Tage Kene-Okafor

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Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

1 week ago | gadgetsnews.link | Tage Kene-Okafor

Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game? IT総合 2025.04.16When Visa invested in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint earlier this year, it didn’t just validate the newリンク元
Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Tage Kene-Okafor

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Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Tage Kene-Okafor

When Visa invested in Nigerian fintech Moniepoint earlier this year, it didn’t just validate the newly minted unicorn — it signaled a bold new direction. As part of that deal, the Nigerian fintech best known for building one of Africa’s largest business banking platforms, hinted at plans to integrate with Visa Direct, a move that would unlock international payment rails for remittances and cross-border services.
Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

1 week ago | gadgetsnews.link | Tage Kene-Okafor

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges IT総合 2025.04.14Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening gリンク元
Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

1 week ago | technewstube.com | Tage Kene-Okafor

Tech News Tube is a real time news feed of the latest technology news headlines.Follow all of the top tech sites in one place, on the web or your mobile device.
Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

1 week ago | techcrunch.com | Tage Kene-Okafor

Demand for solar energy in power-starved Nigeria has soared in the last decade thanks to worsening grid reliability and rising fuel costs. That’s drawn investor interest to Arnergy, a cleantech startup meeting that need. The company just raised a $15 million Series B extension (on top of a $3 million B1 round last year), bringing its total for the round to $18 million.
Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA

3 weeks ago | gadgetsnews.link | Tage Kene-Okafor

Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA IT総合 2025.04.03Expanding into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains a costly and complex challenge for glリンク元
Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA

3 weeks ago | techcrunch.com | Tage Kene-Okafor

Expanding into the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) remains a costly and complex challenge for global businesses, thanks to fragmented regulations and banking systems. Dubai-based fintech Fuse aims to simplify that with a cross-border payments API and has raised $6.6 million in seed funding to make it happen.
Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa

3 weeks ago | gadgetsnews.link | Tage Kene-Okafor

Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa IT総合 2025.04.03Djamo is one of several digital banking startups targeting Africa’s underbanked. But unlike many thaリンク元
Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa

3 weeks ago | techcrunch.com | Tage Kene-Okafor

Djamo is one of several digital banking startups targeting Africa’s underbanked. But unlike many that focus on large markets like Nigeria, Egypt, or South Africa, Djamo has carved out a niche in Francophone West Africa, specifically the Ivory Coast and, more recently, Senegal. It now serves over one million customers across both countries.

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Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

Visa-backed African unicorn Moniepoint tackles remittances. But is it late to the game?

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

Bill Gates-backed Arnergy to expand solar access in Nigeria with $18M as demand surges

Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA

Fuse raises $6.6M to fix a payment problem for companies expanding to MENA

Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa

Y Combinator neobank Djamo raises $17M with 1M users across Francophone Africa

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