Fincra continues efforts to build a global payment Infrastructure with UK expansion

In October 2022, a global payment infrastructure company,  Fincra announced investments in the West Midlands through the Birmingham Tech Week— the most prominent regional tech festival in the United Kingdom (UK), spotlighting innovation and tech success stories from across the West Midlands, as well as opportunities for both domestic and international investors.

Meet the Africans in YouTube Black Voices Fund music class of 2023

Ahead of 2023, YouTube has named 40 Black musicians across the world, including six Africans as part of the music class of 2023.

Meet the 7 Nigerian startups exhibiting at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt is a three-day startup conference focused on bringing the global startup community together to discover insights, collaborate and celebrate achievements that have defined successful founders’ journeys and those yet to come in the future.

Six Nigerian tech entrepreneurs to receive the highest national awards

As Nigeria marks its 62nd independence day, President Muhammadu Buhari will confer National Honours Award to 437 Nigerians on October 11, 2022, at the International Conference Centre, Abuja.

The mobile performance of African telecoms in Q2 2022

As of Q2 2022, MTN Nigeria commanded 38.9% of Nigeria's mobile users, with its 74.1 million subscribers almost double that of Airtel’s 46.0 million, Yet when it comes to mobile performance, Airtel Nigeria was ahead of MTN; in Q2 2022, according to data analysed by Ookla—a global leader in network intelligence and connectivity insights.

Flutterwave VP Design, Ted Oladele: “I am not a designer”

Ted OIadele is one of the most impactful tech people in Nigeria, but little is known about his journey. In this 2,000-word deep dive, Benjamin Dada takes you through Ted's background, work philosophy and future plans.

Meet the 7 African startups that made Norrsken’s Impact100 list

The Impact100 list is made up of companies that have delivered at least an MVP product to market and/or raised at least seed/series A-funding.

Fact check: Paystack was the first YC-backed startup from Nigeria, not PetaSales

Gen Zs are driving listenership of local music while helping to push international artists and genres into Nigeria's listening mix.

Since 2015, Techstars has backed 50+ African startups

In April, Techstars, in partnership with ARM Labs, a Lagos-based innovation program focusing on fintech startups, announced the launch of ARM Labs Lagos Techstars Accelerator Program which aims to invest in early-stage fintech and proptech companies based in Africa.

How Kora’s UK expansion will impact Africa’s payment ecosystem

Kora has expanded into the UK to provide payment processing gateway and portals, as well as merchant service aggregation from the Kingdom to Africa.

Exclusive chat with Tomiwa Aladekomo, TechCabal’s parent CEO

Tomiwa Aladekomo sits with Benjamin Dada to discuss the African Media landscape, Big Cabal's Seed raise, and operational efficiencies.

Why ThriveAgric won the Visa Everywhere Initiative 2022 for African, European and MENA startups

ThriveAgric emerged as the winner of the Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) 2022 for Central Europe, Middle East, and Africa Region (CEMEA).