Archives Tag: FinTech
How Nigeria Can Tap Into The Secret Of Creating More FinTech Unicorns
April 19, 2022
With the current trend of clamping down of FinTechs in Nigeria by the Federal Government and Central Bank of Nigeria, raising more unicorn FinTech, after Interswitch and Flutterwave, looks bleak. Read more about FinTech To start with, FinTechs who are described as unicorns are those that are valued at $1billion. So far, 4 countries … Continue reading How Nigeria Can Tap Into The Secret Of Creating More FinTech Unicorns
6 Things To Know Before Starting A Fintech Company In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
In Nigeria, the FinTech industry is booming, however, it is much nascent. Every month, we see the rise of new FinTech startups and at the same time the decline of several others. Read more about FinTech Starting a FinTech business requires in-depth research, and its structure is way too different from other startups. However, … Continue reading 6 Things To Know Before Starting A Fintech Company In Nigeria
Cyberchain: Enabling The Digital Economy
April 19, 2022
Cyberchain, Nigeria’s most engaging and people-focused Cybersecurity and Blockchain Conference is here again. This year, we are focused on “Enabling The Digital Economy” We have a fantastic array of speakers from the Government and Private sector, on Day 1, they will be discussing the Impact of 5G Network on the Digital Economy, Smart Contract, Crypto … Continue reading Cyberchain: Enabling The Digital Economy
Sparkle Raises $3.1M Seed Round
April 19, 2022
All-Nigerian funding round will see lifestyle fintech platform invest in infrastructure and scale across the Diaspora Sparkle, a mobile-first digital bank that provides financial, lifestyle and business support services to Nigerians across the globe, has raised an oversubscribed seed round of $3.1m [N1.3BN] from an all-Nigerian group of investors including Leadway Assurance, Trium Networks and a number of Nigerian … Continue reading Sparkle Raises $3.1M Seed Round
Top 5 Segments In Nigeria’s FinTech Industry
April 19, 2022
Nigeria is home to one of the fastest-growing FinTech industries in the world. Each year, it births new startups looking to disrupt the traditional financial system—or a part of it –and introduce innovative solutions that improve the quality of the country’s people. Read more about FinTech The development of FinTech in Nigeria hasn’t been … Continue reading Top 5 Segments In Nigeria’s FinTech Industry
All You Need To Know About The Non-Fungible Token
April 19, 2022
Why pay for a digital asset when you can always look at it for free? It’s weird, right? Read more about Tech When people have wealth in abundance and are living a comfortable life without worries, they tend to create value out of things that have no inherent value. Fungible can be defined as … Continue reading All You Need To Know About The Non-Fungible Token
How FinTech Could Help To Close Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Gender Gap
April 19, 2022
Nigeria has long battled to draw more of its people into its financial system. For many years, tens of millions of people remained financially excluded, and couldn’t enjoy the benefits that come with having a bank account or saving via some other financial institution. Read more about FinTech This picture is changing. Of the … Continue reading How FinTech Could Help To Close Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion Gender Gap
5 Tips For Investing In Cryptocurrency
April 19, 2022
Nigerians have embraced the crypto trade with great enthusiasm. They have made the country one of the world’s leading markets for digital currencies, in a matter of a few years. A survey conducted by Statista in 2020 indicates that about 32% of the Nigerians who took part traded cryptocurrencies. Read more about FinTech However, … Continue reading 5 Tips For Investing In Cryptocurrency
The Next Frontiers For FinTech Growth In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
The Nigerian FinTech industry has made tremendous progress over the past decade. It has taken off in ways that the world could barely have dreamed of. Granted, the global FinTech revolution was always going to touch our shores at some point; but it has done so with such speed that it’s left many a … Continue reading The Next Frontiers For FinTech Growth In Nigeria
How InvestTech Startups Are Enabling Everyday Nigerians To Build Wealth
April 19, 2022
For most of its existence, Nigeria’s stock market has been the playground of the country’s more well-off citizens (or the brokers who traded on their behalf). Like many other investment opportunities, it was closed to most Nigerians for one reason—they didn’t have enough cash to spare for it. Read more about FinTech This was … Continue reading How InvestTech Startups Are Enabling Everyday Nigerians To Build Wealth
Bloc By TechAdvance Will Help FinTechs Build Applications Faster
April 19, 2022
There are many FinTech companies in Nigeria currently offering innovative services to millions of Nigerians, but not many of them have set up platforms to allow other innovators to build needed solutions. Read more about FinTech TechAdvance is looking to solve that problem of providing a means for solutions wasting away in sandboxes to … Continue reading Bloc By TechAdvance Will Help FinTechs Build Applications Faster
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App Of The Week: PayCentre
April 19, 2022
Paycentre is a Mobile Point of Sale (MPOS) MPOS application that enables retailers to offer financial services to customers on its behalf. The service aids people looking to kick off corporation banking in their communities. Read more about App of the week Paycentre seeks to promote inclusivity by providing comprehensive banking and monetary services … Continue reading App Of The Week: PayCentre
Banks VS FinTechs: The Battle For Young Customers
April 19, 2022
Nigeria’s banks and FinTechs are in a silent battle for the attention of Nigeria’s youth. It’s been simmering beneath the surface for a while now. But the signs are that it’s about to become an open ‘combat’. Read more about FinTech This contest isn’t coloured with severe hostility; at least not yet. Many financial … Continue reading Banks VS FinTechs: The Battle For Young Customers
5 Security Tips To Follow When Making Online Transactions In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Individuals and businesses have cause to be extra-careful when conducting financial transactions online. While digital technology has solved the problem of distance as it relates to making and receiving payments, it comes with risks. Read more about FinTech Cybercriminals lurk in the shadows, seeking to exploit loopholes in online transactions. They employ a host … Continue reading 5 Security Tips To Follow When Making Online Transactions In Nigeria
Brands We Love: TeamApt
April 19, 2022
TeamApt is one of Nigeria’s better-known FinTech startups. Like many of its peers, the startup says that it’s on a mission to reach the financially underserved—a population numbering in the tens of millions in Nigeria alone. Read more about Brands we love It does this through two products. One is Moniepoint, an agency banking … Continue reading Brands We Love: TeamApt
