A Federal High Court has cleared the way for CBN to proceed with the launch of eNaira, Nigeria’s Digital Currency. This is coming on the heels...
The website of Nigeria’s CBN’s digital currency, eNaira has gone live one week to its official launch date. The eNaira website recorded over a million hits...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has declared Oniwinde Adedotun, the founder of Fintech company, AbokiFX wanted over economic sabotage. The CBN governor, Godwin Emefiele said...
Releaf, an agtech start-up that develops proprietary hardware and software solutions that makes African farmers and food factories more efficient and profitable, has raised $2.7 million...
Market report shows Africa’s Global Business Service Sector (GBS) is on the increase and Nigeria is leading on ICT integration. This was the verdict given by...
Yes, you heard that correctly- Juice allows you spend your digital assets just about anywhere. We think you’ll love to hear about this one. It’s no...
Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has issued a new guidelines detailing how Nigeria’s digital currency called the e-Naira will work. The CBN issued the guidelines to...
How to avoid data privacy breach is what many would really like to know. Meanwhile, does your work or business use emails, phone calls, text messages,...
Nigerian Fintech firms, Risevest, Bamboo, Chaka, CTL and Trove risk losing customers as CBN moves to freeze their accounts. The fintech platforms make access to stocks,...
Bitcoin, a form of Cryptocurrencies, has become very popular and lucrative and so is mining the coins becoming very lucrative too. As Bitcoin continues to rise...
Increased broadband, public–private partnership (PPP) and greater internet penetration remain part of major drivers of Nigeria’s digital economy, says NCC. Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC, made the...
Nigeria’s Central Bank, CBN, has said that it would launch its digital currency in three months’ time. In a Webinar session yesterday, the bank revealed to...
Cowrywise is an online finance company that helps people plan, manage, save and even make money online. Many people find it had to save on a...
TikTok has removed over 11 million accounts and banned the promotion of financial services, including Cryptocurrency on its platform. It also banned dating, betting sites, gaming,...
NFTs have become the new breakthrough that most big techs and popular celebrities have found interesting. The digital asset is gaining more popularity and has attracted...
[avatar user=”Anthony Ogbonna” /] Two brothers from South Africa have disappeared with investors’ Bitcoins worth $3.6 billion dollars. The duo, Raees Cajee, 20, the founder of...
Another bad day for the cryptocurrency market as China officially bans its banks and payment companies from providing crypto-related services. According to Reuters, the ban on...
The cryptocurrency market witnessed what could be described as a black swan dipping by about 12% after Tesla announced that it had suspended vehicle purchases using...
Maviance, the Cameroon-based company, has announced raising $3 million to expand its digitised financial services across Africa. The business company had been providing financial services such...
In a blog post, the popular bird app has announced the launch of its newest feature, ‘Tip Jar’. It would allow users to tip a person...
Coinbase, an American-based platform known for exchanging cryptocurrency, is partnering with PayPal, a multinational payment platform. The partnership would involve the addition of the PayPal option...
Nigeria-based API fintech startup, Okra has raised $3.5 million from a seed round led by U.S.-based Susa Ventures – an early VC investor in global companies...
The fintech software provider in Pan-Africa recently raised a seed funding of $10 Million in a Series A round. Leading the seed fund is Cardinal Stone...
Barely three months after it made it to the limelight through an unprecedented 4,200% increase in downloads, Signal App is taking yet another bold step. The...
Nigeria, Africa’s largest country both by population and GDP is pushing the continent into a new phase that’s budding with opportunities. The country has begun to...
American multinational company, Visa has announced it would accepting the use of cryptocurrency to settle transactions on its platform. It said it would be making use...
Paychant, the cryptocurrency gateway platform has launched a cryptocurrency platform, Quick. The platform would enable users to make day-to-day purchases with cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Etherum, Tether…). They...
Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, on Wednesday tweeted that the electric car company, Tesla, would be accepting the digital currency, bitcoin, as a form of payment. Musk...
It’s almost a week since the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) rolled out a directive that asked local banks to give out N5 for every dollar...
If you had to read that headline more than once to be sure you weren’t mistaken then we’re on the same page. Although we’re the reporters...
The US Justice Department has charged anti-virus software creator John McAfee with conspiracy to commit fraud and money-laundering. McAfee was accused of artificially inflating prices of...
Mastercard announced that it would allow its users to transact in some select cryptocurrencies later this year. This came after many payment platforms started accepting the...
In a new directive, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has instructed Deposit Money Banks (DMB) and other financial institutions to close accounts used in trading...
Headquartered in Nigeria, Cowrywise has raised $3 million in a pre-series A funding led by Washington DC-based Quona Capital. The funding round also had the participation...
The world is gradually accepting the reality that comes with the mass adoption of cryptocurrency, and the sports industry isn’t left out either. Just in a...
Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma has finally made a public appearance after more than two months. Although his appearance was only virtual, it would suffice to quell...
The past couple of weeks have been bright for cryptocurrencies generally and Etherum is not left out in the positive trends so far. Ether, which is...
Has Jack Ma gone missing or is he running on stealth mode? This has been the one question on the minds of many tech enthusiasts and...
Lagos, a state in Africa’s largest economy, Nigeria, has been ranked 5th in the regional top 5 fintech ecosystems. This result is based on a Global...
China recently disclosed plans to move solely to the “digital Yuan,” also known as the Digital Currency Electronics Payment (DCEP). The Asian country has not released...
The highly-anticipated Facebook-backed cryptocurrency, Libra, has just gotten a new launch date slated for in January 2021. According to a Financial Times report, the Libra Association...
The biggest update in Etherum history, Etherum 2.0’s Beacon Chain’s launch, is officially slated for December 1st. If you wonder what this is all about, here...
In a seemingly progressive week for African startups, Cross-border Payment Company, Chipper Cash, raised $30 million in a Series B funding round. Led by American-based Ribbit...
The South African based fintech startup, FinChatBot, has raised $1.6m to expand into Europe and West Africa. The fintech AI solution provider, poised to transforming lives...
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has offered full sponsorship for startups to attend the 40th edition of GITEX Technology Week. The GITEX Technology Week is...
Financial Inclusion Leaders Conference will hold virtually on Thursday, October 22, 2020. The event will bring fintech participants across Kenya and Africa together. The conference will...
Paystack and Cowrywise have joined the list of Nigerian-based brands supporting the peaceful #EndSars protest. As thousands of Nigerians protest against the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in...
Have you ever heard of Flutterwave? The answer to that will probably be yes or no. Nonetheless, we’re going to tell you everything you need to...
Africa’s largest retail chain, Shoprite, has launched its new app, “Money Market Account,” that allows customers to do multiple transactions. Money Market Account is a mobile-friendly app that...
Companies, organizations and groups have been taking the initiative and easing the effect of COVID-19 in several ways Many have given out food and medical supplies,...
