Why Nigeria’s vehicle financing culture is struggling to take flight
Written by Michael Ajifowoke Owning a personal vehicle is of economic importance. Next to housing, transportation is often the second…
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Are Customers Still Connected to Your Business in this Digital World?
Written by Luis Monzon The way we communicate socially has changed, thanks to social media and mobile technology. For many,…
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Reid Hoffman’s latest book gives us 10 ways to rethink entrepreneurship
Written by Natasha Mascarenhas When you’re in the mood for a pep talk, who better to turn to than a…
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How a Kenya-founded manufacturing tech startup, Guidewheel is going big in the US
Written by TOM JACKSON Manufacturing tech leader Guidewheel, which began life as Safi in the Kenyan capital Nairobi, is targeting faster…
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Seedstars, FT launch emerging market startup impact challenge
Written by TOM JACKSON The Financial Times has partnered with Seedstars to host the first FTxSDG Challenge, aimed at empowering…
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Nigeria’s Prospa gets $3.8M pre-seed to offer small businesses banking and software services
Written by Tage Kene-Okafor In Nigeria, there are more than 40 million micro-businesses underserved in some form or another regarding…
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Twitter is testing big ol’ full-width photos and videos
Written by Taylor Hatmaker Twitter is exploring ways to build a more visually immersive experience with its latest test, which…
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Kenyan energy company Solarise Africa secures $5.9m debt financing for growth
Written by TOM JACKSON Kenya-based energy leasing company Solarise Africa has secured EUR5 million (US$5.9 million) in debt financing from…
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Microsoft launches a personalized news service, Microsoft Start
Written by Sarah Perez Microsoft today is introducing its own personalized news reading experience called Microsoft Start, available as both a website…
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PayPal acquires Japan’s Paidy for $2.7B to crack the buy now, pay later market in Asia
Written by Kate Park PayPal Holdings, the U.S. fintech company, announced an acquisition of Paidy, a Japanese buy now, pay later (BNPL) service…
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Zip Australia to Acquire South African FinTech Payflex
Written By Luis Monzon Zip Australia has announced its intention to fully acquire South African buy now pay later (BNPL) fintech Payflex…
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Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan raises $120m funding round from global investors
Written by TOM JACKSON Egyptian fintech startup MNT-Halan has secured a US$120 million investment by major global and regional growth…
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Africell to Exit Uganda, Unable to Compete with MTN & Others
Written by Luis Monzon UK-based mobile tech firm Africell announced yesterday that it was ending its operations in Uganda, where…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Series Foldables Now Available for Pre-Order in SA
Written by Luis Monzon Samsung has announced that its newly launched Galaxy Z series is now available for pre-order in…
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38 Million Records Exposed from Microsoft Power Apps
Written By George Dascalu Microsoft Power Apps Suite’s default permissions are flawed In an unexpected data leak, more than 38 million…
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A mobile money company Wave is Francophone Africa’s first billion-dollar startup
Written by Michael Ajifowoke Within four years, Wave has gone from a spinoff from Asia and Africa-focused cheap remittance company, Sendwave, to…
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How DeFi (bridging) protocols are impacting blockchain economy
My co-founders and I launched Bridge Network earlier this year. We have a combined 12 years of experience working with…
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Moroccan fintech startup Lacaisse raises funding round to help it scale
Written by TOM JACKSON Morocco-based startup Lacaisse, which offers a digital solution for the management of physical points of sale…
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M-PESA Becomes Africa’s Largest FinTech with 50-Million Active Users
By Luis Monzon The mobile money service of Kenya’s largest telco has officially reached 50-million active users across Africa, according to…
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Endeavor Nigeria unveils inaugural cohort for its ScaleUp program
Endeavor Nigeria has unveiled the inaugural cohort of entrepreneurs for its new 10-week Endeavor ScaleUp Program that aims to support Nigeria’s…
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Glovo to double down African investment in the next 12 months — but will it stay put?
Written by Tage Kene-Okafor Spanish on-demand delivery platform Glovo today announced plans to double its investment in Africa and expand…
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Facebook Can Reportedly Access and Read Your WhatsApp Messages [UPDATED]
Written by Furqan Shahid [UPDATE] Just moments after the original story was published, Android Central reached out to WhatsApp regarding a comment, and…
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5 ‘crazy’ things you can buy with cryptocurrency
The cryptocurrency market is more versatile than you’d think. Written by Laura van der Most If you’ve been out of…
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Billions of Android devices have been exposed to hacks through Bluetooth
Written by Doroteya Borisova Over a billion Android and Windows device users around the world have been discovered compromised by a…
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Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and others invest $200M in African fintech Wave at $1.7B valuation
Sequoia Heritage, Stripe and others invest $200M in African fintech Wave at $1.7B valuation Written by Tage Kene-Okafor The largest…
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WhatsApp may let you block your ‘last seen’ status contact by contact
Writteb by S. Dent The move is part of a greater privacy push by the Facebook-owned app. WhatsApp has come under…
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Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha raises 7-figure seed extension round for African expansion
Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha raises 7-figure seed extension round for African expansion Written by TOM JACKSON Kenyan fintech startup Pezesha,…
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These open banking startups are driving the next wave of fintech innovation in Africa
These open banking startups are driving the next wave of fintech innovation in Africa Written by TOM JACKSON All of…
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Enugu to host Nigeria’s latest StartupSouth conference
Enugu to host Nigeria’s latest StartupSouth conference Written by TOM JACKSON The Southeast Nigerian city of Enugu will host the…
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How to strengthen the security of the Internet of Things in organization
The challenge for any organization in the world right now is to figure out how to maximize the efficiency of…
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