Banking & Financial Services

Startup snapshot: MortgageMe believes South Africa’s home loan industry is ripe for disruption

Published by Jaco Maritz on 13 February 2020

MortgageMe is a fully automated home loan aggregation platform, based in South Africa. Director Andrea Tucker answers our questions.

The journey so far: Olugbenga Agboola, CEO, Flutterwave

Published by Staff Writer on 8 January 2020

‘There’s no unlimited capital in Africa for entrepreneurs. You don’t have the chance to make a lot of mistakes, unlike folks in Silicon Valley.’

Digital payments offer brand new opportunities for financial services providers in Africa

Published by Staff Writer on 8 January 2020

To find out more about the continent’s digital payments environment, we speak to Andrew Key, MD for Africa at Network International.

The journey so far: Brad Magrath, co-founder, Zoona

Published by Nelly Murungi on 29 October 2019

‘No one performs at their best when you are exhausted and under pressure for long periods … find time to look after your whole self, not just your business.’

Mobile-based lending is huge in Kenya: but there’s a downside too

Published by Victor Odundo Owuor on 9 October 2019

Mobile loan platforms have given Kenyans access to easy loans, but they come at a high price.

Investment trip to Lagos: Searching for dividends

Published by Cavan Osborne on 7 October 2019

‘Sadly, of all the countries our team visit in Africa, Nigeria certainly stands out as being the one where development and progress is the least visible.’

Startup snapshot: Doing away with paper sales receipts

Published by Staff Writer on 23 August 2019

Johannesburg-based Snapslip Holdings is a digital receipting and analytics application.

Profit-making idea: Protection against the devaluation of African currencies

Published by Nelly Murungi on 12 August 2019

‘I have always thought that there should be an app that allows its users to easily exchange funds into a reserve currency such as gold.’

The journey so far: Michail Myburgh, co-founder, Cash Flow Capital

Published by Nelly Murungi on 9 August 2019

‘No amount of experience as an employee will prepare you to be able to lead and build a company. The only way is to do it.’

Nnamdi Oranye: Africa making steady progress on journey towards cashless society

Published by Nnamdi Oranye on 31 July 2019

Africa is at the cutting edge of innovation, driving home-grown cashless solutions which open digital banking to more people, writes Nnamdi Oranye

The journey so far: Samuel Amanor, CEO, BlueSPACE Africa

Published by Nelly Murungi on 29 July 2019

‘If you don’t disconnect, business can consume everything, even your friends and family.’

The journey so far: Ashraf Sabry, CEO, Fawry

Published by Nelly Murungi on 11 July 2019

‘The one factor in overcoming all challenges is, never give up and be persistent.’

Tricia Martinez: Where things went wrong for Africa-focused cryptocurrency Dala

Published by Tricia Martinez on 11 July 2019

Tricia Martinez lays out the Dala journey and addresses the problems they were up against.

Investment trip to Kenya: Insights from Old Mutual Equities

Published by Cavan Osborne on 14 May 2019

Old Mutual’s Cavan Osborne writes about a recent business trip to Kenya.

Banking & Financial Services

Startup snapshot: MortgageMe believes South Africa’s home loan industry is ripe for disruption

The journey so far: Olugbenga Agboola, CEO, Flutterwave

Digital payments offer brand new opportunities for financial services providers in Africa

The journey so far: Brad Magrath, co-founder, Zoona

Mobile-based lending is huge in Kenya: but there’s a downside too

Investment trip to Lagos: Searching for dividends

Startup snapshot: Doing away with paper sales receipts

Profit-making idea: Protection against the devaluation of African currencies

The journey so far: Michail Myburgh, co-founder, Cash Flow Capital

Nnamdi Oranye: Africa making steady progress on journey towards cashless society

The journey so far: Samuel Amanor, CEO, BlueSPACE Africa

The journey so far: Ashraf Sabry, CEO, Fawry

Tricia Martinez: Where things went wrong for Africa-focused cryptocurrency Dala

Investment trip to Kenya: Insights from Old Mutual Equities

How this Africa-focused investor manages his own money

Investor bullish on education in West Africa

Doing business in Somalia: unpacking the realities on the ground

How this French serial entrepreneur started investing in Africa

What it takes to build a logistics network from scratch in West Africa

Building a restaurant chain in Nigeria: The story of Toasties

Where this investor sees the best opportunities in Africa

Gyms in Nigeria: ‘We could be a thousand times larger’

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