Autochek CEO, Etop Ikpe is one of the most successful serial tech entrepreneurs in Nigeria and is known for his time at DealDey, Cars45, and currently, Autochek. He also had a brief stint at Zinox-owned Konga. But before he ran these companies, Ikpe’s first official job came in 2006 when he
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Focusing on the role of HR leaders within the organisation, Gartner has highlighted five future of work decisions that must be made in 2021 if businesses want to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Major shifts in macro factors, such as customer behaviours and government regulations, and in micro factors, including organisational strategy
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In the latest Bloomberg Billionaire Index, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is finally being recognized as the world’s richest person with a personal net worth of around US$195 billion. That’s US$10 billion more than fellow techpreneur and former world’s richest man, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who drops to second
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A fintech boom in business to business (B2B) payments is expected in 2021, according to Adrian Floate, managing director of Spenda, the fully integrated digital payments and business solution. The move from B2C to B2B The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in 2020 being defined by a huge uptake of business-to-customer (B2C) payment services,
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In late 2020, Ant Group – the financial technology (fintech) and services division of China’s e-commerce juggernaut, Alibaba – was primed for the biggest Initial Public Offering (IPO) in history. But with just days to go, the IPO had been blocked and Ant Group had been dealt several blows that laid
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Since we launched scheme, we have 300 investors and counting on our Connect feature, which allows Pro members to directly connect with investors on our platform for fundraising opportunities, mentorship, or advice. We recently announced new investors joining Connect who are ready to engage with you (see them here, here, and
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IBM recently made announcements about their support for the Digital4Agriculture Initiative (D4Ag) on the 7th of December 2020. IBM intend to promote participation in the agricultural sector and improve the standard of living of local farmers by enabling more efficient farming processes. The IBM Weather Company, Digital4Agriculture (D4Ag) provides several African companies
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How businesses owners can outsmart most sophisticated hackers in a post-pandemic world The pandemic has led to organisations deploying heightened security into their infrastructures, elevating the need for a generation of cybersecurity experts with adaptable technical skill Technology has advanced at an accelerated rate, beyond our imagination — but so have cyber
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Stakeholders are excited about the progress made on the Nigerian tech scene over the years; all things considered, their enthusiasm is justified. Like other countries in the world, Nigeria is experiencing disruptions in financial services, health, commerce, telecommunications, human resource, education, agriculture, and technology-as-a-service, among others. In what could be described
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Many entrepreneurs that want to have a global presence often struggle with how to build one. With high-speed Internet, high-quality voice and video communication services, and more funding opportunities for startups, it’s never been easier to tap into the global market, says venture advisor Chenyang Xu. “Today’s world is increasingly interconnected,”
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