Archives Tag: Paystack
Four Years Later: How Paystack Has Thrived Under Stripe
April 19, 2022
It’s four years since the news broke in October 2020, that the Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack had been acquired by the US-based leading global payments company, Stripe. The acquisition which was valued at over $200 million broke the tech news space as it marked a significant milestone in the African tech ecosystem. Read more … Continue reading Four Years Later: How Paystack Has Thrived Under Stripe
Entrepreneurial Success Stories: Shola Akinlade
April 19, 2022
Shola Akinlade is a name synonymous with entrepreneurial success in Nigeria and beyond. He is the co-founder and CEO of Paystack, a leading online payment platform that revolutionized the way businesses in Africa get paid. But Akinlade’s journey is not just one of triumph, it’s also a testament to resilience, overcoming challenges, and never … Continue reading Entrepreneurial Success Stories: Shola Akinlade
Ezra Olubi, Activist And Technopreneur
April 19, 2022
Ezra Olubiis a Nigerian information technology expert, LGBT advocate, software engineer, mobile app developer, and entrepreneur born on 12 November 1986. He grew up in Ibadan, a prominent city in Oyo State, Nigeria. After completing his secondary school education he gained admission to study computer science at Babcock University, Illishan Remo, Ogun State between 2002 to … Continue reading Ezra Olubi, Activist And Technopreneur
 World-Class Mobile Applications Built By Nigerians
April 19, 2022
In the past, the tech space in Nigeria used to be dominated by foreign-owned websites and applications, but Nigerians are gradually creating apps that are proving to be reliable options for citizens and the world at large. The applications range from FinTechs (Financial Technology) startups to online shopping platforms, logistics applications, Elearning platforms, health techs, … Continue reading  World-Class Mobile Applications Built By Nigerians
The Big Acquisition Of Paystack And MainOne: What Nigerian Startup Industry Can Learn
April 19, 2022
The latest acquisition of MainOne, Nigeria’s first private company to lay a submarine cable in West Africa, by Equinix, a California-based provider of internet and data centre service, has raised eyebrows at what is happening in the merger and acquisitions sector in Nigeria. Equinix announced on December 7, 2021, that it will buy MainOne … Continue reading The Big Acquisition Of Paystack And MainOne: What Nigerian Startup Industry Can Learn
Easy Tips On Establishing A Tech Business In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
Before 2020 and the occurrence of the pandemic, having a Tech company was a grey area that many people avoided with their full chest. This was especially so in Nigeria where only a few percentages of the populace fully understood the import of technology in nation-building at large. Read more about Business After the … Continue reading Easy Tips On Establishing A Tech Business 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
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Kuda Bank Secures Series A Funding
April 19, 2022
Kuda Bank has been something of an understated achiever in the tech space since it kicked off operations in 2018. The two-year-old start-up has targeted a market niche that most fintech start-ups do not venture into, for whatever reason and it has been gaining hot momentum since last year. Read more about Tech Only … Continue reading Kuda Bank Secures Series A Funding
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How Nigerian Businesses Have Supported The #EndSARS Movement In Nigeria
April 19, 2022
 Several companies in the country have actively supported the #EndSARS movement since protests kicked off around the country last week. Through crowdfunding, impassioned social media content, and contributions, these companies have made giant strides in furthering the cause of the #EndSARS campaign. Read more about #EndSARS Below are some of these companies below and … Continue reading How Nigerian Businesses Have Supported The #EndSARS Movement In Nigeria
Stripe Acquires Paystack
April 19, 2022
Nigerian fintech beacon, Paystack, has now been acquired by Stripe, an international counterpart. The exit is a big one and has been rumoured to be well over 200 million dollars. This may now be the biggest acquisition to ever happen in Nigeria as of yet pending the confirmation of the actual value of the … Continue reading Stripe Acquires Paystack
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Mono Raises Pre-Seed Funding To The Tune Of $500k
April 19, 2022
Probably one of the biggest things in tech this year, budding API fin-tech start-up company, Mono is clearly on to something big barely two months into its life. The fin-tech outfit announced that it has raised $500,000 in its pre-seed funding round. Co-founder Abdul-Hameed Hassan announced via a Medium on Monday this week. Read … Continue reading Mono Raises Pre-Seed Funding To The Tune Of $500k
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Fintechs in Nigeria: Paystack
April 19, 2022
Paystack is one of the more well-known fintechs in Nigeria. They help companies build the platforms they need to collect and receive funds from a variety of local and global payment channels.  It’s a big role for any startup to play in a country like Nigeria where numerous businesses adopt digital payments all the … Continue reading Fintechs in Nigeria: Paystack
Daring Leap: From A Secure Life To The Risk Of Entrepreneurship
April 19, 2022
Ever heard of kudi.ai, PiggyVest, Printivo, Paystack or even the popular Thrive agric? On this week’s “Did You Know” series, I will be sharing with you about the journey of the amazing Nigerian tech founder that has built the Ventures Platform which has supported the startups mentioned above and over 20 more, the electric Kola … Continue reading Daring Leap: From A Secure Life To The Risk Of Entrepreneurship
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Nigerian Startups Raised $178 Million from Investors in 2018
April 19, 2022
Nigerian startups continue to attract interest from investors, who are now staking more on them than at any other time in the short history of the country’s relatively young ecosystem. That’s what we can surmise from the Nigeria Startup Funding Report 2018, just recently put out by Techpoint Africa. The report indicates that a total … Continue reading Nigerian Startups Raised $178 Million from Investors in 2018
Websites We Love: Paystack.com
April 19, 2022
Every transaction requires some form of payment, whether through manual or electronic means; hence, thousands of payments are carried out on a daily basis for manifold purposes. Given these stats, businesses of various categories have to beef up their payment services to foster efficiency and timeliness for the sake of smooth business transactions. Seeing the need for … Continue reading Websites We Love: Paystack.com
