If 2021 was an amazing trip for Nigerian fintechs, then 2022 could be a blast off to space. That’s how significant the...
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Reviewing Nigerian fintech in 2021: Local investors are stepping up
Between January and September 2021, African fintechs raised up to $1.4 billion, signalling an increasing investor...
Road to super app? GIGM adds e-wallet, bill payment features
Nigeria-based mobility giant, GIGM, has launched a payment service for its users. This is the first of many services...
The next frontier for fintech: Disruptive business models
Last week, we introduced our latest series, The Next Frontier, and talked about the shape of the edtech industry in...
What MTN, Airtel PSB licence approval could mean for financial inclusion in Nigeria
On Friday, November 8, 2021, telecom giants MTN and Airtel, in separate statements, revealed that the Central Bank of...
Naira’s digitisation via the eNaira: Beyond financial inclusion
Introduction: Naira’s digitisation (the eNaira) A very recent accomplishment of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is...
Nigeria’s Central Bank reportedly freezes accounts of Chaka, Bamboo; what happens to your investments?
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has granted the Central Bank of Nigeria an order to freeze the accounts of...
JumiaPay partners with the National Bank of Egypt to offer business payment services
Pan-African eCommerce platform, Jumia, has partnered with the biggest state-owned bank in Egypt, the National Bank of...
Nigeria’s apex bank chooses open-source blockchain to run digital currency pilot on October 1, 2021
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has disclosed that it’ll launch the pilot scheme of its digital currency on October...
A deep dive into the activities of PoS agents in Nigeria
Emmanuel travelled to Osun State from Lagos State on a busy Friday afternoon and made a stop at Ibadan, the capital...
Nigerian fintech, Lidya, raises $8.3m pre-Series B
Nigerian fintech, Lidya, has announced $8.3 million pre-Series B funding. In 2019, the company expanded its operations...
Nigerian fintech, Cowrywise, secures SEC’s licence to digitise investments in Nigeria
Nigerian Wealth management startup, Cowrywise Financial Technology Limited "Cowrywise", has secured an asset...
Nigerian investment-tech startup, Chaka, secures SEC’s first digital stock trading licence
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a new license for digital stock trading to Chaka...
Inside TeamApt’s billion-dollar plan to capture Africa’s 500m unbanked adults
Nigeria’s financial services sector has been overflowing with some exciting innovation in recent years. Fintech...
From Q3 2021, Nigerian fintechs without defined regulations must undergo incubation before operating
Nigeria's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has hinted at a new requirement for financial technology businesses...
What’s the fate of Nigerian fintech following banking regulator’s fresh regulations?
On Monday, May 24, 2021, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) announced new licensing requirements for Payment Service...
Cameroon’s Maviance to digitise payments across central Africa with $3 million funding
Digital finance provider, Maviance, has raised $3 million to extend its services across Central Africa. The...
Cameroon’s Maviance to digitise payments across central Africa with $3 million funding
Digital finance provider, Maviance, has raised $3 million to extend its services across Central Africa. The...
Nigerian streaming platform, uduX, partners PiggyVest to help you invest in your favourite artistes
A partnership between Nigerian savings and investment startup, PiggyVest, and Nigerian music streaming platform, uduX,...
African insurtech startup, Curacel, raises $450k pre-seed to expand to 10 new African countries
Nigerian artificial intelligence insurtech startup, Curacel, has announced a $450,000 pre-seed raise led by Atlantic...
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