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Inside Virgua: The Nigerian safety app turning smartphones into life-saving tools

Franklyn Eluagu built a decade-long career convincing people to trust things they hadn't seen. Now he's betting that same instinct on a personal safety app for Nigeria.

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MonieWorld is shutting down: 5 UK-to-Nigeria remittance alternatives to consider

With MonieWorld shutting down, here are five UK-to-Nigeria remittance alternatives, compared on exchange rates, fees, speed, and features.

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Anchor wants to end the scramble for reliable card infrastructure in Africa

Anchor relaunches Cards 2.0 to help African businesses issue reliable virtual USD Mastercard cards for cross-border payments and online spending.

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The Covenant University mafia produced fintech giants. Early Attoh went a different way

From a campus with no phones to a flat in London, Early Attoh built a design career that has left its fingerprints on some of the most used digital products in Nigeria and the UK.

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After a NIPOST snub, Maiaddy built its own address infrastructure

Maiaddy wants to fix Nigeria's addressing problem with unique street codes.

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The Contributor Mindset: Inside the Journey of Femi Alayesanmi, Head of Engineering at Mono

Femi Alayesanmi's storied journey, from growing up without a computer to leading Mono’s Engineering and the future of African tech. 

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TFY grew 600% without VC funding and reinvests profits into charities and startups.

While most tech unicorns burn through investor cash, TFY (Transformify Ltd) built a $502 million workforce platform on pure profit and gives a chunk of it away.

Fintech

Raenest to allow Nigerians buy SpaceX shares at IPO

Raenest set to enable Nigerians access SpaceX IPO at launch via its US stocks feature. Eligible users can own a piece for as low as $2.

African Markets

Africa’s payments infrastructure needs to be rebuilt from scratch

Africa's payments infrastructure needed to be rebuilt from scratch, so Maplerad is doing that.

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Evolution secures US Federal MSB License to power global citizens

Evolution (formerly Cryptonia) is building the payment rails to enable remote workers, freelancers, and anyone to earn money from anywhere.

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How Amarachi Iheanacho is helping global startups solve their documentation problem

In an industry that has built a hundred and fifty million tools for coding, almost none exist for the longevity of the documentation itself. Amarachi Iheanacho is closing that gap.

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Dinesurf: How a third-generation hospitality family is rewriting the economics of African restaurants

Dinesurf is Rewriting the Economics of African Restaurants