What’s up with virtual dollar cards in Nigeria? And what’s the alternative

"Life-saving" virtual dollar cards in Nigeria has come under attack, as leading provider pulls plug. What could make them pull the plug and what are the alternatives for consumers and fintechs alike?

Inside Getwallets’ pivot to Orchestrate, a payments infrastructure company

Orchestrate (formerly Getwallets) is a payment infrastructure company that give fintechs and merchants access to multiple payment providers with a single integration. But before Orchestrate, there was Getwallets. What changed and what is next?

Hello Pay launches new high-end mPOS device

Hello Pay’s new high-end Android mPOS device will help merchants, from small traders to SMEs, be a part of tomorrow’s business landscape today.

BD Insider: Flutterwave responds to 86fb/86z’s allegations of maliciously freezing and extorting its funds

In this letter, we covered Meta's response to allegations of poor work conditions at its contractor’s hub in Kenya and Flutterwave's response to 86fb/86z allegations

A Recap of FintechNGR Fintech Outlook 2022

An annual intellectual webinar which attempted to take a 360 overview of Nigeria’s fintech space, what it portends globally and how stakeholders can draw industry insights.

Aboki Africa announces rebranding, changes name to Grey

Aboki Africa has completed a major rebranding to Grey. The rebranding to Grey reflects the accelerated way the company has grown and expanded in the last year.

CcHUB in collaboration with Google launches Fintech Innovation Project in Rwanda

Fintech Innovation Project is a corporate innovation lab set up to facilitate the acceleration of e-commerce growth by supporting both Small and Medium Businesses to go online.

20 African companies listed in the 2021 Inclusive Fintech 50

Twenty African companies including Thrive Agric have been selected by the Centre of Financial Inclusion for the 2021 Inclusive Fintech 50 (IF50).

Shecluded: A Gender-based Fintech that keeps on giving

Shecluded plans to change the lives of a lot of women by ensuring more female-led MSMEs grow to large organizations in the future.

Fintech: Kenya leads US, China, and Africa in Financial Inclusion, Providing Essential Lessons for Other African Countries

Kenya leads US, China, and Africa in Financial Inclusion, Providing Essential Lessons for Other African Countries

Meet the 10 African startups and their founders that got into Y Combinator Winter 2021

Ten African startups have made it into the Y Combinator Winter ’21 batch. This brings the number of African startups in YC to 50.

All you need to know about Paystack, the biggest Nigerian startup acquisition

Here is all you need to know about Paystack, the biggest Nigerian startup acquisition and Stripe's biggest acquisition yet. The deal is reportedly worth over $200 million (₦76.6 billion).