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Victory Emmanuel

Victory Emmanuel covers consumer technology and trends at Condia, specialising in SEO and coverage of smartphones, while also writing regularly about startups in Africa. When not writing, she dabbles in TV.
Features

RetailBox: The startup forging a path with transparency, not hype

The story of RetailBox parallels Nigerian business itself: resilience shaped more by constraints than convenience.

Fintech

Visa Direct hands $80tn payments push to new Global Head Vira Platonova

Platonova sees stablecoins as a “powerful extension” of Visa Direct, as she streamlines non-card rails like Currencycloud and VPL.

Spotlight

She lost family to insurgency. Now she’s saving lives through Nigeria’s crisis hotline

In Nigeria, where suicide is still treated as a crime, Sunshine Series is proving through grassroots training and data-driven care that mental health belongs in the heart of healthcare.

News

Visa pilots stablecoins as pre-funding currency for global payouts

Stablecoins move from crypto gimmick to financial plumbing as Visa makes them part of its global payments network.

News

Mastercard Foundation picks Sewit Ahderom as new CEO, beginning January 2026

Sewit Ahderom will take over as CEO on January 1, 2026, continuing the Mastercard Foundation’s history of female leadership after Reeta Roy’s 18-year tenure.

Guide

Where to stream Argentina vs South Africa 2025 Rugby Championship final online

Here’s how you can follow Argentina v South Africa, Australia vs New Zealand, in the Rugby Championship 2025 final round live, on TV or online.

News

Pearl Nkrumah makes history as Access Bank Ghana’s first female MD

With 25 years in banking and three years shaping Access Bank Ghana’s retail arm, Pearl Nkrumah now takes the top job.

Spotlight

Inside Fortics Life’s ambition to revive 100 dead Nigerian hospitals by 2030

Fortics is building a digital hospital network. Nigeria may have to follow.

Fintech

Kenya’s Bonto shuts down six months after getting its CBK licence

Bonto’s exit, just six months after getting its CBK licence, shows how unforgiving Kenya’s remittance market is for new players.

News

Eyob Tekalign steps in as Ethiopia’s new Central Bank governor

Eyob Tekalign takes the hot seat at Ethiopia’s central bank with inflation and forex shortages waiting on his desk

Features

The $8.5 trillion challenge: How CompasAI is closing the global skills gap

David- Bobola Ojoawo is building CompasAI to simplify learning pathways and challenge AI’s place in the future of work.

AI

CMC Networks appoints ex-Google exec, Mahesh Jaishankar as Managing Director to lead AI push in Africa

Mahesh Jaishankar as Managing Director will now expand AI-driven connectivity across 62 markets in Africa and the Middle East.

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