BD Insider 167: Visa’s long-standing interest in African fintech

Letter 167 explores Visa's plan to invest in African fintech startups, ThriveAgric's journey: From a turbulent 2020 to an incredible 2022 and unification of the exchange rate.

BD Insider 166: Examining the controversies at Binance and the CBN

In this letter, we examined the suspension of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the local regulator's stance on Binance operations in Nigeria.

BD Insider 165: Ride-hailing fares could cost 200% more in 

We are starting the week with a special shout-out to one of our top partners, Geegpay who have recently launched their Mastercard and Visa virtual dollar cards

BD Insider 164: Patricia lost $2M to cyber hack — Report

BD Insider 164 covers Swvl's continued woes at Nasdaq and what the ICT sector contributed to Nigeria's GDP in Q1 2023.

BD Insider 163: Nigerian senate still wants to pass the NITDA Bill

The controversial NITDA bill might be passed by the Senate. we also explored the proposed launch of Africa's cheapest smartphone in Kenya, the latest about MTN mobile money operations in Cameroon and NigComHealth.

BD Insider 162: Nigerian banks owe telcos ₦120 billion USSD debt

We are starting the week with two funding news. Pan-African asset financing platform, M-Kopa has secured over $250 million in new funding. The investment includes $55 million in equity and over $200 million in debt, according to reports. It is one of the largest combined debt and equity funding that has been raised in the […]

BD Insider 161: Kenya wants to tax digital creators

We examined the proposed tax on digital content creators in Kenya, the possible duplicate of telecoms regulators in Nigeria and the QR payment plan in Kenya.

BD Insider 160: Report excludes Chipper, Andela and Flutterwave from the list of African unicorns

We examined CV VC's claim on the current state of African unicorns, the latest on SEC Regulatory Incubation program for Nigerian fintechs and the poor but expensive network in Cameroon.

BD Insider 159: Internet shuts down in Sudan as crises escalates

BD Insider 159 examines the internet shutdown in Sudan, Gluwa's $35 million investment in African crypto exchanges and the ongoing restructuring at Kuda Bank.

BD Insider 157: Is Soko Loan not a predatory lender anymore?

In this letter 157: Solomon Osadolo's journey to becoming a global content design talent, the latest on digital lending regulation in Nigeria and Cameroon's eVisa.

BD Insider 156: Liberia gets $3.9M to modernise its payment infrastructure

We examine the AfDB $3.9 million grant to modernise Liberia's payment infrastructure, the launch of AWS FinTech Africa Accelerator and Nigeria Air's commencement.

BD Insider 154: Venture funding in Africa slowed down this month

In BD Insider, Letter 154, we take a deep dive into Nigeria's $618 million tech and creative fund, the state of venture capital on the continent and the latest about Emirates operations in Nigeria.