Benjamin Dada Dada

Africa’s payments infrastructure needs to be rebuilt from scratch

Africa's payments infrastructure needed to be rebuilt from scratch, so Maplerad is doing that.

Checker hires ex-Verto Sales manager, Isaac Umejiaku, as talent war deepens

In the highly contested cross-border payments space in Africa, will talent be enough to win?

EXCLUSIVE: Sycamore transitions to financial services group, following Microfinance Bank (MfB) licence

Sycamore, with ₦50 billion AUM, now operates three regulated businesses, lending, asset management and its own savings & deposit-taking product via microfinance bank licence

EXCLUSIVE: FairMoney in M&A talks with Shara

FairMoney, the Tiger-backed Series B-stage fintech, is in M&A talks with Shara, according to sources that spoke to Condia on condition of anonymity.

EXCLUSIVE: Anchor’s 2025 year-in-review exemplifies the future of emerging market fintechs

Following the release of Anchor's 2025 year-in-review, Condia sat with the CEO of Anchor, Segun Adeyemi, to uncover the WHY behind the moves the YC-backed startup is making.

Wise receives conditional approval for Nigerian remittance (IMTO) licence

We explore what this means for Wise's African expansion, and if it can compete with local players like LemFi and Moniepoint.

iDICE Startup Bridge to support Nigerian entrepreneurs with training, grants and $100,000 investment

Nationwide initiative offers structured support through two unique pathways to deepen Nigeria’s startup pipeline.

Decoding the PayPal, Paga Nigeria partnership

Go behind-the-news to understand the strategic and operational aspects of the PayPal, Paga Nigeria partnership. Only on Condia.

What Tage’s TechCrunch exit tells us about the industry

Global media is quietly deprioritising African tech coverage, even as the industry grapples with talent exodus. Here is how we know.

Flutterwave acquires Mono for $30 million in all-stock deal. Here is some backstory.

Under the terms of the acquisition, Mono will continue to operate independently, with no changes. Go deeper.

Paystack revives consumer app, Zap, eight months after $160,000 fine. What comes next?

Paystack has pushed new digital-bank-like updates to Zap, including Checkout integration, after a clash with the CBN over compliance. How will it compete with OPay, Kuda and Moniepoint?

Ex-Sony Exec wants to fill the gap for premium African Christian content with FaithStream

After eight years leading the Distribution & Networks business for Sony Pictures in Africa, Kunle Falodun will launch a faith-based streaming platform