Nigeria’s Leading Switching And Payment Company, Etranzact
According to Business Day, only 45 percent of Nigerians are banked. Similarly, the latest figures received from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) indicate that there are 83 million active GSM lines in the country. Read more about Fintech Data from the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) shows that the total BVN count as of […]
MTN Plans To Deploy 5G In Nigeria In H2
The Chief Executive Officer, MTN Nigeria, Karl Toriola, has announced their plans to deploy the fifth-generation network in Nigeria during the launch of the MTN Media Innovation Programme on Wednesday 27th April in Lagos. He said, “Nigeria is probably the first, maybe the second, to do a proper 5G spectrum auction with enough bandwidth to […]
Google Launches African Internet Cables In Lagos, Nigeria
Google has announced the launch of Equiano, a subsea internet cable that is set to land in Lagos, Nigeria with its partner, the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC). Read more about Tech The announcement came after Equiano first landed In Togo. The cable is expected to span over 12,000km to the West Coast of […]
Cryptocurrencies To Explore In 2022
Cryptocurrencies are becoming more popular than ever. This popularity may be a result of its borderlessness and decentralized systems. Also, the skyrocketing prices of cryptocurrencies like Shiba and Solana may have attributed to their popularity. Read more about Fintech With more than 15,000 digital assets in existence and more being created every day, choosing the best […]
Jessica Anuna, Founder And CEO of Klasha
Jessica Anuna is a 29-year Nigerian startup founder who spent her formative years in London. She has previously worked at Amazon, Net-a-Porter, Shopify, and Restock China (her other company). She holds a degree in Journalism from City University, London. Read more about Discover Nigeria During her time at Net-A-Porter and Amazon, she became interested in […]
Payhippo Extends Lending Services To SMEs
SMEs are the driving force behind Nigeria’s economy. They account for about 96% of businesses and 84% of employment in the country. However, limited access to credit continues to stifle the growth of SMEs and limit their contribution to the country’s GDP. Payhippo was designed to provide SMEs in Nigeria with credit facilities since it […]
Ulesson Provides Online Tutoring For Students In Africa
Ulesson was Founded in 2019 by Sim Shagaya to offer live online lessons with professional tutors, video lessons, and personalized live homework help for primary and secondary school students online and via its app. It leverages technology, in-class teachers, and media to provide high-quality education that is affordable and accessible for students as well as those […]
Top Tech Tools For SMEs In Nigeria
Small business owners are often faced with the daily task of drafting proposals, meeting with clients, checking emails and administration tasks, etc such that it is easy for them to become overwhelmed and exhausted. Fortunately, advances in technology, software, and apps mean that there are a great number of digital tools ready to help them streamline […]
Top Fintech Trends For 2022
The year 2020 was quite stressful for most organizations due to the covid 19 pandemic. Even with the uncertainties, the end of 2020 and the year 2021 were still promising for the financial technology, or fintech, industry. As the world gets used to the “new normal” way of life, what can we expect going […]
Top Stablecoins For Investment In 2022
The surge toward Crypto adoption has led to more people performing faster transactions with minimal fees. However, crypto and its market are extremely volatile which makes it difficult to use crypto as an accepted payment gateway. What then is the solution to this problem? The solution lies in Stablecoins which protect against crypto volatility. Read […]
Credpal, The Buy Now Pay Later Platform
Recently, the adoption of buy now pay later(BNPL)is sweeping the e-commerce sector all over the world. According to reports, BPNL as a payment option for both online stores and at the point of sale is expected to record a compound annual growth rate of 20% from 2021 to 2028. Read more about FinTech BPNL is a short-term […]
Friendly Reminder, Uber Technology Has An Uber One Membership Option For Its Clientele
Uber Technologies, Inc. is American mobility a service provider based in San Francisco. It operates in approximately 72 countries and 10,500 cities. Founded in 2010, its mission is to create myriad opportunities through movement. With more than 25 billion trips across the world, Uber has continued to build service offerings that get people closer to […]
54gene, Health Technology Startup
Among all the startups to come out of Nigeria and Africa, 54gene is one of the most innovative and visionary. Research shows that Africans and people of African ancestry are more genetically diverse than all other world populations combined. Read more about Tech Despite this research,90% of genetic materials used in pharmaceutical research all over the […]
Digital Skills That Can Make Nigerian Students Employable In 2022
To stay relevant and employable in the digital age, job seekers in Nigeria now require technical skills to help them stand out from the crowd. Students who Learn digital skills not only make themselves more employable but safeguard their future careers. Here are the top employable digital skills for students to learn in 2022. Read […]
Leading Artists In Nigeria’s NFT Scene
Conversations about non-fungible tokens (NFTs) across the world are inevitable these days and Nigeria is at the forefront Of these conversations. So far, Nigeria is the 6th largest adopter of NFTs, according to a survey by Finder which also hints that NFT adoption will soon double across Africa. Read more about Fintech The innovation of […]
Mitchell Elegbe, Interswitch Founder And CEO
Mitchell Elegbe is a Nigerian entrepreneur, engineer, and philanthropist born on November 14, 1973. He is a graduate of Electrical Engineering from the University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo state. He is also an alumnus of the Global CEO Program organized by IESE Business School, The Wharton School, and China Europe International Business School (CEISBS) for […]