Ant Financial Services Group, the fintech subsidiary of Jack Ma’s Alibaba Group, is set for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on both the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Shanghai Stock Exchange’s STAR board.
NITDA launches technology and entrepreneurship scheme
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has launched its Technology Innovation & Entrepreneurship Scheme that is specially designed for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Tech startups.
Facebook’s shares up by 1.2% after it acquires GIPHY
The shares of Facebook increased by 1.2% when it closed at $209.19 after the Friday trading session at the New York Stock Exchange.
NCC creates digital economy department to harness technology in Nigeria
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has approved the creation of a Digital Economy Department, which will be responsible for promoting the digital economic agenda of the federal government.
Startup Review: LegalTech Startup ‘Judy’ is Providing Access To Legal Research in Nigeria and Ghana
Judy Technologies is a legaltech startup that was founded in February 2018 by Bright Oleka, Sadiq Okocha, and Charles Thompson. It was the capstone project that was carried out by the three men at the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in Accra, Ghana. Judy’s unique legaltech solution The solution itself is an artificial intelligence-based […]
Top Nigerian FinTech Apps that are leading the competition
Financial technology is one of the new waves of disruptions in the financial sector, that is fuelled by the internet of things and the increasing digitalisation of the world.
Opay shuts down other business arms to focus mainly on fintech
Opay announced this afternoon that it would be shutting down some of its business units (for now) to focus only on financial technology services.
Startup Review: Festival Coins Takes Care of the Technical Aspects of Event Planning
In 2018, Folayemi Agusto and Nosa Oregun launched Festival Coins with the aim of taking away the problems that are associated with organizing events in Nigeria.
Clubhouse
Clubhouse is a social audio platform available on both iOS and Android devices. It gained rapid popularity and inspired similar features from other tech giants, Meta, Twitter (with Twitter Spaces), and Spotify (through its Greenroom app).
Uninstalling Facebook app saves up to 15% of iPhone battery life
Facebook is one of the most frequently downloaded apps on iOS, but it’s also been linked to rapid battery drain on iPhones.