Spotlight: Sector Breakdowns
Save now, buy later: an emerging fintech model
SNBL is an emerging business model across Africa and other markets. This post includes a brief interview with one of the practitioners in Africa’s SNBL space: Tobi Odukoya, CEO & Co-Founder of CDcare.
March 2023
Clever credit: How African startups are using data & distribution to de-risk lending
Africa-focused innovators can learn from the examples of three Nigerian companies that leverage unique data and distribution strategies to lend intelligently.
March 2023
Diamonds in the diaspora: How startups are building for African communities worldwide
Africa-focused innovators should explore embracing the global African diaspora as a business strategy, and here are five startups doing just that.
January 2023
Why fintech in Africa is attractive to investors & innovators
Here are three reasons why fintech leads all venture capital funding on the continent.
September 2022
Offline agent networks are driving Africa’s digital development
Agent networks across Africa are increasingly being used beyond mobile money as a last-mile channel for various traditionally digital businesses.
August 2021
Why super apps are proliferating across emerging markets
A new generation of Asian & African super apps are following the playbook WeChat originated.
May 2020