Nigeria

Nigeria’s SMEs Boost Traffic and Cut Fraud With Cardless Transfers

Nigeria’s SMEs Boost Traffic and Cut Fraud With Cardless Transfers
Nigeria’s SMEs Boost Traffic and Cut Fraud With Cardless Transfers
November 10, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Card payments, as ubiquitous as they may appear, are actually not the preferred payment method in certain markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Nigerian Money App Kuda Launches in UK
Nigerian Money App Kuda Launches in UK
November 09, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The Nigerian money app Kuda, announced Wednesday (Nov. 9) that it is launching in the U.K. as part of a global expansion drive with a...

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AWS Sets Up Shop in Nigeria as Startups, Developers Battle Against FX Crisis
AWS Sets Up Shop in Nigeria as Startups, Developers Battle Against FX Crisis
November 04, 2022  |  Amazon

In a boost for Nigeria’s digital economy, Amazon Web Services (AWS), a subsidiary of Amazon, recently announced the opening of a new office in Lagos,...

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Supply Chain FinTech Breeze Teams With Finverity on African SMB Capital
Supply Chain FinTech Breeze Teams With Finverity on African SMB Capital
October 31, 2022  |  Supply Chain

Nigerian startup Breeze has partnered with U.K.-based supply chain finance company Finverity to accelerate its mission of providing small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Africa...

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Bangladesh’s The Social Loan Company Expands to Nigeria
Bangladesh’s The Social Loan Company Expands to Nigeria
October 31, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

The Social Loan Company (TSLC), a digital-first lender founded in Bangladesh, announced Monday (Oct. 31) that it is launching its platform in Africa for the...

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eNaira’s First Anniversary Holds Lessons for CBDC Boosters
eNaira’s First Anniversary Holds Lessons for CBDC Boosters
October 26, 2022  |  CBDC

If there’s one lesson to take away from the first anniversary of Nigeria’s struggling eNaira central bank digital currency (CBDC), it’s that China has shown...

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Nigeria Promotes Innovation, Becomes Latest African Country to Pass Startup Act
Nigeria Promotes Innovation, Becomes Latest African Country to Pass Startup Act
October 20, 2022  |  Europe

With presidential assent marking its final passage into law, the Nigeria Startup Bill has become the Nigeria Startup Act as of Wednesday (Oct. 19). Get...

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Beyond EU, Regulators Move to Rein in Big Tech Dominance in Africa
Beyond EU, Regulators Move to Rein in Big Tech Dominance in Africa
October 11, 2022  |  Big Tech

From the $1.7 billion AdSense antitrust fine levied against Google in 2019 and the nearly $887 million privacy fine Amazon was issued last July, to...

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