News from the tech and telecoms sector in Nigeria
Why ICT’s contribution to GDP dropped in Q2 2021
Square and Twitter CEO, Jack Dorsey plans to build decentralized Bitcoin exchange
GDP: Information and Communication sector grows by 5.5% in Q2 2021
DEAL: African payment company, pawaPay has secured a $9 million Seed raise
DEAL: Egyptian B2B food startup, MaxAB raises $15 million in series A extension
TikTok partners with Shopify to let users shop from the app
DEAL: Kenyan customer loyalty startup, CashBackApp raises $475,000 in pre-seed funding
Fintech has the potential to change the capital market – NGX
Nigeria and Singapore-based Alerzo raises $20 million to bring Nigeria’s informal retail sector online
Tesla is building a humanoid robot called Tesla Bot
Millennials and GenZs are driving the adoption and penetration of digital banking in Nigeria