Techpreneurs Must Avoid Jumia, Konga Strategies To Survive – Prof. E. O. Stevenson
E-commerce in Nigeria has often been touted as a difficult terrain and not for the faint-hearted.
This position is backed up by concrete facts and...
Google For Startup Black Founders Fund Calls For Applications
Google is calling for applications for the second cohort of its Google for Startup Black Founders Fund for Africa.
Following the success of the...
From Sanitising Wipes To 100% Recycled, Eco-friendly Playground Equipment
How an entrepreneur turns recycled sanitising wipes into jungle gyms, benches and other outdoor furniture that can be used again and again to support...
Churpy To Expand To Nigeria, Other Countries, Raises $1 Million
Churpy, a fintech startup based in Kenya, is looking to expand across Africa by setting up hubs in Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa for...
Union Bank Tops List Of Banks Who Offer Loans To Customers
As demand among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and households grows, Nigerian banks are offering unsecured loans that do not require collateral.
This rise...
Forbes: Konga Set To Dominate E-commerce In Africa
Konga, Nigeria’s leading omnichannel e-commerce group has been identified as a strong player on the verge of dominating the African e-commerce scene.
Forbes, a globally...
Wasla, Egypt’s E-commerce Platform Receives $9M From Retail Provider
Egypt's non-bank consumer finance provider, Contact Financial Holding, has invested $9 million in Wasla, the country's e-commerce super-app, paving the way for the launch...
Nigerian Fintech, Bamboo Raises $15m To Scale Tech Infrastructure
Nigerian startup Bamboo, a brokerage app that lets Africans buy and trade US stocks in real-time, has raised a US$15 million Series A funding...
Excitement As Shoppers Throng Konga For Free Delivery Offer
Konga, Nigeria’s leading composite e-commerce giant, has rolled out a free delivery campaign that has heightened excitement among shoppers on its platform.
Tagged "It’s the...
Expanded Digital Payment Solution Will Benefit 500,000 SMEs
•By 2025, MasterCard plans to digitally connect 50 million small businesses.
An estimated 500,000 new merchants in the Middle East and Africa will soon be...
Ghanaian Fintech Float Raises $17 Million In Seed Funding To Power Cash Flow For...
Cash flow is a major issue for African small businesses. Long payment cycles, which can take 30-90 days after services or products are rendered,...
ANKA Has Raised $6.2 Million In Pre-Series A Funding
According to a McKinsey & Company study on general e-commerce activities in Africa, consumer spending will exceed $2 trillion over the next three years....
