22+ hour, 53+ min ago   (728+ words) For millions of Nigerian businesses, the problem may not be that they have nothing to prove their creditworthiness. It may be that lenders have historically been looking for the wrong proof. Back in December 2025, the World Bank said barely one…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (196+ words) Qubators Global Conference (QGC ‘26) is set to bring together Christian technology professionals, builders, founders, creatives and innovators from across Africa and around the world for a one-day gathering taking place on Saturday, 17th October 2026 at Cornerstone Event Centre, 33 Olanrewaju Street, off…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (394+ words) Fintech companies looking to expand into deposit-taking through microfinance bank acquisitions need to look beyond the licence and commercial opportunity, as the transaction can also bring a history of regulatory, governance and operational obligations. Babatunde Akin-Moses, founder of Nigerian fintech…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (244+ words) Mastercard Crypto Credential will now enable all eligible Busha users as verified endpoints, enabling them to send and receive supported digital assets with greater confidence using their email or phone number instead of error-prone blockchain addresses Mastercard has partnered with…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (403+ words) The Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) has arrested a 27-year-old woman, Hafsat Abubakar, over her alleged role in the creation and circulation of a forged document falsely claiming that fintech company OPay was shutting down operations. The suspect…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (735+ words) Nigeria’s digital lending industry is undergoing a significant shift as lenders scale back unsecured instant loans and increasingly target borrowers with verifiable income, established credit histories and predictable cash flows. The change is being driven by a combination of tighter…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (151+ words) New unified fraud score is the company’s first combined offering in-market since Visa’s acquisition of Featurespace A2A Protect has been shown to reduce over 50% more fraud and help reduce over 40% in unnecessary fraud alerts Visa (NYSE: V), a world leader in…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (213+ words) In a profoundly incisive review of Dr Eghosa Imasuen’s new narrative non-fiction work, THE CHALLENGERS: The Disruptive Nigerian Entrepreneurs Creating a Billion-Naira Company, veteran media scholar and policy strategist Dr Richard Ikiebe has issued a sobering verdict on Nigeria’s corporate…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (1120+ words) African startups recorded a sharp improvement in disclosed funding in August 2026, with the continent’s top 10 deals accounting for almost all the capital raised during the month. Nairametrics Research analysis of The Big Deal data showed that the top 10 African startups…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1018+ words) Uber’s exit from Nigeria has left more than a gap in the ride-hailing market. It has created an immediate question for thousands of drivers and riders, what comes next? After 12 years in Nigeria, Uber discontinued its ride-hailing operations on September…...