From Lagos to Nairobi

In a strategic move to broaden its footprint beyond travel, Wakanow Group, one of Africa’s leading travel-tech companies, has acquired Nairabox, a digital ticketing and lifestyle platform based in Nigeria. This acquisition marks Wakanow’s official entry into the entertainment and lifestyle space, signaling a shift toward becoming a full-fledged experience platform. NairaBox, best known for…

In Nigeria’s fast-growing digital commerce market, payment failures are still a major bottleneck for merchants. Every extra second of latency or failed transaction represents not just lost revenue, but a damaged customer experience. This is where the Interswitch Payment Gateway (IPG) has been making a quiet but significant impact. Built to power payments for some of the…

MTN Nigeria team joined B4B Partners in supporting startup growth and fostering business sustainability across Nigeria’s innovation ecosystem. Across Nigeria’s fast-evolving startup ecosystem, early-stage founders are constantly innovating, building products that touch everything from healthcare and agriculture to payments and workplace culture. But while vision and creativity abound, many startups struggle with a universal challenge:…

On Thursday, Raenest, a Nigeria-based cross-border remittance company that offers multicurrency accounts for freelancers and businesses, unveiled four new products at its annual community event, Raenest Exchange. The new suite, which includes stock investing, stablecoin conversion, and faster payouts, marks the company’s entry into the US market. “With this new launch, we have completed the ‘money loop,’…

stc Bahrain, a leading digital enabler, has entered into a strategic alliance with GPS, a prominent technology solutions provider, to accelerate Bahrain’s transition toward a more robust and sustainable digital economy. This partnership underscores both organizations’ commitment to advancing innovation, digital transformation, and economic diversification in alignment with Bahrain’s Vision 2030. Through this collaboration, stc…

Zoho Corporation, a global technology company known for its suite of cloud-based business applications, has reported a slowdown in its year-on-year growth in Nigeria, recording a 74% increase compared to previous years’ triple-digit figures. While the growth remains strong by industry standards, it represents a moderation for the software-as-a-service (SaaS) giant, which has been expanding…