Cross-Border Fintech Licensing: Can Africa Build Its Own ‘Fintech Passport’?
The IRT Factor: Why Ingenuity, Resilience, and Tenacity Define Founders in Emerging Markets
Across Africa, Latin America, and South Asia, founders aren’t building inside predictable systems they’re building in spite of them. And the entrepreneurs who thrive are powered by what I call The IRT Factor: Ingenuity. Resilience. Tenacity.
AI Is Transforming Industries but Is Africa Ready?
In Lagos, Accra, and Nairobi, homegrown machine learning labs are tackling real-world problems verifying identity without credit histories, predicting crop yields with satellite data, or creating AI-powered translation tools for indigenous languages.
Why Google Is Investing $37M into Africa
Africa’s Next Fintech Frontier: Interoperability or Infrastructure?
Today, Africa has more than 500 million registered mobile money accounts, according to the GSMA. But fragmentation remains a massive hurdle. In many countries, a user on MTN cannot send money directly to a customer on Airtel Tigo without extra steps, higher costs, or even physical cashouts.
The Startup Blueprint for Emerging Markets: From Idea to Launch
Engaging accelerators, incubators, and trade associations connects startups to mentors, funding, and new customers. Networking at industry events amplifies visibility and fosters cross-sector collaboration
10 Bold Investment Ideas Sparked by the Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference
Sierra Leone, like many emerging markets across Africa, sits at the crux of change, where digital transformation, infrastructure gaps, food security, climate resilience, and a rising entrepreneurial class intersect. That convergence creates rare opportunities for investors ready to build systems that are inclusive, future-proof, and rooted in local strength.
First-Mover, Final Breath: What African Startups Like Okra Teach Us About Ecosystem Debt
Okra’s story reveals the infrastructure tax African fintech founders pay. Discover why funding alone can’t solve ecosystem challenges and how investors and founders can build smarter.