As the fintech industry in Africa continues to grow, product managers play a critical role in driving innovation and creating products that meet the needs of the local market. In this article, we will explore the top three product managers that are winning in the fintech game in Africa, with a focus on their strategies and successes. Oluseye Ayorinde, Product Manager at Paga Oluseye Ayorinde is a product manager at Paga, a leading fintech company in Africa. Ayorinde has been in the fintech space and has executed projects at Paga. His experience in Project management span product strategy, product discovery,…
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Director-General, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Mallam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi has said that with the advent of artificial intelligence, automated vehicles and drones amongst many other hi-tech innovations in fighting wars, the use of technology in combating insecurity in the country can never be overemphasized. The DG made this known when he played host to the Rector of the Nigerian Army College of Environmental Science and Technology (NACEST) Makurdi, at the Agency’s Headquarters in Abuja. According to Abdullahi, “It is important to know how to use technology not just as an enabler but as a strategic design for your…
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that its readiness to begin full implementation of the Fifth Generation (5G) technology deployment in the country is at 97 per cent. Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, disclosed the status of the Commission’s 5G technology deployment readiness at the annual African Tech Alliance Forum (AfriTech 2021) held in Lagos on Wednesday and with the overarching theme: “Embracing Changes and Digital Transformation in the New Normal.” In his presentation titled: “NCC as a Digital Transformation Crusader and Nigeria’s in-Road to 5G Deployment,” Danbatta stated that, following the advent of the…
The all-Nigerian funding round will see lifestyle fintech platform invest in infrastructure and scale across the Diaspora
Alphabet Inc’s Google will tell its cloud customers the carbon emissions of their cloud usage and open satellite imagery to them for the first time for environmental analysis, as part of a push to help companies track and cut carbon budgets. The new features were among announcements Google Cloud made Tuesday to kick off its annual customer conference, which is being held virtually this year due to the pandemic, according to a Reuters report. The leading Western cloud vendors Google, Microsoft Corp and Amazon.com Inc have been competing on sustainability offerings for years. They aim to serve companies that are…
Over 30,000 out of the more than 206,000 mobile malware attacks blocked by Kaspersky solutions for the Middle East, Turkey and Africa (META) region in just 6-months measured, between January to June 2021, originated from Nigeria (14 071), Kenya (10 697), and South Africa (5 499). Nigeria only trails Egypt (19 466) by the number of attacks blocked, significantly pointing to how prevalent mobile threats have become in this highly connected country. Kaspersky’s latest research shows that when looking at the top ten countries by share of users attacked by mobile malware, Nigeria places eighth (at 11.76%). Even though Kenya…
Carbon, a Pan-African fintech startup and digital bank has entered into a partnership with Network International, an enabler of digital commerce across Africa and the Middle East, as part of its plan to boost its digital payment offering. Under the agreement, Network International will issue and process physical Visa debit cards on behalf of Carbon, enhancing the bank’s offering to customers. The collaboration will support financial inclusion among the unbanked and underbanked in Nigeria. In addition to payment services, Carbon also offers easily accessible loans, a fee-free, interest-earning wallet, high-yield savings and easy-to-use tools for personal financial management. Carbon, which…
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc Monday confirmed that telecom subscribers experienced challenges connecting to its network during the afternoon of Saturday, October 9th, 2021. The company said in a statement that the service outage was caused by a disruption in the core network and affected voice and data services. “MTN’s technical team was able to rectify the problem in about five hours, allowing service restoration for customers to begin connecting with one another. “In addition, time-bound subscriptions are being extended to ensure full value is delivered,” MTN said in the statement. MTN CEO Olutokun Toriola said: “I want to apologise to…
Three of the Nigerian Communication Commission’s regulatory instruments are set to offer enabling provisions that will help the country in tackling security and insurgency as well as enhance spectrum availability to facilitate the deployment of Fifth Generation (5G) technology. A week ago, three instruments: Spectrum Trading Guidelines (STG), Registration of Telephone Subscribers Regulations, and the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) Replacement Guidelines, were physically and virtually subjected to a public inquiry by the NCC. The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, who spoke recently at a semi-virtual public inquiry, which on-site operation was conducted at the…
Organisers of Africa Tech Alliance Forum 2021 (#AfriTECH2021), has named Zoho Corporation as the lead sponsors of the event. The hybrid event (both online and physical) will take place on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at Oriental Hotel, Lekki Lagos by 10:00 am. Olatomiwa Williams, Country Manager of Microsoft Nigeria will be presenting the keynote address. Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager (Africa), Zoho Corporation will lead a workshop on ‘Driving Business Growth Through CX Experience’. Bourne will give rundowns on how participants and businesses can reimagine their CX (customer experience) journey during the post-pandemic. The audience at #AfriTECH2021 will cut across C-Suite…