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Companies, Products, startups, The BackEnd

Sandbox’s platform wants to connect product managers with employers

Muhammed Akinyemi

19th December 2023
Agrictech, Agritech, The BackEnd

Constellr wants to enhance farming in Africa with data

Muhammed Akinyemi

15th November 2023
Civic Tech, Products, The BackEnd

Is that fake news? Ask FactCheck Africa’s AI tool

Muhammed Akinyemi

30th October 2023
Business, Enterprise, Logistics & Transport, The BackEnd

Shipbubble wants to help Nigerian e-commerce deliver everything, everywhere, on time

Muhammed Akinyemi

26th October 2023
Funding, startups, The BackEnd

The story behind M-KOPA’s $250million debt and equity raise

Joseph Olaoluwa

17th May 2023
Logistics & Transport, The BackEnd

Why food-on-demand can be Gokada’s ticket to super app stardom

Alexander Onukwue

15th July 2021
FinTech, The BackEnd

Stax wants you to enjoy USSD with better design, without ever dialling codes again

Alexander Onukwue

20th May 2021
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Sending money out of Africa is a chore – Lemonade Finance wants to make it sweet

Alexander Onukwue

6th May 2021
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Can Engage help tech companies build stronger relationships with customers?

Alexander Onukwue

4th March 2021
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Why Carbon’s zero-interest ‘buy now pay later’ loan is exciting and worrying

Alexander Onukwue

28th January 2021
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12 African fintech startups to watch in 2021

Alexander Onukwue

21st January 2021
Developers, The BackEnd

Why care about product design? Mitchelle Chibundu has the answers

Alexander Onukwue

14th January 2021
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The BackEnd: How Eden’s Choplife plans to spice up Nigerians’ food habits

Alexander Onukwue

17th December 2020
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The BackEnd: MFS Africa is building Africa’s largest money transfer network

Alexander Onukwue

10th December 2020
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The BackEnd: The link between financial inclusion and interoperability

Alexander Onukwue

3rd December 2020
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The BackEnd: Direct debits that “bounce” are a problem, but what’s a fair penalty?

Alexander Onukwue

26th November 2020
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The BackEnd: Meet the “Palantir of Africa”

Alexander Onukwue

19th November 2020
FinTech, The BackEnd

The BackEnd: How “POS shops” fill the gap left by banks and ATMs in Nigeria

Alexander Onukwue

12th November 2020
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The BackEnd: Evolve Credit’s three ambitions for Africa’s credit industry

Alexander Onukwue

5th November 2020
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The BackEnd: How Facebook and Twitter fact-check information in Africa

Alexander Onukwue

22nd October 2020
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The BackEnd: Hey, what is your smartphone tracking?

Alexander Onukwue

15th October 2020
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The BackEnd: How M-KOPA convinces Kenyans and Nigerians to buy smartphones in installments

Alexander Onukwue

8th October 2020
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The BackEnd: Why Wema and GT Bank lead Nigerian banks in digital payments

Alexander Onukwue

1st October 2020
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The BackEnd: How Nigerian bank domiciliary accounts compete with fintech dollar features

Alexander Onukwue

24th September 2020
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The BackEnd: Yoco’s payments rails reflect Africa’s ecommerce needs

Alexander Onukwue

17th September 2020
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The BackEnd: What is Piggyvest’s hack for high engagement and customer loyalty?

Alexander Onukwue

10th September 2020
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The BackEnd: Why Gozem’s super app experiment depends on transportation

Alexander Onukwue

3rd September 2020
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The BackEnd: Why online travel companies have more deals than your regular vendor

Alexander Onukwue

27th August 2020
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The BackEnd: Inside Estate Intel’s databank for Africa’s real estate market

Alexander Onukwue

20th August 2020
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The BackEnd: How Helium Health’s backbone for medical-tech solutions works

Alexander Onukwue

13th August 2020
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The BackEnd: How Sokowatch uses tricycles as warehouses for its African Amazon

Alexander Onukwue

6th August 2020
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The BackEnd: BVN’s central role in re-shaping Nigeria’s credit repayment culture

Alexander Onukwue

30th July 2020
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The BackEnd: How Kuda Bank models user experience on social media platforms

Alexander Onukwue

23rd July 2020
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The BackEnd: Optimising KYC procedures for seamless UX experience

Kay Ugwuede

16th July 2020
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The BackEnd: How a four-person team built Sendcash for Bitcoin-to-naira transfers

Alexander Onukwue

9th July 2020