Verve cards are now accepted on AliExpress. But their issuing business tells a sweeter story

Verve has grown card issuing by 40% year-on-year, in the last two years. This article reports the news of their partnership with AliExpress while going deep into three growth eras they've experienced.

How Access Holdings’ Hydrogen, Oxygen X, Pension are minting billions in profits

The company's fintech, pension, and lending ventures have demonstrated profitability within two years of incorporation.

Kenyan TikTok star Arap Uria wants content creators to embrace their originality

What is it about Kiprop that gets the attention and following of millions of people?

As African finance fights back against fraud, Reporta steps up to the plate 

The relationship between banks and fintechs can be tense. But Aderinlola believes as long as fintechs adhere to the banks’ rules of engagement, there should be no issue.

This edtech residency in Badagry wants to train 10 million people in tech

"Many young people in Badagry believe they need to go to Yaba or Lagos Island to learn tech. FiguresHub aims to change that perception."

Inside the online food delivery market in Northern Nigeria

While phone calls remain the go-to method for online food delivery in Northern Nigeria, a growing appetite exists for a more streamlined approach. Vendors and users alike are craving an aggregator platform similar to the ones in the South.

With 500,000 freelancers and remote workers using its platform, Raenest is profitable and ready to take over Africa

Why nearly half a million freelancers and remote workers across Africa rely on this two-year-old startup's product to process tens of millions of dollars monthly

This hacked Twitter user turned ethical hacker now recovers social media accounts

With her birthday just a few hours away, Victoria Johnson* clicked a phishing link by mistake and was locked out of her Facebook account with over 7.8k followers, which she relied on to manage her businesses online.

How Xiaomi overthrew Samsung in Nigeria’s smartphone wars

A 14-year-old Beijing-based consumer tech firm has jumped past Samsung to become the second most preferred smartphone brand in Nigeria, Africa’s largest IT market and most populous nation. 

Inside Eyowo’s excruciating ordeal with Nigerian regulators and the neobank’s path to restoration

Two months shy of its second anniversary as a Nigerian digital bank, Eyowo faced its biggest setback ever: the revocation of its banking license. In this article, the founders shared what happened and the arduous attempt to turn the tide.

Flutterwave VP Design, Ted Oladele: “I am not a designer”

Ted OIadele is one of the most impactful tech people in Nigeria, but little is known about his journey. In this 2,000-word deep dive, Benjamin Dada takes you through Ted's background, work philosophy and future plans.

Scrader seeks to transform how young millennials and Gen Z shop online in Nigeria

Scrader is an anagram of the words ”social commerce” and ”trader”, and this speaks on what this startup is trying to do and its value proposition for its users.