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Can Loomo transform Africa’s investing landscape?

Unlike other players in the market, Nigeria-born online investment platform Loomo is explicitly targeting novice investors, offering them safer access to potentially high returns.

July 2024
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How Lipaworld is productizing remittances for the global African diaspora

South Africa-born startup Lipaworld offers an innovative alternative for cross-border value transfer: voucher payments.

July 2024
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How Nigerian startups are digitizing payments in the country’s trickiest verticals

A look at three startups digitizing payments in sectors where Nigerians struggle to go cashless.

March 2024
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Where are all the jobs in Africa?

Africa is experiencing a crisis of missing jobs. Over the next decade, 'jobtech' platforms will play an increasingly important role in addressing it.

February 2024
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Visa, Mastercard, and the fight for the future of fintech in Africa

Africa is proving to be an important battleground for the global payments duopoly. Here's what they're up to across the continent.

January 2024
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The five boldest African tech business moves of 2023

Fortune favors the bold. Here are five of the boldest business moves of 2023 across Africa’s tech ecosystem.

January 2024