Archives Tag: FinTech
5 Prominent Nigerian Women In Tech
April 19, 2022
The best thing about tech is that it is the ideal space where almost anyone can get a look in if your skills and talents match the profile. It has been that space that has afforded women the chance to thrive more than others or at least present the least barriers to female success. … Continue reading 5 Prominent Nigerian Women In Tech
By david-okwara
KudaBank Secures Another $25 Million
April 19, 2022
It seems the good times keep rolling in for fintech companies in Nigeria. In what seems like a hot streak for this sector, KudaBank has now secured $25 million in Series B funding round. Read more about FinTech KudaBank has been, rather, low key with its growth in the past two years but it … Continue reading KudaBank Secures Another $25 Million
By david-okwara
Flutterwave Now Worth Over $1 Billion; Brings Paypal To African Merchants
April 19, 2022
San Francisco and Lagos-based fintech startup Flutterwave is one of the most important financial service providers in Africa today from the perception of global markets. Read more about FinTech It is now valued more than UBA, First Bank Holdings, Access Bank, Stanbic IBTC, and most banks except GTBank and Zenith Bank in Nigeria. UBA … Continue reading Flutterwave Now Worth Over $1 Billion; Brings Paypal To African Merchants
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Will Nigeria Produce More Fintech Unicorns?
April 19, 2022
On Wednesday, March 10, Nigerians awoke to positive news from their country’s vibrant tech sector. Flutterwave, a fintech startup that’s been around for just under five years, had secured investor backing worth $170 million in its Series C Funding Round. Read more about FinTech This deal, led by a New York-based private equity firm, … Continue reading Will Nigeria Produce More Fintech Unicorns?
What The Flutterwave Partnership With Paypal Means For Nigerians
April 19, 2022
So what is clear to any keen observer is that FinTech companies in Nigeria are that they are on a roll and they will be for a fairly long time. Read more about FinTech Fintechs have been the yardstick for measuring growth in tech all over Africa as the need they provide solutions for are … Continue reading What The Flutterwave Partnership With Paypal Means For Nigerians
By david-okwara
App Of The Week: Fundall Digital Bank
April 19, 2022
Fundall brings the experience of banking to your fingertips—literally. With it, you can operate a bank account, save, spend, invest, borrow, and track your expenses, all on your smartphone. You don’t have to move an inch to get these things done. Read more about App of the week This digital bank is one of … Continue reading App Of The Week: Fundall Digital Bank
Innovation & You: The Possibilities Of Modern Banking In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Between the months of December 2020 and February 2021, there was an unprecedented number of transaction failure rate which bank customers experienced across board. Customer support sections were inundated with incessant calls seeking resolution, even bank PR desks struggled with the huge task of cleaning up the mess caused by the failing technology supporting … Continue reading Innovation & You: The Possibilities Of Modern Banking In Nigeria
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Top 7 Digital Banks In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
An outcome of the rise of Nigerian fintech has been the emergence of fully digital banks. These platforms make basic banking services accessible to their users—savings accounts, debit cards, interest on deposits, transfers, and more. They have an edge over traditional, physical banks in at least one respect: they let you do banking from … Continue reading Top 7 Digital Banks In Nigeria
Flutterwave Secures Series C Funding, Breaks 1 billion Dollar Valuation Hurdle
April 19, 2022
Financial technology is by far the best performing tech sector anywhere in Africa. In many ways, it is the low-hanging fruit in tech and more and more techpreneurs are thinking up solutions around money and payments. Read more about Tech The biggest success stories are in tech and the biggest success stories in tech … Continue reading Flutterwave Secures Series C Funding, Breaks 1 billion Dollar Valuation Hurdle
By david-okwara
Top 6 Payment Gateways For Your Online Business
April 19, 2022
A payment gateway is a technology that enables merchants to accept bank card or direct payments for goods purchased by their customers. It’s used by e-commerce websites and brick and mortar stores alike, and by other organizations that need to receive payments electronically. The form that gateways take will differ according to the purpose … Continue reading Top 6 Payment Gateways For Your Online Business
Brands We Love: VoguePay
April 19, 2022
VoguePay is an online payment gateway that facilitates electronic payments on digital platforms. This includes settling bills for shopping, utilities, financial services, and other online transactions involving the transfer of money from one party to the other. The company was founded in 2012 by a team of five, including Michael Simeon, who is now … Continue reading Brands We Love: VoguePay
ImaliPay Raises Pre-seed Funding
April 19, 2022
You probably never heard of them but ImaliPay is one of the newest Nigerian fintech companies looking to capture the imagination of the tech community in the near future. ImaliPay has been on the scene for nearly six months now as they launched and a few days ago raised an undisclosed sum in pre-seed … Continue reading ImaliPay Raises Pre-seed Funding
By david-okwara
Top 10 Mobile Money Apps For Cashless Transactions In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
In the past, you had to pay for most purchases by handing hard currency to sellers. These days, more vendors are accepting digital payments for the goods and services they provide. Thanks to mobile technology, we are doing less with cash, and transacting via electronic means instead. Over the past decade, many mobile money … Continue reading Top 10 Mobile Money Apps For Cashless Transactions In Nigeria
2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: ePoultry
April 19, 2022
In the past few years, there’s been a proliferation of crowdfunded AgriTech investment businesses in Nigeria. These companies are providing digital platforms that allow individuals to invest in agriculture. This helps farmers with the funding they need to scale; it also yields profits for the people who invest in the farms. Read more about … Continue reading 2019 CN’s Top 100 Emerging SMEs: ePoultry
5 Cryptocurrency Apps For Nigerians
April 19, 2022
Maybe you’ve heard about the soaring price of Bitcoins, and you’d like to reap from the frenzy around it. Or perhaps you’ve been around cryptos for a while, but you’re looking for an easier way to trade. If you’re in either of these categories, you could get some help from this article. Here we’ll … Continue reading 5 Cryptocurrency Apps For Nigerians
