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Nigeria’s broadband penetration reached 44.5% in July 2022

Nigeria's broadband penetration reached 44.5% in July 2022, according to the Nigerian Communications Commission.

Interswitch kicks off 20th anniversary, launches #NeverStop brand campaign

Interswitch is a leading player with critical mass across Africa’s developing financial ecosystem and is active across the payments value chain.

After obtaining a super agent licence, Kippa has raised an $8.4 million seed

After obtaining a super agent licence from the Central Bank of Nigeria, Kippa has raised an $8.4 million seed to enable SMEs with financial management tools.

BD Insider, Letter 128

Interswitch, ProvidusBank and others team up to enable contactless Tap-to-Pay transactions in Nigeria.

How Kippa’s Super Agent licence will enable Nigerian SMEs

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has issued Kippa, a financial management and payments platform, a Payment Solutions Services Licence to operate as a Super-Agent in the country.

Bitmama secures $2 million pre-seed to expand across Africa

Bitmama Inc. has raised an additional $1.65 million, ten months after its initial pre-seed round of $350,000.

Why Interswitch wants to rehire its former employees

Back to Switch is a "recruitment campaign that is designed to rehire former employees of Interswitch.

Meta wants to engage emerging content creators in Africa

Meta has launched the ‘Creators of Tomorrow’ campaign to celebrate emerging talents across Sub-Saharan Africa.

Showmax appoints Opeoluwa Filani to lead its Nigerian operations

Pan-African streaming platform Showmax has appointed Opeoluwa Filani as its Nigerian General Manager.

Bruce Nsereko-Lule joins Seedstars Africa Ventures as a General Partner

Seedstars Africa Ventures, an early-stage fund for startups in the African region, today announced that Bruce Nsereko-Lule has joined the team full-time as a General Partner based in Nairobi.

Nigerian startups dominate the 2022 Google Black Founders Fund Africa

Meet the 2022 recipients of the Google for Startups Black Founders Fund in Africa.

Nigerian government suspends 5% excise duty on telecoms

The Federal Government of Nigeria has suspended the implementation of the proposed 5% excise duty charge on telecom services in the country.