Hello, and welcome to Business Roundup this week. Here, we bring you highlights of events that happened during the week -from the capital market to the...
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today 1. Egypt’s Paymob secures $50m Series B funding A Cairo-based...
Kudi, PAL, Rapido, Opay, Techstar, Umba, Spoilz Games, Simpu, and Kippa. These are some of the names that made the headlines this week. Simpu, a Nigerian...
Chinese fast growing fintech company, Opay, has been approved by the Central Bank of Egypt to issue prepaid cards through their OPay application. Opay‘s Head of...
Following trends through the year can be a tall order, especially when it involves tracking milestones recorded by startups in a fast paced economy and space....
There is a lot to share with you this weekend. You won’t be missing out on any major development recorded for the week after this reading....
This line-up of stories will help you discover the latest happenings around the tech world, today. 1. Nigeria’s Mono raises $15m led by Tiger Global Africa-focused...
On the tech scene, the week saw a number of developments, ranging from equity raiser to product launch. While Opay raised $400m to become the 4th...
Chinese-backed and Africa-focused fintech platform, OPay, on Monday, announced raising fresh $400m, in a funding round led by Japanese Softbank. The development brings the startup’s valuation...
Chinese-backed fintech player OPay has reportedly shut down its venture across all verticals in Nigeria, given the notorious effect of the covid-19 pandemic. The company though,...
Kenyan logistics startup, Sendy, has announced raising the sum of $20M in Series B Funding round led by foreign investors, Atlantica Ventures and Toyota Tsusho Corporation....
On Monday, January 27, the Lagos State government, through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, announced its intention to...
The Lagos State government has gone a step further in its ban on some forms of commercial transport in the state. The government stated on Monday,...
Bolt, formerly Taxify, that first launched its cab-hailing venture in Nigeria in 2016, is taking a new offering (tricycle services) to the people of Uyo with...
While the economy in 2019 was experiencing fluctuations in both capital and money markets, the tech space, as another robust business enclave, witnessed significant growth year...
Norwegian-owned startup, OPay is reportedly set to compete with WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger with an instant messaging feature — Friends — which allows real-time conversations between...
The Chinese financial service firm, Opay, on Wednesday announced its launch of USSD service to enhance service delivery. The mobile payment startup made the announcement through...
ORide, OLeads, OList, OWealth, OFood, and now OCar –the Chinese bull and payment platform, Opay, has always been pushing its chest forward in the fierce battle...
Although, the Chinese web service company, Opay, only announced its success in raising a fresh $120 million funding as it looks to expanding its operations to...
Chinese payment platform, Opay in a tweet on Tuesday announced that it will be placing a N45 bank transfer fee on first transactions of the day...
The Lagos transportation system has evolved from the traditional yellow taxis (though still exist) to the now modernised or luxury cabs and motorcycle hailing business. These...
Nigeria police on Thursday shut down the office of an online payment outlet for commercial tricycle operators, Opay in Kano state. It was gathered that the...
Without getting too carried away by merits of a development, it is crucial for us as experts not only to consider but equally analyse its demerits...
