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NIBSS CEO Premier Oiwoh pushes for zero transfer fees in Payments Vision 2028
Nigeria’s inter-bank settlement infrastructure body wants Nigerians to stop choosing between keeping cash in their pockets and paying…
Rudman retains Internet Protocol Chairmanship as NCC inaugurates new IPv6 board
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has inaugurated the new board of the Nigerian Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6)…
“Attackers exploit trust, not code”, Olawale Oladoja on fintech security
Nigerian fintech is moving fast. I mean, onboarding is frictionless, and transactions are instant. But underneath the speed,…
Easybuy partners with WAWUAfrica to empower 10m Nigerian youths and women
Easybuy, Africa’s leading smartphone financing company, has partnered with WAWUAfrica to equip 10 million Nigerian youths and women…
Navigating the complexity of the modern technology ecosystem: A blueprint for scalable infrastructure
The modern technology world is not made up of standalone software applications anymore. Today, it is a super-entangled…
Spiro raises new $215M equity funding to expand battery-swap network across Africa
African electric mobility company Spiro has raised $215 million in a new equity round backed by Impact Fund…
Tech Trivia with Norah Ikoh, Customer Experience Manager at Kuda
This is Technext’s weekly Women-in-tech trivia, a close-up series that spotlights the lives and personalities of female tech enthusiasts, professionals, and founders. A new edition drops every Monday.
Locked out: How the $20 spending cap on naira cards severely restricted a generation of global Nigerians
Nigeria has 120 million active payment cards. For 3 years, most of them could not buy a streaming subscription, pay a tuition fee, or settle a hotel bill outside the country. The story of how that happened, and why it is not quite over.
Crypto hacks plunged 90% to $68.3 million in May, but the threat is far from over
The blockchain industry is experiencing a collective sense of relief. After a bruising April that saw over $650…
When relief becomes debt: Nigerians confront the hidden cost of COVID-19 funds
In the middle of the economic uncertainty that followed the COVID-19 pandemic, many Nigerians turned to every available…
