fintech

The FinTech industry has made slow but steady progress in increasing the number of startups founded by women. HiPipo, together with other partners has prepared another epic hackathon for female innovators, developers, techpreneurs to leverage this chance to bring their ideas to life. In 2021,... Read More

In simple terms, a unicorn is any private startup company that is valued at more than $1 billion. The term was coined by Aileen Lee, a US-based investor, in 2013. And according to Wikipedia, she chose the mythical animal to represent the statistical rarity of such successful ventures. ... Read More

The U.S stock market is the biggest stock market in the world and everyone wants a taste of it. Buying U.S stocks as a Nigerian or as a non-U.S resident was a difficult process. At minimum, you will require a valid US visa or a... Read More

Flutterwave is a B2B payment technology company that helps banks and other businesses provide seamless and secure payment experiences for their customers. The San-Francisco and Lagos-based startup have now launched an online store (The Flutterwave Store) for its customers. It is an online store for... Read More

Earlier this year, KudiMoney, a FinTech company rebranded to KudaBank after they obtained a microfinance banking license from the Central Bank of Nigeria. Kudabank has also gone on to raise $1.6 Million in seed investments. A round led and participated by foreign angel investors. The... Read More

Following over a year after its launch, OPay received lots of funding especially from Chinese investors which have been quite active in the African startup scene recently. OPay has since then been able to diversify into transport (ORide, OTrike, OBus), food delivery (OFood) and services.... Read More

Depending on how much you earn from whatever it is you do (job, businesses, investments, etc.), saving could come easy or hard to you. But one thing is for certain: saving is just as important as, say, eating or breathing. Either short-term or long-term, there... Read More