GOMYCODE Nigeria Rewards Young Developers at The Upside Education Hackathon
GOMYCODE, Africa’s leading edtech platform recently concluded its first-ever multi-country hackathon. The hackathon, which happened simultaneously in 5 countries during the weekend of October 15-16, was built around the theme “Upside Education”. The theme encouraged participants to explore ways of using new technologies to create a parallel universe of educational methods that could merge virtual […]
SFS Capital launches SFS Fund Mobile App
Leading investment management firm in Nigeria, SFS Capital, today launched the SFS Fund Mobile App to enable individuals start their Mutual Fund investment journey with ease. The SFS Fund Mobile app is available for free download on Android and iOS and it has an easy-to-use dashboard that encourages transactions on the go. The launch of […]
Yvonne Elaigwu speaks about the future of the payment system in Nigeria – An outlook of Trends
Yvonne Elaigwu is currently the Head of Operations at OnePipe, a foremost fintech API Company in Nigeria and a Trustee at Open Banking Nigeria. In this interview, she discusses about the future of the payment system in Nigeria and reveals the trends that will drive growth in the Nigeria financial tech space. She also shares […]
Winners of the OnePipe Writing Challenge emerge
The three finalists receive one million naira each for outstanding writing Leading Banking as a Service (Baas) enabler, OnePipe today announced the winners of its inaugural Writing Challenge, capping up a three-month process that began in March 2022. The top three finalists of the inaugural competition, Daniel Adeyemi (TechCabal), Omobayo Azeez (Business Metrics Nigeria), and […]
SFS Fund Debuts Business Shower for Women Entrepreneurs
SFS Fund, a fast-growing mutual fund investment product owned by SFS Capital, recently hosted the inaugural edition of the SFS Fund Business Shower for Women Entrepreneurs in honour of women’s history month, at Four Points by Sheraton Hotel in Lagos, Nigeria. The programme which brought together women entrepreneurs across industries recognised the resilience of their […]
A cash-driven society is bad for you, your business, Nigeria’s GDP, everybody!
By Femi Apesin, Head, Growth & Marketing, OnePipe If the 38.1 million Nigerian adults financially excluded at the end of 2020, saved N1,000 every month through a financial service provider, that would have meant an extra N457 billion available in liquidity to drive the Nigerian economy. It would have been almost half a trillion naira […]
OnePipe, Fidelity Bank Partner to Launch PayGatePlus to Accelerate Online Payments
Nigerian API and embedded finance startup, OnePipe has partnered with Fidelity Bank, one of Nigeria’s largest banks with an extensive network of branches to launch PayGatePlus, an enhanced version of PayGate, which is Fidelity Bank’s flagship gateway that enables businesses and merchants to collect online payments. Working with OnePipe as an innovation partner, Fidelity has […]
OnePipe Launches Writing Challenge for Nigerian Journalists
…Three Writers to Win 1 Million Naira Each OnePipe, a foremost fintech API Company has launched a press writing challenge to recognize finance-focused journalism and reward press reportage. The prized challenge is part of the company’s efforts to promote and inspire more educational reporting and writing with particular emphasis on enhancing the awareness and understanding […]
Winners of British Council Study UK alumni awards announced in NIGERIA
The British Council yesterday announced the recipients of the Study UK Alumni Awards 2021-22 in Nigeria at a prestigious ceremony held at Eko Hotel, Lagos, Nigeria. In total, 12 UK alumni in 4 categories were recognised for their outstanding achievements as business professionals, entrepreneurs and community leaders, and for their contribution to strengthening ties between […]
Four ways FMCG distributors can use embedded finance to grow trade within supply chains
You have a shop in the neighbourhood or market, selling things like milk, noodles, sugar, etc. Now imagine that your plug for Nestle, Unilever or Flours Mill of Nigeria (FMN) products provides you with a special bank account. “That’s absurd, why?” You say. Let’s take a step back a little… This distributor has probably done […]