BD Insider 171: What next for Nigerian fintechs given new FX and USD push by banks? We also covered how Nigeria has lost its spot as the top destination for tech VC funding in Africa and Flutterwave and IATA payment partnership.
Flutterwave launches Tuition, responds to growing FX demand for international school fees Flutterwave has launched Tuition to allow African users to pay various fees to educational institutions within Africa and overseas using their local currencies.
UNICEF Startup Lab, KOICA and MEST partner to support Ghanaian startups promoting SDGs KOICA, MEST Africa, UNICEF Startup Lab partner to support startups under the "KOICA-UNICEF Accelerating Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Ghana" project.
BD Insider 167: Visa's long-standing interest in African fintech Letter 167 explores Visa's plan to invest in African fintech startups, ThriveAgric's journey: From a turbulent 2020 to an incredible 2022 and unification of the exchange rate.
Unifying Nigeria's Exchange Rate: The journey here and its implications Nigeria's President Tinubu removes fuel subsidies and unifies the exchange rate. Short-term pain, but should lead to improved price discovery and increased dollar supply, if managed appropriately. Dig deeper.
How Fullgap is tapping into the new world of work with Africa’s HoneyBook Fullgap is building the operating system for freelancers. In just three weeks of the public beta launch, they acquired their first 3,000 users. Here is my interview with two of the co-founders.
Review of Klasha's virtual dollar card Klasha's virtual dollar card works for online spending at international merchants like Amazon and can be funded with Nigerian naira. Here is what I observed from creating, funding, using and withdrawing from the card.