Moniepoint secures investment from Visa months after unicorn status
Moniepoint Inc., one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platform, has secured an investment from Visa, a global
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HOSTAFRICA gets bigger share of Nigerian web-hosting market with GO54 purchase
Joseph Olaoluwa HOSTAFRICA, a web-hosting company in Africa, has completed the acquisition of GO54 (formerly known as WhoGoHost), another operator
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Nigerian fintech PalmPay sets sights on remittances in Asia expansion plan
This move aligns with a growing trend among African fintechs to tap into the global remittance market, particularly in Asia. Startups like LemFi and Leatherback have already begun offering services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the continent, which account for 75% of global remittance inflows.
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Four charts showing new data prices as Nigeria hikes telecom tariff
By Mary Adenike The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Monday announced a new tariff increase for telephone calls, data, and
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MTN Nigeria raises fresh N42.2bn through commercial paper
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc has announced the successful completion of its Series 15 and 16 Commercial Paper issuance under its
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Nigeria launches digital trade desk to boost tech sector
By Joseph Olaoluwa Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has launched a digital trade desk in
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Mastercard opens Ghana office, deepening West Africa push
By Joseph Olaoluwa Mastercard, the world’s second-largest payments network, opened its first office in Accra, Ghana, signaling its ambition to
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Jaideep Paul set to leave Airtel Africa as CFO, successor picked
Airtel Africa plc, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced that Jaideep Paul, Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
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[BREAKING]: African remittance startup LemFi expands to Europe
By Joseph Olaoluwa LemFi, an African remittance startup that announced its $33 million Series A in August 2023, has now
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MTN Nigeria, NTEL’s spectrum lease deal gets regulator’s nod
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the renewal of the spectrum lease agreement between MTN Nigeria and Natcom Development
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