BD Insider, Letter 125: Is Interswitch becoming a startup?

For letter 125, we will examine:

• Interswitch’s self-service developer portal
• the impact of Flutterwave’s graduate trainee program on unemployment in Nigeria
• CBN’s partnership with Africa Fintech Foundry to boost eNaira’s adoption
• the latest African Tech Startup Deals (in PNG and an interactive format)
• job opportunities, events, and more.

Interswitch unveils self-service developer portal

The news: Last week, Interswitch launched its self-service Application Programmable Interfaces (API) platform to enable developers to create digital products and solutions for Africans.

Interswitch, the first Nigerian fintech unicorn has over 20 APIs with millions of calls across these APIs. According to reports, four of these APIs (paycode, VAS, lending service, collections) are front-lining the financial revolution in Africa—especially in Nigeria, such as cardless transactions, remittances, lending and mobile banking.

Last updated: January 15, 2026