Guides, reports, and expert insights for African business
How-to GuideEvery African fintech needs KYC infrastructure: identity verification at onboarding, ongoing monitoring, and regulatory ...
Nigeria
Market ReportThe African SME credit gap is estimated at over USD 330 billion by the IFC. OmniRetail's OmniPay disburses USD 12 millio...
Nigeria
Expert InsightThe Pan-African Payment and Settlement System reached 17 countries and over 150 banks by late 2025. It launched a card s...
Nigeria
Case StudyPiggyVest was founded in 2016 by Somto Ifezue, Odunayo Eweniyi, and Joshua Chibueze as Piggybank.ng. By late 2024 the pl...
NigeriaMarket ReportAgriculture represents at least 20 percent of African GDP and 60 percent of African jobs, but smallholder farmers receiv...
KenyaExpert InsightNigeria's eNaira has 98.5 percent unused wallets according to IMF research. After four and a half years, total eNaira in...
GhanaNewsThe Central Bank of Nigeria has upgraded Kuda Microfinance Bank to a full national operating banking license, placing th...
NigeriaHow-to GuideSafaricom's Daraja is the API gateway that connects your application to M-Pesa. This guide walks through the practical i...
Kenya
Market ReportPiggyVest has over 7 million users saving an average of NGN 25,000 every second as of 2024. Bamboo has over 500,000 inve...
NigeriaExpert InsightAfrican crypto regulation across 2024 and 2025 has moved toward formal licensing frameworks that treat crypto as a consu...
NigeriaMarket ReportKuda's transaction volume exceeded NGN 14 trillion in 2025. FairMoney has over 6 million users and paid NGN 7 billion in...
NigeriaExpert InsightKuda has a national banking license. FairMoney is a licensed microfinance bank. TymeBank is profitable and expanding int...
Nigeria