Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey has announced that he has resigned from the company. This means that not only is he stepping down as the…
JUMO raises $120m from Fidelity and Visa in bumper funding round
Fintech start-up JUMO has raised $120 million with Fidelity, Kingsway Capital and Visa among the biggest participants in its latest round of funding. This…
Nigerian fintech signs strategic partnership with Visa
Lagos-based mobile payments firm Paga has entered into a partnership with Visa. Paga, which was founded in 2009 by Tayo Oviosu (pictured above), made the…
Nigerian fintech Flutterwave raises $35m Series-B round
Flutterwave, a US-based fintech startup founded by Nigerians, has raised a $35-million Series-B round led by US venture capital firms Greycroft and eVentures. CRE…
Nigeria’s Interswitch becomes Africa’s latest unicorn after Visa acquires minority stake
US payments technology corporation Visa has acquired a minority stake in Lagos-based digital payments firm Interswitch Group at a valuation of $1-billion, effectively making…
