Two hydra-headed challenges of erratic power supply and constant Internet disruptions have been identified as major limitations stifling the economy, especially digital opportunities.

For the electronic payment business, the hydra-headed challenges of persistent network failures, culture norms, insecurity, among others have been identified as limitations confronting its expansion in Nigeria.

Systemspecs, a financial technology firm, has called for organisations to invest in economic and technology advocacy to attract foreign exchange and boost economic growth.

The famous American publisher Tim Oreilly recently wrote a bestselling book titled “WTF?: What’s the Future and Why It’s Up to Us “ He mentioned something quite profound, which he heard from the Chief Economist at Google.

Africa's leading payment gateway brand, Innovate 1 Pay has announced the expansion of its operations and provision of financial technology services to African expatriates in Dubai, Middle East.

Following the launch of “thehatch”, an innovation Lab set to build, scale and provide a nurturing environment for Fintech Start-ups by ensuring level playing...

Lori Systems, a Pan African logistics coordination platform that connects cargo owners to transportation, has announced the appointment of Uche Ogboi as the company’s Chief Operating Officer and Efayomi Carr as Head of Strategic Finance.

KiaKia Bits Ltd, fintech in Nigeria’s lending space operating under the trademark, has expanded its operations with its 320SQM office space in Abuja, in order to serve small businesses. Launched in 2016, KiaKia is a licensed lender that uses big data, machine learning and artificial intelligence to deliver credit services to individuals and MSMEs across…

African financial technology (fintech) experts and entrepreneurs have identified Nigeria’s inability to retain her best talents as major contributor to socio-economic challenges facing the country.

Nigerian wealthtech firm, Cowrywise, has launched the first retail mutual funds’ platform that enables anyone to invest in top companies and high-quality fixed-income instruments with as low as N100. Globally, mutual funds are designed to help the average person access high-end investment products, but in Nigeria, though, with about 70 per cent of Nigerians surviving…

Fintech is a word that few outside the finance world have heard of, but the Africa Fintech Foundry (AFF) is a name that is quickly becoming recognised everywhere. Powered by Access Bank, the AFF is revolutionizing the face of technology, not just in Nigeria, but across the African continent, and have won several awards for…

As the Fintech ecosystem in Nigeria continues to grow and attract patronage and support, six start-ups succeeded...