Now in its third edition, Techpoint Build 2020 (West African edition) will feature two stages: startup and tech as well as a pitch competition and thought-provoking sessions and a lots more.
Yinka Awosanya
Mobile & African Tech Enthusiast │ Data Analyst │ Music
Fintech 2019 predictions revisited: What really happened?
A look at the predictions of Open Banking Nigeria trustee, Adedeji Olowe, for the financial technology space in 2019 shows that some of them came to pass.
Despite numerous exits, the African classifieds market still has every prospect of success
How recent activities by Jiji and insights from its co-founder/CEO point to the fact that there are still prospects for the classifieds space in Africa.
Suspension of cash transactions at NIPOST: A case of putting the cart before the horse
How activities at some branches of NIPOST point to the fact that the establishment is not ready to follow the directives of the minister of communications and digital economy to go cashless.
Why South Africa might be the major market for the impending stand-alone DStv Now
A look at how figures from MultiChoice and Netflix point to the fact that South Africa is likely going to be a major market for it streaming service, DStv Now which is going solo by March 2020.
4 things we learnt from MTN Nigeria’s 5G demo
After a successful trial launch in South Africa last year, MTN has commenced 5G trial in Nigeria, starting with Abuja. Here’s what we learnt at the trial event.
Facebook, Twitter and differing approaches to curbing their influence on global politics
Having identified social media’s influence on global elections, Facebook and Twitter are making efforts to reduce it to a bare minimum. But they have differing approaches.
Could JumiaPay save the Amazon of Africa?
Comments from Jumia Co-CEO, Sacha Poignonnec, point to the notion that Jumia is positioning its payment system, JumiaPay, as a key part of the company’s future.
₦50 stamp duty: A case of 1 step forward and 5 steps back for CBN’s cashless initiative drive
Insights from merchants and customers all point to the fact that the ₦50 stamp duty on POS transactions is counterintuitive to CBN’s cashless society project.
4 factors hindering Nigeria from fully adopting e-governance, according to Nigerian Internet Exchange boss, Muhammed Rudman
Nigeria is not among the very few African countries that have fully adopted e-governance. Speaking during a recent e-governance conference in Lagos, Muhammed Rudman, CEO of Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN), highlighted some hindering factors
