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LemFi is a leading financial technology platform revolutionising how people move their money globally. LemFi serves over 1 million customers in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada through its innovative products and services. Currently, LemFi supports international payments to over

The African tech landscape is bustling with possibilities, yet the recent challenges faced by local startups following a decision by notable startup favourite Mercury Bank, to shut down accounts linked to Nigeria and several other countries, has been both a rude awakening and a reality check. </

South Africa is emerging as an unlikely frontrunner in the AI race. Adoption rates of generative AI tools among its workforce outpace those of many developed nations, painting a picture of a country rapidly digitising its economy. This digital surge is fuelled by a youthful, tech-savvy populatio

Just days after being slapped with a hefty USD 220 M fine by Nigeria's Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) for privacy violations, Meta Platforms Inc. has announced a crackdown on financial sextortion scams originating from the country. The social media giant

At todays multimillion-pound enterprises, master data management is no luxury but rather a necessity. Understanding its impact on business efficiency is invaluable. For solution architects and data analysts in particular, this blog post will delve deeper into master data governance to shed some

Nigerian startup founders and tech industry stakeholders are reeling from a recent decision by Mercury Bank to close accounts linked to businesses located in the country, as well as more than 30 other nations across Africa, Asia and parts of Europe and the Middle East. The move, effective August

African startups backed by Google for Startups Black Founders Fund are making funding headway, collectively raising USD 266 M from venture capitalists (VCs) in the last three years. This positive trend is revealed in a new report by Google for Startups and VC firm Notion Capital, which analyses

Zimbabweans are holding on to their preference for US dollars, posing a challenge to the countrys newly introduced gold-backed digital currency, the ZiG. This hesitance is fueling a boom for remittance and mobile money companies that are resorting to creative ways to get physical dollars into pe

TymeBank, South Africas fast-rising digital challenger bank, is setting its sights on new market segments and a coveted tech unicorn status, with outgoing CEO Coen Jonker aiming for a valuation close to USD 1 B in ongoing fundraising discussions en route to a target of going public at home and a