In a two-day hackathon, FirstBank Nigeria through her Digital Innovation Lab hosted a competition to find intelligent solutions to the challenges of the financial services industry. The hackathon was organised to coincide with their Fintech 2.0 Summit.
The motorcycle (Boda boda) sector in Kenya is a multi-billion dollar one, however, they are plagued by frequent accidents (11% of the total number of road accidents). One of such causes is unfamiliarity with the road, Google Maps' can solve that.
Iyin Aboyeji, Flutterwave's CEO and Co-founder resigned and a new CEO - Olugbenga Agboola has been appointed. Visa CEO, Joe Saunders joins Flutterwave's Board of Directors as the company raises a Series A extension round.