News OnePipe closes $950,000 pre-seed round from Sherpa, Techstars, others OnePipe has raised $950,000 pre-seed funding from a roster of institutional and angel investors, including Techstars, Sherpa Africa, and Idris Bello.
Spotlight Digital banks: ALAT, Kuda, Rubies, Eyowo, V by VFD, and Sparkle compared At least one digital bank has been launched in Nigeria every year since 2017. I compare six digital banks launched in the past three years to find the best.
Press release Carbon launches financial services platform for businesses Carbon, Nigeria’s foremost digital financial services company, has launched Carbon for Business, a digital financial services platform that will serve small and medium-sized enterprises.
News Fidelity Bank to host SME Funding Connect in August Fidelity Bank will be hosting SME Funding Connect in Lagos on August 7, and subsequently in Kano and Port Harcourt. The event will bring together business owners and private and public financial institutions.
Opinion Nigerian Banks and Financial Technology Startups Banks must partner with fintechs to help preserve their market share, Perhaps, they could forge ahead beyond partnerships and consider acquisitions.
Opinion How to get out of the Banking Industry in Nigeria Do you feel stuck working for a commercial bank in Nigeria? Would you like to switch careers but the prospects are looking bleak? I wrote this with you in mind.
Financial Services Chat banking takes off in Africa via Whatsapp, Clickatell at the helm Chat banking in South Africa and Nigeria took off in 2016 and 2018, respectively. This happened primarily on Facebook Messenger. Yesterday's announcement by Nigerian banks will see it extend to Facebook's Whatsapp. The
Financial Services Are banks leaving for Fintechs to come in? TLDR; They collect money and distribute the money. They earn a living from net interest. While “banking dates back to 15th century medieval Italy”, the actual act of money-lending and money-changing is as
