Benjamin Dada Dada

How the 2023 predictions by African investors turned out

We evaluated African investors' predictions on Series A funding, global VC, fintech consolidation, valuations cut, identity startup growth, and the return of global talent.

Real-time drama from OpenAI as they announce Sam Altman’s return

"We have reached an agreement in principle for Sam Altman to return," says OpenAI in a tweet. How long will this news of Sam's return hold for, seeing that OAI has circled through three CEOs in two days? Also, Elon Musk is having a troll fest.

A day with Frank Atat, one of the masterminds behind the fintech-bank collaboration in Nigeria

Frank Atat, a Nigerian finance executive shares insights on the early days of Fintech in Nigeria, choosing a banking partner to work with and the future of Fintech in Nigeria.

What is the role of Product Partnership Managers?

Using Bread, Benjamin explained the role of Partnership managers and Product Partnership managers

Exclusive: Troubled Ghanaian fintech, Dash set to lay off 50% of its staff

Seven months after Dash CEO was suspended to enable a financial audit, the Ghanaian fintech plans to downsize its workforce by 50% due to its inability to raise additional funding.

Anchor raises $2.4 million seed to expand product offerings

Anchor, a pan-African BaaS and embedded finance infrastructure provider announced its $2.4M seed raise led by Goat Capital to launch new products, invest in its licensing and compliance infrastructure and evaluate expansion markets.

BD Insider 174: SA, KE, and Ghana surpass Nigeria on world passport rankings

SA, KE, and Ghana surpass Nigeria on world passport rankings. We also covered Kenya's first virtual open university and the suspension of TikTok in Senegal

UK passport, a better pair for Nigerians than US & Canada, Henley Passport Index reveals

Although Nigerians are more likely to emigrate to Canada, new data from Henley Passport Index reveals that the UK passport is better for Nigerians than US or Canadian passports, as of Q3 2023.

Kenya and Nigeria named as the highest-risk African countries for fraud, according to Smile ID report

With 75 million KYC checks done, Smile ID is out with its third report on the State of KYC, customer onboarding and fraud in Africa. Let's dig in

Clafiya raises $610,000 in pre-seed to reimagine healthcare service delivery in Africa

Clafiya, an African healthtech company, announced its $610,000 pre-seed raise today.

Pan-African KYC provider, Smile Identity rebrands to Smile ID

The rebrand includes four new things: a new name (Smile ID), new logo, a refreshed website and new product updates.

BD Insider 171: What next for Nigerian fintechs given new FX and USD push by banks?

We also covered how Nigeria has lost its spot as the top destination for tech VC funding in Africa and Flutterwave and IATA payment partnership.