Banking & Payments

Today, the internet offers us ways to not only get entertained but to also transact and trade with ease. At the center of all these is an elaborate global transaction system with services like Visa and MasterCard, with the help of your bank, allowing you... Read More

With the rise of many Fintech applications and innovations, there are easy and convenient ways of collectively raising funds. Here's an example. Imagine you own an e-commerce website or a charity organization or you are hosting a social event and you expect donations from different... Read More

The Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) model has grown significantly in Nigeria (and around the world) over the last couple of years. Its adoption rate by end-users and merchants in Nigeria has soared dramatically, in recent years. That's not surprising, however: The increasing prices of... Read More

The growth of the use of mobile banking services in Kenya has transformed the Kenyan credit industry. We now have very many apps you can borrow loans from in Kenya. This has happened as people abandon banks and other traditional credit facilities such as SACCOs... Read More

Carbon - formerly Paylater - is one of Nigeria's earliest digital financial companies. The fintech platform is licensed by the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) to offer instant loan services – among other benefits like unlimited free money transfer, free bill pay, airtime top-ups, etc... Read More

Do you need to receive money from your business partners, employers, or loved ones abroad? Well, Paypal is one of the fastest options. However, in Nigeria, you can only use your Paypal account to send money abroad. This means since it’s not functional here, you... Read More

Last Friday, HiPipo held the grand finale summit at Mestil to celebrate the winners of this year's Women In FinTech Hackathon. Out of the 20 shortlisted teams, only six got to share a prize pool of $10,000 (sh38m) to further develop and implement their ideas.... Read More

Meta, WHO owns Facebook, aforementioned that applications are currently open for the AR/VR African continent Metathon, which is able to be commanded with Imisi 3D and BlackRhino VR. The AR/VR continent Metathon may be a set of programs and events placed on by the Meta... Read More

The banking sector tends to follow a particular script. They keep your money safe and charge you service charges when you want to borrow money or make a transaction. The business model has been exorbitantly profitable, making banks lazy and unable to innovate to give... Read More