Archives Tag: Interswitch
Apply For The Six-Month Interswitch EFT Engineering Program
April 19, 2022
If you are passionate about engineering and intend to take your skills to the next level, apply for the six-month Interswitch EFT Engineering Program and get exposed to hands-on experience in an innovative world. Read more about Opportunities What will you gain? Participants will work on real-life projects that have a meaningful impact on … Continue reading Apply For The Six-Month Interswitch EFT Engineering Program
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Interswitch Receives $110 Million Investment From LeapFrog And Tana Africa Capital
April 19, 2022
African payments company and second Unicorn, Interswitch has secured a $110 million joint investment from LeapFrog Investments and Tana Africa Capital. The announcement was made by the two private investment firms on Wednesday, 11th May. The investment is for Interswitch to scale its digital payment services across Africa. Read more about FinTech The two private … Continue reading Interswitch Receives $110 Million Investment From LeapFrog And Tana Africa Capital
Mitchell Elegbe, Interswitch Founder And CEO
April 19, 2022
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 … Continue reading Mitchell Elegbe, Interswitch Founder And CEO
Apply For The Interswitch Trainee Program 2022 For Tech Professionals
April 19, 2022
Interswitch, one of Nigeria’s leading payment technology companies, is looking to get tech talents to join its trainee program. If you are passionate about technology and motivated to build a successful career in it, here’s a chance for you to do so. Read more about Opportunities The Interswitch Trainee Program is a nine-month program that’s … Continue reading Apply For The Interswitch Trainee Program 2022 For Tech Professionals
Career Opportunities At Interswitch
April 19, 2022
Interswitch is a local Nigerian financial services company headquartered in Lagos. Co-founded by Michael Elegbe and Charles Ifedi in 2002. Interswitch is an Africa-focused integrated digital payments and commerce company that facilitates the electronic circulation of money as well as the exchange of value between individuals and organizations on a timely and consistent basis. Read … Continue reading Career Opportunities At Interswitch
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?
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
Nigerian Tech Companies Raised $747 Million in 2019
April 19, 2022
Nigeria continues to lead Africa in funding for tech ventures. A new report from Partech Africa says that the country’s digital and tech companies received the biggest amount of total investment on the continent in 2019, with about $747 million channeled into them by various venture capitalists. The Partech Africa Report covers funding activity involving … Continue reading Nigerian Tech Companies Raised $747 Million in 2019
Top 5 Fintechs of 2019
April 19, 2022
It’s been a great year for fintech in Nigeria. There’s been plenty of investment (with up to $400 million injected into companies and startups), tremendous growth, and more media coverage of this emerging sector than ever before. The players in the space are doing so well, even the banks are starting to launch their own … Continue reading Top 5 Fintechs of 2019
Interswitch is Now Valued at $1 Billion
April 19, 2022
Interswitch, a leading Nigerian electronics payment company, says that Visa Inc wants to acquire a stake in it. This confirms reports from Monday of a significant partial takeover of interests in the Nigerian company. It’s said that Visa could be taking a 20% stake in Interswitch for $200 million. This price tag values Interswitch at … Continue reading Interswitch is Now Valued at $1 Billion
Interswitch Has Acquired Healthcare Startup eClat
April 19, 2022
Interswitch, a leading electronic payments company in Nigeria, has acquired eClat, a local e-health startup. The deal signals an intention by Interswitch to expand beyond its traditional focus on financial technology. The deal, announced earlier this week, sees Interswitch take a 60% stake in the healthcare startup by subscribing to new shares issued by the … Continue reading Interswitch Has Acquired Healthcare Startup eClat
Fintechs in Nigeria: Interswitch
April 19, 2022
Interswitch is one of Nigeria’s oldest financial technology companies. For almost two decades, it has built and maintained payment channels for some of the country’s biggest corporations, and enabled individuals and small businesses make and receive payments electronically. The company began operations in 2002, when Nigeria had just begun to embrace contemporary digital technology. Banks … Continue reading Fintechs in Nigeria: Interswitch
Interswitch Launches Quickteller Global Mall to Ease International Online Shopping
April 19, 2022
Interswitch is an indigenous fin-tech company that provides integrated digital payments solutions for African businesses. Founded in 2002 by Mitchell Elegbe and headquartered in Lagos, Interswitch connects banks in Nigeria and has over 11,000 ATMs on its network. Popular products by the e-commerce company include Verve, Nigeria’s most used payment card; Quickteller, an online payments platform; … Continue reading Interswitch Launches Quickteller Global Mall to Ease International Online Shopping
Interswitch Wants To Encourage STEM Education With Its SPAK Students Competition
April 19, 2022
Digital payments company Interswitch is championing the cause of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education with its recently launched science competition for secondary schools in Nigeria. This initiative, the Speed, Precision, Accuracy, and Knowledge (SPAK) contest, should see some of the brightest students in the country engage in feisty battles of problem-solving and intellectual … Continue reading Interswitch Wants To Encourage STEM Education With Its SPAK Students Competition
These Six Venture Capital Firms Can Help Fund Your Business
April 19, 2022
As Nigeria’s startup culture becomes more attuned to the modern fast-changing business landscape, entrepreneurs are finding that there are more ways to achieve their aims than the restrictions of regularity and tradition suggest. If there’s one aspect of business in Nigeria that’s beginning to undergo this shift from the old to the new, it’s the … Continue reading These Six Venture Capital Firms Can Help Fund Your Business
