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| 05.10.2024 | Empowering Nigeria's MSMEs: A Dual Approach to Economic Growth | In the heart of Nigeria, a revolution is brewing. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the lifeblood of the economy. They pulse with potential, driving innovation and job creation. Recent events highlight a dual approach to nurt... |
| 03.10.2024 | Mastercard, Access Bank, among Top Winners at Nairametrics MSME Awards 2024 | Mastercard, Access Bank, and other key players in Nigeria’s financial and technology sectors emerged as big winners at the Nairametrics MSME Finance Awards 2024, an event that celebrated outstanding contributions to the growth and developme... |
| 03.10.2024 | Nigeria: NIMC Cancels Data Modification At NIN Registration Centres | The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has cancelled data modification activity at any of its National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment centres across the country.
This is even as it has directed NIN holders to use NIMc se... |
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| 27.07.2024 | Bridging Borders: The Rise of Global Educational Initiatives | In a world where knowledge is power, education remains the key to unlocking potential. Yet, access to quality education is often a luxury. This is especially true in regions like Malaysia and Nigeria, where dedicated individuals are strivin... |
| 23.07.2024 | Sim Shagaya’s Miva Open University is Transforming Tertiary Education in Nigeria
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The One Ring is no longer just fiction, it’s now closer reality.
Yesterday, Samsung launched it’s newest wearable technology, the Samsun... |
| 30.05.2024 | Paystack-led consortium acquired Nigerian fintech startup Brass | A group led by fintech titan Paystack has acquired Nigerian digital banking startup Brass in order to allay liquidity concerns and prevent closure.
Introduced by Emmanuel Okeke and Sola Akindolu in July 2020, Brass provides SMEs with a full... |
| 30.04.2024 | Nigeria’s YC-backed Chowdeck hopes to scale food delivery, a notoriously tough market, with $2.5M funding | Food is significant to Nigerians, with households spending nearly 60% of their income on it, the highest globally, according to official reports. This strong affinity for food, coupled with the rise of online shopping, sets the stage for Ni... |
| 23.04.2024 | Nigeria: How E-Commerce Can Leverage Computer Vision Technology to Boost Sector - NCC | The rapid adoption of Computer Vision Technology (CVT) has revolutionized business operations and transformed e-commerce by improving efficiency in a variety of ways.
CVT is the process of using algorithms and artificial intelligence to pro... |
| 19.03.2024 | TechStars-backed GetEquity is raising $1 million to add bonds and fixed-income assets | When GetEquity launched in 2021, months after Stripe’s $200 million acquisition of Paystack, it entered a market where retail investors dreamed of big returns from angel investing. GetEquity helped these hopeful investors find and fund star... |
| 01.02.2024 | ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator to showcase 12 Innovative Startups at Demo Day | Lagos, Nigeria – February 1st, 2024 – The ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator is excited to announce its Demo Day event, set to take place on February 20th, 2024, at 3PM WAT in Lagos, Nigeria.
The invite-only event will showcase the accele... |
| 16.11.2023 | Paystack reduces operations outside of Africa, affecting 33 employees in Europe and Dubai | African payments company Paystack has reduced its operations outside of Africa, trimming its workforce in Europe and Dubai. This decision comes as part of a streamlining effort, particularly in markets where the company had previously hired... |
| 03.10.2023 | Exclusive: Paystack expands further into offline payments as Nigeria’s POS volume surges | Paystack, the Nigeria-based fintech company, is launching virtual terminals, a new product that allows merchants to accept payments with bank transfers for multi-person businesses. The company is positioning itself for faster growth of its ... |
| 08.08.2023 | APLICATIONS CLOSE SOON: APPLY NOW FOR THE 2023 ARM LABS LAGOS TECHSTARS ACCELERATOR PROGRAM. | Calling all early-stage startups based in Africa! The 2023 ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program is now accepting applications until August 9, 2023. Don’t miss this opportunity to receive up to $120,000 in investment and be a part of... |
| 03.08.2023 | Seven months after its launch, CBN’s fintech sandbox has made no real progress | Months after the Central Bank launched a fintech sandbox, there’s no word on when the first cohort of applicants will begin testing. CBN and its infrastructure provider EMTECH did not comment on the status of the programme.
Last year, the C... |
| 27.07.2023 | TCS | Joel Bronkowski on Paystack’s big expansion plans | Joel Bronkowski
Nigerian fintech Paystack, which was acquired by Stripe, the Irish-American firm founded by the Collison brothers, in 2020 for US$200-million, has big plans to expand elsewhere in Africa.
Joel Bronkowski, Paystack’s country ... |
| 30.05.2023 | Applications Open for 2023 ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program with a focus on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech
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Success! | The program will invest up to $120,000 in early-stage startups based in Africa focused on FinTech, Mobility, E-commerce and TalentTech
Techstars, the most active pre-seed investor in the world that provides access to capital, programming an... |
| 14.12.2022 | Visa to invest $1B in Africa over the next five years | Global payments giant Visa says it will invest $1 billion by 2027 to expand its investments in Africa amidst a digital payments boom on the continent.
Visa chief Al Kelly announced this pledge on Wednesday during the U.S.-Africa Business Fo... |
| 17.11.2022 | Paystack secures PSP license in Kenya
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Success! | Paystack, the Nigerian-born fintech company acquired by Stripe, has secured a payment service provider license from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), enabling it to facilitate payments and optimise merchant experience for Kenyan businesses. ... |
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In Nigeria, what do fuel and data have in common? They are both scarce. The scarcity of compensation data makes it challenging for startup founders to hire and retain talent and for tech wo... |
| 15.03.2022 | $105 million to Moove across emerging markets | Share this article:
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Time was when funding announcements in Africa hovered around the $1 million mark. These days, a typical week has at least one startup announcing over $100 million.
Speaking of startups, last Friday, we hoste... |
| 14.03.2022 | A raid to end them all | Share this article:
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Today I’m discussing:
The latest development on the Nigerian data privacy front, and
Artificial Intelligence’s role in racial bias A raid to end them all
Recall that in November 2021, we discussed six Nigerian ... |
| 11.03.2022 | Protecting your mental health and privacy | Share this article:
Hello there,
Recently, my mental health has taken some heavy hits, and this week has been extremely stressful for me. Enough about me, though. What comes to mind when you hear the term “mental health”? A mad person?
Side... |
| 10.03.2022 | Building a tech startup with no-code tools | Share this article:
Did you miss Apple’s first event of the year? I did, but I saw a recap and the best way to describe my reaction is mind blown 🤯.
The event had some boring announcements, like the new iPhone colours and the underwhelmingl... |
| 09.03.2022 | South Africa’s spectrum drama | Share this article:
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So yesterday was International Women’s Day, and most organisations took to social media to show their support. At Techpoint, we published a piece filled with funding tips for female entrepreneurs.
One thing ... |
| 08.03.2022 | All about women, funds, and hacks | Share this article:
If you haven’t noticed #BreakTheBias or #IWD or posts hinting at March as the Women’s month on any of your social platforms, I should ask where you’ve been. Well, it all peaks today!
Every March 8, the world commemorates... |
| 07.03.2022 | Did you read your employee contract? Truly? | Share this article:
Last week was business as usual on the African tech funding scene, with Kenya-based fintech, M-KOPA announcing the largest raise of the week – $75 million. But it wasn’t all a bed of roses; San Francisco-based digital ba... |
| 04.03.2022 | How to improve customer experience | Share this article:
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What comes to mind when you hear the term “financial inclusion”? I asked because it has become a catchword in a country with over 56 million unbanked adults.
Financially included individuals have access to b... |
| 03.03.2022 | Why African startups need Mercury | Share this article:
I thought Kepa Arrizabalaga, Chelsea’s goalkeeper’s goal kick disguised as a penalty kick on Sunday, was the end of the North London club’s woes. But, there was still more to come.
After losing the Carabao Cup to Liverpo... |
| 02.03.2022 | Funding education with NFTs | Share this article:
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In 1990, 56% of Africans were poor. In 2018, that number fell to 40%. Consequently, many Africans cannot afford to pay for products that they need. With a flawed credit system, they are also unable to access... |
| 01.03.2022 | African developers, MTN in the metaverse, YC’s most rated | Share this article:
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Welcome to March 2022. This month is laden with history, as it’s the birth month of notable individuals and major turning points. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, Albert Einstein, one of the... |
| 28.02.2022 | The art of crowdfunding a war, crypto style | Share this article:
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There are two types of people in the world right now: those following the Ukraine-Russian tensions religiously and the others who are tired of any news related to the conflict. For now, I’m neither.
In the l... |
| 25.02.2022 | Can Russia-Ukraine tensions spark World War III? | Share this article:
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Russian military activity in eastern Ukraine has increased recently, with threats of a larger invasion looming. Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, has unequivocally stated that Ukraine has no historical cla... |
| 24.02.2022 | eCommerce, acquisitions and Green Lions | Share this article:
In recent months, about 150,000 Russian troops have been deployed to Ukraine’s borders. According to the BBC, Ukraine’s move towards European institutions is the basis of Russia’s problems with Ukraine. Russia’s presiden... |
| 23.02.2022 | Digitising informal retail in Africa | Share this article:
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Since inception, we at Techpoint Africa have contributed to the growth of the African tech ecosystem. From telling the stories of Africa’s entrepreneurs to facilitating conversations and connections, we’ve d... |
| 22.02.2022 | Women-focused credit facility and Africa’s developer ecosystem | Share this article:
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Statistically, Mondays are often the busiest day of the week, work-wise, for various reasons like giving status updates of the previous week, defining tasks for the new week, and generally making sure to start the... |
| 21.02.2022 | Flutterwave 3.0, Google’s Android Privacy Sandbox, Africa-produced mRNA vaccines | Share this article:
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In the last few weeks, on every social media platform I use — mainly Twitter and WhatsApp — one of the first things I see is “Wordle 2/6” or “Wordle 1/6”, followed by some green, yellow, and white squares.
Now ... |
| 21.02.2022 | Leading Startups announced to Pitch Live at Africa Tech Summit in Nairobi | Share this:
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| 18.02.2022 | It’s all about seed rounds | Share this article:
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The financial sector experienced a tremendous change last year, with massive growth in the use of digital financial services.
According to CB Insights’ ‘State of Fintech’ report, the third quarter of 2021 wa... |
| 17.02.2022 | Learning the VC game, Flutterwave’s $3bn valuation and CrowdForce’s $3.6m raise | Share this article:
“We don’t need you.” is a summary of what the European Union (EU) is telling Facebook’s parent company, Meta, after it threatened to shut down Facebook and Instagram in the region following its inability to comply with E... |
| 16.02.2022 | Local competition for Uber, Wasla raises $9 million, MoneyHash’s pre-seed round | Share this article:
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So, anyone familiar with tertiary education in Nigeria knows about the striking tradition. Most government-run university students have lost blocks of time due to strikes by the Academic Staff Union of Unive... |
| 15.02.2022 | Airtel Africa’s strategic hire, Connected finance in Africa, Digitising Nigerian pharmacies | Share this article:
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How was St Valentine’s Day? Did you spend it with your loved one(s)? Or were you a dogged soldier and kept on coding, writing, designing, and building stuff? Mine had a mixture of everything plus more. Whil... |
| 14.02.2022 | Romance in the metaverse | Share this article:
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In the last two days, you might have seen this tweet making the rounds. It appears Ghanaians can now travel through 44,000 airports, using their National ID cards — Ghana Card — as an e-passport.
But let’s not ... |
| 09.02.2022 | Building tech for the dead | Share this article:
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It’s less than a week to arguably the most provocative celebration in the world – Valentine’s day. By this time, you’ve definitely seen enough valentine packages to last you a lifetime. My sincere condolence... |
| 08.02.2022 | Why are artistes interested in African startups? | Share this article:
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Today does not seem to be that day of the week where many African startups take over the news with several huge funding rounds. Trust me, funding news does excite me, but not as much as the massive transformations... |
| 07.02.2022 | Who’s competing with fintechs? | Share this article:
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It seems every fifth market day — I’m borrowing one of Chimgozirim’s phrases here — there’s some new drama on the streets of Nigerian Tech Twitter.
This weekend, the employee market took centre stage. And from... |
| 04.02.2022 | SA API fintech company calls on early-stage fintech startups to pitch to global investors in Cape Town | Startup showcase (Stitch)
South African Fintech startup Stitch calls on early-stage fintech companies to apply for a startup showcase that will allow them to pitch to investors.
Participating startups will pitch for local and global investo... |
| 24.01.2022 | TechCabal Daily – Three, two, one | 24 JANUARY, 2022
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Both TikTok and Instagram are trying out paid-subscription features in the US.
With it, creators will be able to charge followers monthly fees for their exclusive content.
On Instagram, th... |
| 23.12.2021 | Founders at Work: 160+ историй от основателей стартапов | В прошлом году я делал подборку с историями от рускоговорящих основателей из YCombinator, недавно я поднапрягся и поискал по интернету все истории основателей на англиском языке (текст, аудио и видео). Нашел истории 160+ стартапов, рассказа... |
| 08.12.2021 | Techpoint Awards 2021: And the nominees are… | Share this article:
[Updated on December 15, 2021]: Payourse requested to be removed as a finalist in The Most Outstanding Crypto Exchange category.
[Updated on December 14, 2021]: The Most Outstanding Logistics Startup 2021 was renamed Mos... |
| 27.10.2021 | What you should know about raising funds, Autochek’s $13.1m seed, VeriFind by VerifyMe, Paystack’s Pay for Me feature | Share this article:
Today I’m discussing:
Fundraising for first-time founders
Autocheck’s $13.1m seed
VeriFind by VerifyMe
Paystack’s Pay for Me Hot takes of top investors on what first-time founders should know
Dear Founder… Okay, I don’t ... |
| 23.09.2021 | Nigerian businesses can now accept Apple Pay on Paystack | Paystack, the African fintech company that powers and processes payments for businesses, today announced that it is launching Pay with Apple Pay on its platform.
The company, in a statement, called the integration “the fastest, secure way f... |
| 10.09.2021 | What will it take to build the future of e-commerce in Africa? | From the early days of trade by barter to the days of online shopping, commerce has come a long way. Consumers no longer have to wait long periods to get their goods delivered or limit themselves to trading within their environs. Now, consu... |
| 31.08.2021 | Join Marcello Schermer at the #FutureOfCommerce on the 24th of September | On September 24th, Yoco’s Head of international expansion, Marcello Schermer will be speaking at #FOC2021.
Marcello will speak on a panel session tagged “Offline Payments in Emerging Markets” along with Tayo Oviosu, Founder and CEO at Paga ... |
| 08.05.2021 | Nigeria’s Paystack launches in South Africa – and is charging 2.9% plus R1.00 per transaction | Paystack
Paystack processes more than half of all online payments made in Nigeria and has now officially launched in South Africa.
This comes after an acquisition deal in October 2020 which was reportedly worth $200 million (R2.8 billion).
... |
| 06.05.2021 | Paystack expands to South Africa seven months after Stripe acquisition | Nigerian fintech startup Paystack has been relatively quiet since it was bought by fintech giant Stripe last October. The deal, worth more than $200 million, caused shockwaves to the African tech ecosystem and offered some form of validatio... |
| 06.05.2021 | Paystack expands to South Africa | Paystack, a fintech company that powers growth and payments for businesses in Africa, today announced its official launch in South Africa after a six-month pilot. The launch marks Paystack’s expansion into its third market, following Nigeri... |
| 12.04.2021 | Cool Startup Stories: Nigerian Fintech Company Paystack | The Fintech sector in Nigeria (and Africa as a whole) is beginning to witness significant acknowledgment and recognition in the global startup ecosystem today. This traction is, however, not due to the activities of commercial banks, as one... |
| 24.02.2021 | Stitch emerges from stealth with $4M for its API fintech play in Africa | Over the years, there has been a growing trend of fintech infrastructure players around the world. In Africa, a handful of startups have launched in the past three years to provide such services. Stitch, a South African fintech startup, is ... |
| 29.01.2021 | Fintech Startup Cowrywise secures pre series A investment | Cowrywise, a Nigerian, YC-backed, fintech startup just secured a sum of US $3 million in a pre series A funding round announced today, January 28, 2021. Led by Quona capital with contributions from Tsadik foundation, Sahil Lavingia (CEO of ... |
| 22.01.2021 | How fintech and serial founders drove African pre-seed investing to new heights in 2020 | When Stripe-subsidiary Paystack raised its seed round of $1.3 million in 2016, it was one of the largest disclosed rounds at that stage in Nigeria.
At the time, seven-figure seed investments in African startups were a rarity. But over the y... |
| 21.01.2021 | When companies die | Share this article:
This article originally appeared on Gabriel Omin’s Medium.
There is a lot of literature on why companies die, but hardly is the post mortem conducted after their death on the implications of their demise. When companies ... |
| 31.12.2020 | The 10 most memorable Nigerian tech moments of 2020 | Share this article:
When we gave you our 10 most memorable Nigerian tech moments of 2019, we left you with this:
“It’s been a memorable year; we can only hope that 2020 will come with more unforgettable moments too.”
What we didn’t know was... |
| 15.12.2020 | 2020 in review | 2020 was yet another vibrant and exciting year for the technology industry, despite the COVID-19 pandemic; although, according to Gartner, IT spending is expected to be down 5.4% from 2019.
The international market has been dominated by IBM... |
| 07.12.2020 | Africa’s Mobile Money Boom | In October, the US-based startup Stripe announced that it would be acquiring Paystack, a Nigerian payments platform. Everything about the transaction checked appropriate “synergy” boxes. Earlier in the year, Stripe had received an additiona... |
| 25.11.2020 | Shola Akinlade: Paystack’s maturity relied on a community of hard and smart workers | At Paystack, triggers and nudges for product creativity and stunning user interfaces come from team members’ expectations of how they want the world to look and feel.
The call, if you will, to work at the company is an opportunity to do som... |
| 10.11.2020 | Nigeria’s Kuda raises $10M to be the mobile-first challenger bank for Africa | The African continent is currently one of the fastest-growing regions when it comes to mobile growth, and financial technology companies that are building services to meet that rapidly-expanding market are getting a lot of attention.
In the... |
| 19.10.2020 | What Paystack acquisition means for the Nigerian startup ecosystem | Share this article:
Last week, US-based payments giant, Stripe, announced its acquisition of five-year-old Nigerian payments startup, Paystack, for more than $200 million.
Asides being the biggest acquisition of a Nigerian startup, this is ... |
| 19.10.2020 | Nigerian fintech Paystack acquires Stripe | Lagos: The African tech ecosystem has witnessed a landmark moment after Nigerian fintech company Paystack was acquired by global payments leader Stripe in a deal report say could be worth more than US$200 million.
Launched in January 2016 b... |
| 16.10.2020 | Nigerian tech startup acquired by US fintech | Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack, has recently been acquired by an American fintech to establish a convenient payment system in Africa.
The startup assists with payments for various companies such as MTN, FedEx, and UPS process payments ... |
| 16.10.2020 | Payments Platform Stripe Acquires Nigerian Fintech Paystack which will Continue to Operate Independently | Payments platform Stripe has acquired Nigeria-based Paystack, which is a startup that aims to make it easier to integrate various payment services.
The acquisition may be valued at over $200 million, according to TechCrunch which cited sour... |
| 16.10.2020 | Nigerian tech startup acquired by US fintech | Nigerian fintech startup, Paystack, has recently been acquired by an American fintech to establish a convenient payment system in Africa.
The startup assists with payments for various companies such as MTN, FedEx, and UPS process payments a... |
| 15.10.2020 | Paystack has been acquired by Stripe in a deal rumoured to be over $200m | Share this article:
Nigerian payments startup, Paystack has been acquired by US-based payments giant, Stripe.
According to a source, this deal is rumoured to be over $200 million.
For many in the Nigerian tech ecosystem, it was just a matte... |
| 15.10.2020 | Stripe acquires Nigeria’s Paystack for $200M+ to expand into the African continent | When Stripe announced earlier this year that it had picked up another $600 million in funding, it said one big reason for the funding was to expand its API-based payments services into more geographies. Today the company is coming good on t... |
| 11.09.2020 | Factsheet: Why and how African startups apply to Y Combinator | You are reading Factsheet, our series of specific guides on experiencing and using technology platforms in Africa. Whether you are looking for knowledge on getting your African film on Netflix, raising a seed round or finishing an online de... |
| 30.08.2020 | Techpoint Awards 2020: Complete list of winners and Hall of Fame inductees | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: Following GIG Logistics’ request to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of the Awards.
On January 1, 2020, T... |
| 19.08.2020 | The Paystack saga is a reminder that people should carefully read terms and conditions | Share this article:
Yesterday, Paystack, a Nigerian fintech startup, trended on Twitter, after calls by some users to boycott the company.
On August 17, @obidi__, a Twitter user, announced that she was organising a private birthday party in... |
| 02.08.2020 | How To Start A VC: Interview With Maya Horgan Famodu, Founder, Ingressive Capital | “I have an obligation to use my access to empower the next generation of |
| 03.07.2020 | The Big 5 Daily: 3rd July 2020 | Hey guys,
The Big 5 Daily is ready for you. Are you ready for the gists?
Let’s go!
Crenov8 Consulting has installed its Smart Disinfection Gate (SDG) at the Nigerian Consulate in Dubai. The SDG is a must-have for every business owner that i... |
| 01.07.2020 | The Great Stack: Paystack is building an army of exceptional execs | Share this article:
Paystack, the second Nigerian startup to be backed by Y Combinator, debuted in the country’s fintech space in 2015 and has since experienced tremendous growth. Currently operating in Nigeria and Ghana, the Delaware compa... |
| 29.06.2020 | In conversation with Abdulrahman Jogbojogbo, product marketer at Paystack, on Wix integration and Paystack Commerce | Share this article:
Paystack is known for being one of the first startups to disrupt payments in Nigeria. According to the startup, over 60,000 businesses in Nigeria use the payment gateway to collect payments.
Since the start of the year, ... |
| 25.06.2020 | With its new e-commerce play, Paystack announces a Wix integration | With strong connections to Nigeria’s creative community, Paystack Commerce is offering a social commerce product to help them receive payments.
On June 23, Paystack became the latest payments company to enter the e-commerce business. “We’re... |
| 15.04.2020 | Nigerian fintech behemoth, SystemSpecs is restructuring | The Nigerian fintech behemoth is restructuring and entering the consumer retail business.
After over two decades of being an enterprise focused business, SystemSpecs is making major changes.
A few weeks ago, the company launched Paylink, an... |
| 18.03.2020 | Here are the nominees for Techpoint Nigerian Startup Awards 2020 | Share this article:
Editor’s note [Updated on September 18, 2020]: In accordance with GIG Logistics’ request following the decision to exercise its legal rights, the company has been removed from the finalists in the Logistics Category of t... |
| 27.01.2020 | The race to dethrone cash in Africa is on | Share this:
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| 17.10.2019 | Where is YC-backed Envyl delivering packages to now? Ghana, Nigeria, or nowhere? | Share this article:
With challenges like damaged products, misplaced packages, and hidden charges, shipping can often be a headache.
Many things tend to go wrong when trying to get a package across to family, friends, or a customer in Afric... |
| 14.10.2019 | 5 not-so-popular Platforms that Operates like Andela for Software Developers in Africa | Andela’s retrenchment of junior developers has destabilized a lot of career plans made by these young talents in Nigeria, Kenya and Uganda. In September 2019, Andela had announced the end of DO, its developer training programs in these coun... |
| 26.06.2019 | A growing infatuation with VC funding is driving Nigerian startups towards one foreign accelerator | Share this article:
Editor’s note: All figures quoted in this article are sourced from publicly disclosed funding announcements. While Techpoint is aware that some of the featured startups have raised more funding than announced, we have ke... |
| 14.06.2019 | Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on | Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading the way on the continent when it comes to the number of hot fintech investments.
A report (opens as ... |
| 14.06.2019 | Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on | Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading the way on the continent when it comes to the number of hot fintech investments.
A report (opens as... |
| 21.03.2019 | Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day | At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this week (18 and 19 March).
Twice a year, the US seed accelerator invests $150 000 in selected star... |
| 21.03.2019 | Here are the African startups that pitched at Y Combinator’s Winter 2019 Demo Day | At least seven African startups were among the 189 companies that participated at Y Combinator‘s Winter 2019 Demo Day on Monday and Tuesday this week (18 and 19 March).
Twice a year, the US seed accelerator invests $150 000 in selected sta... |
| 13.02.2019 | Ingressive Capital launches new call for African tech startups to tap $5m fund | Ingressive Capital, a $5-million venture fund focused on early-stage African startups, is looking to invest tickets sizes of up to $100 000 in tech startups from Sub-Saharan Africa, with a possibility of $250 000 in follow-on investments.
... |
| 13.02.2019 | Ingressive Capital launches new call for African tech startups to tap $5m fund | Ingressive Capital, a $5-million venture fund focused on early-stage African startups, is looking to invest tickets sizes of up to $100 000 in tech startups from Sub-Saharan Africa, with a possibility of $250 000 in follow-on investments.
I... |
| 17.12.2018 | Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated] | A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made quite a packet — over $178-million going on data from 48 venture capital ... |
| 17.12.2018 | Are these the 10 biggest disclosed African tech startup deals of 2018? [Updated] | A whole lot of money. That’s what over 60 African tech startups raised this year.
While not every startup wanted to disclose how much they raised, those that did made quite a packet — over $178-million going on data from 48 venture capital... |
| 12.11.2018 | Top tech startup news stories you need to know this Monday, November 12 | Good morning! Here are some of the top tech startup news stories for today, Monday, November 12.
Clearbanc raises $70 million to fund young startup and e-commerce businesses. Clearbanc, a Toronto, Canada-based startup that invests in entre... |
| 02.11.2018 | You are invited to TC Townhall, and it is about fintech | We haven’t done one of these in a while. Colour me excited. Because you are invited, to TC Townhall, Fintech 2.0.
The first wave of the Nigerian fintech revolution saw a breakthrough in payments processing that unleashed pent up commercial ... |
| 16.10.2018 | Helping African Businesses Get Paid, Shola Akinlade of Paystack | Shola Akinlade is CEO and cofounder of Paystack. Paystack helps businesses in Africa get paid online and offline. They’re based in Lagos, Nigeria and were part of the Winter 2016 batch.
Shola’s on Twitter @shollsman. Topics
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