Smile ID celebrates 200 million Identity verifications, launches Nigeria’s first eKYC report 

The financial services sector, particularly banking and lending, has been the primary driver of eKYC adoption in Nigeria, accounting for 80% of ID verifications over the past two years.

This startup, Bidhaa, wants to speed up innovation for African startups

By combining detailed market insights with structured ideation and validation tools, the platform helps reduce the time and resources entrepreneurs spend on market research and validation.

Why Tomi Badejo says project managers can’t ignore AI

"Gone are the days when a project manager could simply be the quiet doer." Badejo believes that project managers in the tech space will need to communicate their unique value more than ever.

Babatunde Akin-Moses wants to answer your questions about economics with a comic book

My story is not the typical one. I was a science student in secondary school on my way to becoming a medical doctor so economics wasn't even in the plan.

How Mayokun Ogungbola ditched law to become a world-class product designer

“My parents still keep saying my education is not complete. They keep asking, ‘What if I need it? What if I’m looking for a job and they say we need this person to have gone to law school?’ And I keep thinking, what type of job would that be?

Past, present, future: Afriex’s path through narrow remittance corridors

Four years after launch, the platform now boasts 400,000 users and has expanded its reach, moving beyond the initial US-to-Nigeria gateway

Flourish Ventures’ Ameya Upadhyay: Tough times don’t last—tough startups do

In an era marked by unprecedented challenges, the landscape on which startups and venture capitalists operate has become more daunting.

Amenawon Esezobor’s remarkable journey to becoming a world-class software engineer

Amenawon Esezobor has worked for some of Africa's most prestigious companies like Flutterwave, Stanbic IBTC, and Kobo360. Today, she’s a software engineer at Gallagher Re, one of the largest global reinsurance brokers.

Anchor, a Nigerian embedded finance platform, launches On Deck to educate Africans on fintech

Anchor, a Nigerian embedded finance platform, launches On Deck to educate Africans on fintech

Review: The new Geegpay virtual dollar card is the best in the market for businesses and freelancers

Geegpay's new virtual card works for online payments like Aliexpress, Netflix, Shein, Facebook ads, Upwork credit and Apple Music. Here’s how it works and what you need to know about creating, funding, and using the card.

Paystack alumni have founded over fourteen African startups

From fintech to on-demand food delivery, former employees at Paystack have founded at least fourteen African startups.

Inside the failed Y Combinator-backed startups in Africa

Since its debut African investment in 2012, Y Combinator has backed over 106 startups on the continent. We tracked down a few of these startups that have since shut down.