E-Commerce

Mastercard Expands Digital Identity Commitment with Samsung Electronics

Mastercard is in collaborate with Samsung to explore and deliver a better way for people to conveniently and securely verify their digital identity on the mobile devices they use every day. People today are juggling multiple passwords and documents in an attempt to keep their identifying data and money safe. They have to repeatedly provide […]

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E-Commerce

WorldRemit Plans Expansion to Nigeria in Partnership with Paga

Digital money transfer company WorldRemit is considerably expanding its presence in Nigeria by joining forces with Paga, Nigeria’s first and mobile money company, for international digital money transfers. Using the WorldRemit app or website, the Nigerian diaspora living in over 50 countries will soon be able to send money quickly and securely to over 11 […]

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Technology

Nigeria’s e-Payment Firm Upperlink to Provide TSA Solutions

The Upperlink Limited, an electronic payment service provider, has reiterated its readiness to provide state governments with an improved Treasury Single Account (TSA) solutions. This is just as the company recently won the 2019 edition of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s Electronic Payment Incentive Scheme (EPIS) Efficiency Awards. A statement signed by the Managing Director/CEO […]

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Technology

Remittance of Naira for Daispora made Easy, an Firm unveils m-naira app

With the growing level of acceptance and also teething challenges of mobile payment and digital remittance Nigerians face on daily basis, BeepTool, an indigenous tech start-up based in Lagos, South West Nigeria has unveiled m-naira App, designed to bridge the gap in financial inclusion, mobile payment and remittance space. m-naira mobile app has been described […]

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Technology

Uber Drivers Now to Observe Compulsory Rest Period

Uber said it has introduced a number of measures aimed at enhancing the safety of its driver-partners and their passengers. Some of the measures are compulsory rest period for driver-partners registered on the Uber app, insurance policy and holding regular safety workshops. The General Manager, West Africa at Uber, Lola Kassim, gave the indication in […]

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E-Commerce

Taxify Rebranding: CEO Explains Essence of New Name

Taxify has announced it’s changing its name to Bolt saying this is in line with firm’s broader vision of the fast-evolving transportation industry. Speaking on why the company chose to make the change, Markus Villig, CEO and co-founder, said, “Taxify launched five years ago with a mission to make urban transportation more convenient and affordable. […]

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Financial

Jumia Files for IPO on NYSE, MTN now Major Shareholder

E-commerce firm Jumia has filed for an Initial Public Offering on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), which will make it the first African technology company to list on the exchange. The timeline of the listing and share price of the IPO has, however, not been stated in the SEC filing application. In its SEC […]

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StartUps

Paylater Secures $5m Facility, Migrates to Full Service Digital Bank in Nigeria

Nigerian fintech, One Finance Limited has has secured a $5M debt facility for its consumer facing platform, Paylater enabling it to migrate to full digital bank. The facility comes from New York and Nairobi-based Lendable, a technology-enabled funding provider to African consumer and SME lenders. The debt facility will be used to deploy more loans […]

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StartUps

Somali Delivery Startup Gulivery adds e-hailing Services

Somali startup Gulivery, which provides delivery services to restaurants, shops and e-commerce platforms, has added e-hailing functionalities to its platform. Gulivery developed a mobile app that allowed people to order meals and groceries from restaurants and supermarkets, and have them delivered to their doors by the startup’s delivery partners. The startup was launched in 2017 […]

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Technology

Uber Upgrades Injury Protection for Nigeria’s Driver-Partners

Uber said it has extended its Partner Injury Protection cover for driver-partners to include a daily payment benefit. According to a statement by the firm, since 2017, Uber driver-partners and riders in Nigeria have been protected on the road. It said with the new update, driver-partners in Nigeria would now have more peace of mind […]

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