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Revolutionising Nigeria’s microfinance landscape through Insurtech
In 2012, Nigeria launched a National Financial Inclusion Strategy (“NFIS”) in which it aimed at reducing the percentage of adult Nigerians that are ...
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The slow rise of neobanking in the Middle East
Investment firm ADQ, Holding company for some of the biggest assets in the UAE including Abu Dhabi Airport and bourse operator ADX, has ...
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Startups Are Re-Defining Cybersecurity As A Driver For Growth
Imagine a world where businesses execute strategies without worrying about securing data. Now imagine a world where fast paced cybersecurity capabilities enable trusted ...
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Blockchain Can Give $1.7T Boost to Global Economy by 2030 -PwC Report
Blockchain technology stands to boost the global economy by $1.7 trillion in the next decade with Asia seeing the most economic benefit, according ...
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World Payments Report 2020 COVID-19 drives transformation
The latest version of the World Payments Report has been released, payment firms are being pushed rapidly into transformation, even as they handle ...
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10 Insights From Microsoft’s Latest IoT Signals Report
One in three enterprises is increasing their investments in IoT as a result of Covid-19. 79% of enterprises adopting IoT see AI as ...
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Insights on Fintech, Funding And The Capital Market in Nigeria
In recent times, the Nigerian FinTech ecosystem has witnessed strong drive and campaign across various frontiers including payments, personal savings, financial services, ...
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Over 100 million crypto users globally
The University of Cambridge estimates that the number of global digital-asset users has increased by 189% since 2018. In its new global ...
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Nigeria Has 200 Fintech Companies Which Raised $600 Million in Six Years – McKinsey
In a space of five years, Nigeria’s fintech companies have raised over $600 million in funding, attracting 25% ($122 million) of the $491.6 million raised by African tech startups in ...
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State of Play – Mobile Money in Southern Africa
This is the second part of a three part series on mobile money in Southern Africa. The first part initially x-rayed the mobile money ...