Farmcrowdy unveils commodity aggregator Farmgate Africa
Agri fintech startup, Farmcrowdy, today unveiled Farmgate Africa, its commodity aggregator platform.
NIBSS reveals new TAT for reversals, transfers, and transaction timeouts
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS), says banks are working towards attaining shorter time for electronic payment (e-payment) transactions.
Facebook is considering paying media outlets for news tab
Media organisations could soon begin to receive paychecks from Facebook, as the CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, plans to create a news tab for quality news sources.
Nigeria missing from Amazon VS Microsoft cloud battle
Nigeria is off the radar as Amazon and Microsoft's Azure take the battle for cloud dominance to Africa.
Uber’s acquisition of rival, Careem, raises anti-competition concerns
Uber will drop a whopping $3.1 billion to acquire Dubai-bases Careem. But officials are not pleased with the development.
GTBank goes beyond banking, launches digital playground for children
The GTBank Play Centre is equipped with a wide array of interactive games that will give kids a fun and immersive digital experience
Early Metrics rates Konga high among league of global Startups
Early Metrics' ratings support decision makers such as investors and corporates in identifying innovative startups worthy of their time and money.
OneFi acquires Amplify as part of its one-stop-shop drive
The acquisition will see OneFi take over Amplify’s assets, tradements, and flagship products.
Google fined N613.1bn for AdSense clauses
The company has been accused of using its market dominance to dictate the activities of rival online search advertisers such as Yahoo.
LCC e-Tag glitch gives Lekki commuters a temporary tax rebate
Commuters can be forgiven for thinking that fortune has smiled on them and blessed them with free rides.
Nigerian fintech, TeamApt, to expand to the Americas later this year
Nigerian financial technology firm, TeamApt, plans to expand its oepration into Latin America countries by the third quarter of the year.
EFCC has begun the use of drones but there is a problem..
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Huawei accuses the United States of hacking
The confrontation between Chinese leading technology company, Huawei and the United States has nowhere reached its end, as Huawei, today, announced the company has filed a lawsuit against the US government.
Nigeria has one of the cheapest mobile data prices in Africa
Data from UK-based price comparison website — Cable, has shown that Nigerian telecoms companies offer some of the cheapest mobile data rates in Africa.
Phone Swap: Phone retailers losing business segment to black market
Before you walk into a phone retail shop for a phone swap, ensure that you are not quick to anger and you are an individual with few words, because the response of the staff in charge will probably push you over the edge.
CEO discloses how family affair shutdown OyaPay’s operation
One year after its launch into the financial tech space, OyaPay, a Nigerian mobile-based point-of-sale startup has shut down operations at a time Fintech companies are rebranding for growth and seeking investment for expansion.
Hello Tractor begins expansion drive with CTA deal
Hello Tractor, a Nigerian agri-tech startup, has given its expansion drive beyond the shores of Nigeria a boost by securing a partnership with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA).
Elon Musk fires back at SEC on twitter
Elon Musk and the United States Securities and Exchange Commission have continued their verbal attack.
Nigeria’s CcHUB expands into East Africa
Nigeria's Co-creation HUB (CcHUB) have made inroad into the eastern region of Africa. The company launched its outfit in Kigali, Rwanda, a move that intends to foster regional technology ecosystem in the continent.
Fintech companies to watch out for in 2019
The disruption fintechs have brought about is certainly undeniable, even as their effectiveness is one of the qualities that have distinguished them.
REACH research report shows Nigerian spending patterns
Following the release of its annual report, comparing spending habits between Nigeria and Kenya, Nairametrics interviewed JR Kanu, the founder of Reach, a fintech company.
Paga’s Tayo Oviosu joins 84th cohorts of Endeavour Entrepreneurs
Nigeria’s online payment service provider, Paga has announced that it currently processes $160 million worth of deals monthly.
Kobo360 set to scale operations to other African countries
Logistics startup, Kobo360, has raised a $6 million equity investment led by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) with participation from others including Silicon Valley investors WTI
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Habari, Nigeria’s Largest Platform for Music, Shopping, Lifestyle Content and More, Goes Live
Guaranty Trust Bank plc has announced the launch of Habari, Nigeria’s largest platform for music, shopping, lifestyle content and more
How First Bank supports Economic Summit, growing local enterprises
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The demand for blockchain-based services is on the increase globally, while the technology powering these services is growing at a rapid pace. The potential applications for blockchain technology are almost without limit
MTN builds partner ecosystem
MTN Nigeria along with hundreds of Nigerian businesses; large-scale to SMEs, came together for the ICT Company’s maiden Partner Summit, themed ‘MTN Fusion’.
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