Archives Tag: API fintech
FinTech: Do We Need More FinTech In Nigeria?
April 19, 2022
2020 report data from the Enhancing Financial Innovation Access (EFInA), shows that 36% of adults in Nigeria( 38.1 million people) are excluded from financial services. A problem fintech startups generally seek to solve. In Nigeria, fintech startups are dime a dozen. They are about 144 catering to the banked, unbanked and underserved. However, this figure … Continue reading FinTech: Do We Need More FinTech In Nigeria?
TLcom invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector”
April 19, 2022
Nigerian fintech platform Okra has secured a $1mn pre-seed fundraise from TLcom Capital, strengthening its push to build the infrastructure for Africa’s next wave of fintech innovation. With the first API in Africa to retrieve real-time financial data from a bank account to any web or mobile app, Okra’s new investment will be used to scale their team … Continue reading TLcom invests $1mn Pre-Seed Funding into Okra, Africa’s first API fintech “super-connector”
