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July 16, 20240147

Food delivery apps are saving $100,000 yearly by choosing cheap communication apps

Margins are slim in the food delivery business. Whether it’s a cloud kitchen like Food Court, a restaurant aggregator platform like Chowdeck, or a res

July 16, 2024075

Want your rice with a side of ads? Chowdeck is working on an ad product

For the rollout of Ayra Starr’s album ‘The Year I Turned 21,’ her record label Mavin made an unusual marketing choice: adverts on the food delivery a

July 6, 2024031

YC-backed Prospa is unable to process withdrawals for the second time in 5 months

Prospa, the Y Combinator-backed business banking startup, is the subject of complaints and social media callouts after persistent delays in processing

July 6, 2024037

Exclusive: Brass opts for a smaller team under new management

While the takeover of business banking startup Brass by a group of investors was widely hailed as a win by the tech ecosystem, it also entailed a rest

July 5, 2024034

Nigerian fintech startups could spend over $1 million on KYC address verification

Following important changes to Know Your Customer processes by the Central Bank, fintech startups must now physically verify the addresses of POS agen

May 16, 2024023

Exclusive: Flutterwave loses ₦11 billion in security breach

One month after obtaining a court order to recover $24 million lost to unauthorised POS transactions, Flutterwave suffered another security breach tha

March 18, 2024056

Nigerian neobank Kuda eyes global reach with new licenses

Kuda Microfinance Bank, the Target Global-backed neobank, has secured payment licences in Tanzania and Canada as part of an expansion drive across Afr

March 14, 2024058

Fintech giant Interswitch eyes telecoms market with $1 million MNVO license

Interswitch, the Visa-backed Nigerian payments giant that reported $42 million in revenue for its financial year ended March 31, will enter into Niger

March 14, 2024054

Interswitch seeks PSB license following merger with M-Kudi

Interswitch, the Visa-backed Nigerian payments giant, has merged with M-Kudi, a mobile money provider, as it seeks a payment service bank (PSB) licens

March 14, 2024052

Flutterwave’s COO leaves fintech giant after several other high-profile exits

Flutterwave’s chief operating officer, Bode Abifarin, has left Africa’s largest startup after six years of leading the startup’s ope

February 28, 2024064

OjirehPrime becomes Pryme, seeks European banking licence

Nigerian fintech company OjirehPrime has changed its name to Pryme to expand to Europe, Central Asia, and the United Kingdom. The company said it has

February 8, 2024077

Leatherback CEO Ibrahim Ibitade wants to move on after EFCC debacle

Ibrahim Ibitade, the CEO of Leatherback, a cross-border payments startup that operates in seven countries, is ready to move from a dramatic episode wi