Benjamin Dada Dada

Wise enables local payouts to Nigeria for the nth time

Wise (formerly TransferWise) is restarting naira transfers to Nigeria for the third time after a two year pause. This time it will have to compete with other local and well-funded players like LemFi and Flutterwave $end.

Stripe to soon allow US retailers to sell directly to Nigerians

Nigeria is one of the two markets where Stripe has begun to allow merchants to accept local payment methods without having to set up a local entity.

Sim Shagaya launches The Honey Badger Fund (HBF) to back African entrepreneurs

Sim is popular for pioneering the e-commerce movement in Nigeria through his company, Konga which he founded in July 2012. He raised about $80 million with Konga pre-2020 when capital was scarce in the African tech ecosystem.

We launched our first series called “Under The Hoodie”

With our Under The Hoodie series, we are shining the spotlight on everyday tech talents who are high-flyers in their fields.