In the future, there will be both public and private digital currency, which will make it easier and more inclusive for everyone to use. We are on the cusp of major shifts in the way money and finance are seen by the general public. Cash is unlikely to exist much longer because
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Putting cash in the hands of mothers can help shape the brains of their babies, according to a rigorous randomized study in the United States. Family income has been linked to child development numerous times in the past in observational studies, but this is the first time researchers have found direct
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Although investments into Africa’s burgeoning tech ecosystem have been on the rise recently, startups owned by female founders have only been able to get a fraction of all the funds. This is according to a report by Briter Bridges titled “In Search of Equity: Exploring Africa’s Gender Gap in Startup
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The fourth annual edition of the Nigerian Startup Funding Report was released last week. The Report was started to curate, break down, and analyse the funding activities of Nigerian tech startups; so far, 12 editions have been released. In fulfilling our promise to provide insightful data about the Nigerian technology startup
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Having a dedicated remote tech team can be a great solution to empower businesses’ IT capabilities to the next level. However, given the highly required investment that goes into your offshore tech team, it is crucial to ensure that your expansion happens at an appropriate time when the company truly
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Your business is not just about one individual component. But when a customer interacts with you, they are going to inevitably take away a certain perception of your company which can either build your brand or knocks it down. If you are trying to build your business and help it
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Nigeria has set in motion what could herald a new dawn for African tech startups as it moots the adoption of new listing rules to encourage tech companies to go public. The Nigerian Exchange Group (NXG) is going on a charm offensive to attract tech unicorns to the bourse, in part
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For Nigerians who want to start or already run their businesses, there’s a constant concern about access to supporting infrastructure, funding, and talent. These concerns are the primary causes of high failure among startups on the continent. The startup failure rate in Nigeria reportedly stood at 61% in 2021, meaning only
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The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reiterated the need for a closer tie with startups in the country. NITDA said collaboration with startups in the country has become crucial to, among others, deepen indigenous information and communications technology (ICT) contents, adding that promotion of local content agenda of the
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The Nigerian FinTech ecosystem maintained its growth trajectory within the African continent with three more unicorns – Flutterwave, OPay and Andela – joining Interswitch and Jumia as five out of the seven unicorns on the continent. According to FinTechNGR, Nigeria’s fintech association, which disclosed this, noted that Nigeria’s FinTech ecosystem’s stronger
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