are already taxing cryptocurrencies.
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3 weeks ago
Fintech
This Nigerian startup is making it possible to send giveaway funds straight to Twitter DMs; here's how it works
Cross-border payments in Africa are a hassle but what if it could be as simple as sending a Twitter DM? Here's how Chimoney is doing this.
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3 weeks ago
Finance
Zimbabwe's gold-backed digital currency explained
Zimbabwe has launched its gold-backed digital currency. It has also announced how the currency will be valued and distributed. We explain how a gold-backed currency works, and how Zimbabwe plans to use it to control inflation.
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3 weeks ago
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