Mosunmola Fadahunsi is expanding financial inclusion in Nigeria through Lendvisery Services Ltd. She offers easy-access loans and flexible financing solutions to individuals and businesses often overlooked by traditional …
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CreditWise—Bola Oduyale’s move to empower Nigeria women and MSMEs.m.
Bola Oduyale is bridging Nigeria’s financial gap by empowering women and small businesses through CreditWise Financials Ltd. Her company provides accessible loans, financial literacy, and advocacy, helping marginalised …
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Alsoug—How Tarneem Saeed built Sudan’s largest e-commerce platform.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesIn 2014, Tarneem Saeed visited her homeland, Sudan, and noticed the absence of a platform that allowed individuals to access market information or participate in online commerce easily. …
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Oluchi Enebeli, Nigeria’s first female blockchain engineer bridges gender gap in Web3.
Weekend Read If you had told a younger Oluchi Enebeli she would become Nigeria’s first female blockchain engineer, she might have laughed in disbelief. Back then, she was …
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Indicina: Yvonne Johnson’s journey to bridging Africa’s credit gap.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesAccess to credit is one of the stumbling blocks for businesses and individuals across Africa. Traditional lenders, constrained by outdated risk assessment models, often struggle to determine the …
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Chioma Okotcha empowers African SMEs with loans for clean energy adoption.
Chioma Okotcha is helping Nigeria switch to clean energy by making it easier for people, businesses, and installers to get financing for clean energy equipment. Funding poses a …
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Mary Mwangi is digitising Kenya’s public transport through fintech
Mary Mwangi is transforming Kenya’s public transport sector by leveraging technology to simplify payments, reduce financial losses, and enhance safety. Through her company, Data Integrated Limited, she has …
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Why Oluwatosin Olaseinde moved to curb financial illiteracy among Africans.
by Faith Jamesby Faith JamesAt 16, Oluwatosin Olaseinde moved with her family to the Democratic Republic of Congo and later to South Africa, where she pursued her A-levels and tertiary education. Despite …
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Farida Bedwei is revolutionising Ghana’s microfinance landscape with Logiciel Ltd.
Farida Nana Efua Bedwei is a Ghanaian software engineer who advocates for disability rights. At just one year old, she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and at the …
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Ruth Iselema is revolutionising Africa’s cryptocurrency landscape with Bitmama.
Growing up in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Ruth Iselema focused more on becoming a pharmacist than a fintech disruptor. Little did she know that she would lead one of …