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Shares African merchants and its emerging spate of gig workers look set for a major impact on their services as Flutterwave partners with global payments giant, PayPal. Per Techcrunch, Flutterwave is announcing a partnership with PayPal to allow African merchants to receive payments from PayPal users across the globe. Flutterwave CEO, Olugbenga Agboola told Techcrunch that Flutterwave will integrate with PayPal so merchants and businesses can add PayPal as a payment option when receiving money from other continents. Once effected, African businesses can connect to more than 377 million PayPal...

Shares OPPO is unveiling two new models in the Reno5 Series, with the Reno5 and Reno5 F packing massive improvements over the previously released Reno3 Series. The global smartphone giant doesn’t look like it is slowing down anytime soon, as it makes yet another statement by these Flagship killers into the Nigerian market at very reasonable prices.  The Reno5 series smartphones are designed for trend seekers looking for powerful, yet durable devices that boast of a mix of fun, new video features that enable them capture memories and moments from more than one perspective. While continuing...

Innoson’s reported acceptance of crypto payments Clubhouse’s first anniversary The fate of USSD in Nigeria On March 12, 2020, the Association for the Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), an umbrella body for the likes of MTN, Glo, Airtel and 9Mobile, released a statement that it would withdraw USSD services from Nigerian banks. Advertisement Why? Nigerian banks apparently owe the mobile network operators a whopping sum of ₦49 billion ($102.4 million), and both parties have been unable to come to a reasonable agreement. It gets even more baffling when you consider t...

Shares Nigerian cleantech startup, Havenhill Synergy Limited, has raised $4.6m from Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NDIF) to aid the construction of 22 smart solar mini-grids in Nigeria. Founded in 2010 by CEO Olusegun Odunaiya, Havenhill focuses on improving access to electricity in rural areas using mini-grids. The company also offers renewable energy services for businesses in Nigeria’s industrial and commercial hubs. Havenhill’s solar mini-grid solution promises to connect up to 70,000 people as well in establishments in various communities to clean and reliable e...

Apple’s first Nigerian appointment Bolt’s play for Nigeria’s food delivery market Flutterwave becomes a unicorn The big news: Africa-focused fintech company, Flutterwave has raised $170m Series C. The Series C round was led by New York-based private investment firm, Avenir Growth Capital, US hedge fund, and investment firm, Tiger Global. Advertisement Impressive milestones: Apparently, Flutterwave reaped the rewards as COVID-19 moved several Africans towards digital payments. Here’s a quick summary of its milestones since its 2016 launch: Live in 20 African countries Infrastructure re...