BD Insider 168: Analysis of Google's BFF shows a decline in Africa
Nigeria remains the preferred destination for the Google Founders Fund in Africa, dominating the three cohorts since the fund was launched.
BD Insider 167: Visa's long-standing interest in African fintech
Letter 167 explores Visa's plan to invest in African fintech startups, ThriveAgric's journey: From a turbulent 2020 to an incredible 2022 and unification of the exchange rate.
BD Insider 166: Examining the controversies at Binance and the CBN
In this letter, we examined the suspension of Godwin Emefiele, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the local regulator's stance on Binance operations in Nigeria.
BD Insider 165: 🚖 Ride-hailing fares could cost 200% more in 🇳🇬
Inside letter 165, we cover the upward review of Bolt and Uber fares in Nigeria, the controversy around MarketForce's $40 million Series A and what's happening at Accra-based Google AI Research Centre.
BD Insider 164: Patricia lost $2M to cyber hack — Report
BD Insider 164 covers Swvl's continued woes at Nasdaq and what the ICT sector contributed to Nigeria's GDP in Q1 2023.
BD Insider 163: Nigerian senate still wants to pass the NITDA Bill
The controversial NITDA bill might be passed by the Senate. we also explored the proposed launch of Africa's cheapest smartphone in Kenya, the latest about MTN mobile money operations in Cameroon and NigComHealth.
BD Insider 162: Nigerian banks owe telcos ₦120 billion USSD debt
M-Kopa secures over $250 million in debt and equity funding. We also examine Wasoko's plan to invest over $1 million in Zambian expansion.