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Banks and startups need to partner for growth but who can solve the risks involved? Five Nigerian banks have joined as pioneer members of a new initiative aimed at increasing corporate-startup collaboration in emerging markets. The initiative is called the Circle of Corporate Investors and is being organized by Catalyst Fund, an African, Asian, and Latin American accelerator. The goal is to assist startups and corporations in "better discovering technical and commercial synergies while also s.

TeamApt anticipates unicorns as a result of its $16 billion agent banking blitz TeamApt has established itself as a market leader in Nigeria's agent banking sector, which may propel it to the coveted status of a billion-dollar startup in the coming months. The company, headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria, began in 2015 by developing banking applications. By the end of 2018, it supported the operations of 26 banks, processing an average of $160 million transactions per month. Moniepoint, a platfor.

Kune raised $1 million in pre-seed funding ahead of its August launch Kune, a Nairobi-based startup that prepares and delivers freshly prepared, ready-to-eat meals at affordable prices, has raised $1 million in a pre-seed funding round. The funding will be used to scale the startup's on-demand food service in advance of its August launch. The pre-seed round was led by Pan-African venture capital firm Launch Africa Ventures and included Century Oak Capital GmbH, Consonance, and ecosystem manage.

Lagos has surpassed Nairobi as Africa's top startup city Lagos has surpassed Nairobi as Africa's top startup ecosystem. The city was ranked 122nd globally, effectively replacing Nairobi, Kenya, which is now ranked 136th. This is according to the StartupBlink Ecosystem Index Report 2021, which was recently released. In general, the world's top two startup ecosystems remain unchanged from last year – San Francisco and New York. San Francisco is the “supernova” of startup ecosys.

How To Install Google Play On An Amazon Fire TV Stick You've purchased and configured an Amazon Fire TV Stick, and you're probably wondering what else you can do with it. If you want to expand the capabilities of the device, installing the Google Play Store is a great solution. However, Google has taken steps to permanently disable the Play Store on Amazon Fire TV devices. In 2021, Google released updates that disabled all functionality on Amazon Fire TV devices. While Google and Amazon do col.

How To Factory Reset Your iPhone Or iPad  Is it necessary to perform a factory reset on your iPhone or iPad? Perhaps you're planning to sell your phone and want to remotely wipe all of your personal data, or perhaps you've been a victim of theft and want to remotely wipe anything valuable on the device. If this is the case, performing a factory reset is the simplest way to delete everything and restart.    Backup Your Device  A vital reminder: before performing a facto.

How to Disable Voice Control on Your AirPods While voice control is an excellent feature, it does have some drawbacks. Some users have complained about accidentally calling people when their pods are not in their ears. They were completely unaware they were making those calls. It's all fun and games until you call your ex by accident. Due to the fact that voice control and Siri are not synonymous, you can use either on your iOS device. If you prefer Siri or don't want to use your AirPods with .

How To Configure Display Scaling In Windows 10 In Windows 10, resolution controls how detailed images and text appear, but scaling controls how it all appears on the screen. Whatever resolution you set for your monitor or television, Windows 10 scales the display to fit everything on the screen, even if that means adding scrolling and up/down arrows, as in the taskbar, which displays icons for active windows. Occasionally, a monitor with a high resolution, such as 4K, shrinks text, windows, .

You can now convert live-audio conversations to podcasts with the new Spotify Greenroom app Spotify Greenroom was launched yesterday, June 16, 2021, by the Swedish audio streaming and media service provider. In March 2021, the platform announced the acquisition of Betty Labs, the developer of the sports-focused app Locker Room, in order to accelerate its entry into the live audio market. Spotify stated that it has been expanding the app's capabilities since acquiring it in order to enable dee.

GIGL and Nigeria's JET Motor Company have partnered to launch the country's first electric cargo vans GIG Logistics (GIGL), a Nigerian logistics conglomerate, recently added four all-electric cargo vans to its Lagos fleet in collaboration with indigenous automaker JET Motor Company (JET). GIGL Director of Operations, Ocholi Etu, revealed during a press conference held last Friday at GIGL's Lagos digital hub that the partnership "began about two years ago, when we approached JET to provide us w.