BD Insider 189: Nigeria joins forces with India to fuel digital economy growth
Ethiopia wants to make digital IDs compulsory for bank KYC. We also covered the digital economy-related MoUs between Nigeria and Kenya.
BD Insider 188: Flutterwave expands remittance offering to India
The fintech will remittance services in the country. We also covered the location of InstaDeep's African AI research hub.
BD Insider 187: Inside Project Kuiper, another Starlink competitor in Africa
Itana (formerly Talent City) has secured $2 million pre-seed. We covered this and the planned launch of Project Kuiper satellite internet service, a competitor to Starlink in Africa.
BD Insider 186: Why Nigerian telcos may increase tariffs
In this letter, we explored the rising cost of Nigerian telcos’ energy, Uber's first electric bikes in Africa, and Safaricom's plan to introduce standing orders on M-PESA.
BD Insider 185: Piggyvest hits ₦1.1 trillion payouts within six years
“The situation is being handled,” according to investors at Float. We also covered the payouts made by Piggyvest since 2016.
BD Insider 184: Airtel Uganda plans $216 million IPO
Most of the over 600,000 graduates produced by Nigerian universities lack digital skills, according to a report by GetBundi. We also covered Airtel Uganda's planned IPO.
BD Insider 183: Where does Nigeria’s “$500 million digital economy fund” come from?
Where is the Nigeria’s “$500 million digital economy fund” from? We attempt to answer this question and also provided insights into World Bank’s partnership to roll out digital IDs for Nigerians.