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Opinion

Inside the CBN and NIBSS’s national domestic card scheme

In 2021, the annual value of card transactions in the Nigeria cards and payments market was $18.2 billion. The market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of more than 18% during the forecast period.

Opinion

Why are African governments deactivating unregistered SIM cards?

To enable digital safety, Ghana and Kenya authorities have ordered the deactivation of unregistered SIM cards.

Opinion

The deficit of tech talent in the African ecosystem; Nigeria as a case study

The state of the nation is another factor for talent wanting to “Japa”- the term used in Nigeria for brain drain.

Financial Services

Why African fintechs’ revenue might reach $230 billion by 2025

An analysis by McKinsey estimates that Africa’s financial-services market could grow at about 10% per annum, reaching about $230 billion in revenues by 2025.

Opinion

“Crypto is the next goal in Africa’s race for financial inclusion” – Njoku Emmanuel

Africa's crypto frontier may still be in its early days, but investments, interests, and innovations in the sector are on the rise.

Opinion

How Elon Musk’s Starlink will impact Nigeria’s economy

Although not instantly, Starlink's entry into Nigeria will be a catalyst for individual productivity, business efficiency and the growth of the economy.

Opinion

How the CBN’s switching license will enable AppZone

With the switching license, AppZone will further expand its transaction switching and processing services currently offered to banks and fintechs through its blockchain-based payment network, ZONE, launched in December 2021.

Opinion

Vehicle financing in Africa amidst the Russia-Ukraine war

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine brings the risk of serious macroeconomic impacts: a slowing of economic growth, even higher inflation, possibly even stagflation, rising unemployment and falling consumer confidence.

Opinion

What are Layer-1 and Layer-2 Blockchains and why are they so important?

First proposed by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, the Scalability Trilemma refers to a blockchain’s ability to balance three core fundamentals that determine its functionality and operability– security, scalability, and decentralization.

Opinion

How the informal sector can solve Nigeria’s tax woes

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the total monetary or market value of all the finished goods and services produced within a country’s borders in a specific period, according to Investopedia.

Opinion

Virtual Reality

Tech Word For The Week is a weekly series where we look to explain commonly used words in the tech ecosystem in a simple, engaging way.

Opinion

Top 10 gifts below $100 for loved ones

The festive season is here again. A season where we spread love and give gifts. Finding the perfect gift for our loved ones might seem difficult due to the glut of options you can choose from.

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