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Paystack welcomes consumers to its ecosystem with Zap, a transfer app
Nine years ago, Shola Akinlade, Paystack’s CEO, bet on making online payments frictionless and that bet paid off with a $200 million acquisition by St -
March 20, 2025034
Nigeria records largest global drop in cash usage as digital payments surge
Nigeria recorded the steepest decline in cash transactions to surpass six cash-reliant economies in the past decade thanks to the rapid adoption of di -
March 19, 2025032
“Transfers will be the future”: GTCO’s HabariPay expands fintech push with new licences
When fintechs like Paystack and Flutterwave gained prominence between 2016 and 2019 to disrupt Nigeria’s financial sector, traditional banks had to in -
March 18, 2025036
Turaco’s bet on M-KOPA’s smartphones expands insurance reach to over 1 million customers
Turaco, a Kenyan insurtech company, has spent six years disrupting the underpenetrated insurance market with less than $2 premiums. However, its lates -
March 17, 2025032
Nigerian lender Sycamore expands into asset management with SEC licence
Sycamore, the Nigerian digital lender with ₦10 billion assets under management, has secured a fund manager licence from the Securities and Exchange Co -
March 13, 2025049
Kenyan digital lender Whitepath fined $2,000 for unlawful data use in second privacy violation
Kenya’s Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) has fined digital lender Whitepath KES 250,000 ($2,000) for violating data privacy laws. Co -
March 8, 2025049
Carbon resumes issuance of debit cards in partnership with Verve
Carbon, the Nigerian digital bank known for its loans-led approach to banking, has partnered with Verve, the Interswitch-owned card scheme to resume i -
February 27, 2025077
Nigeria has been courting Flutterwave to list on the NGX since 2023. Can it afford the fintech?
Nigeria has been lobbying Flutterwave, its most valuable startup, to list on the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) since 2023. The government believes a high-pr -
February 19, 20250938
GTM 134: When to Hire Your First Sales Reps (And How to Get It Right) with Joe DiMento
The GTM Podcast is available on any major directory, including: Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube Joe DiMento is the Head of Go-To-Market & Industry -
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Ex-Kuda executive sues over gender discrimination, wrongful termination allegations
A former executive at Kuda, one of Nigeria’s leading fintech startups, has filed a lawsuit at an employment tribunal in the United Kingdom alleging a
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