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Folake Balogun

Folake Balogun is a renowned tech journalist who offers insightful and critical analysis of the African rapidly growing digital economy, particularly within Nigeria. She closely monitors the health of the African startup ecosystem by covering significant venture capital trends, investment deals, and the challenges faced by emerging firms. Known for her deep dives into the fintech sector, she covers the evolution of digital payments, dynamics of major financial innovations and also extends to emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the future of connectivity by providing context to their economic and social impact.
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Here are 10 key breakthrough technologies of 2025

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Technology Review reporters and editors have assembled…

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‘More local cybersecurity solutions needed to win threat fight’

African-tailored cybersecurity solutions are needed to deal with local cybersecurity problems as…

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‘Digital youths will drive contactless transactions’

Nigeria’s digitally active youths, between the ages of 18 to 35, will…

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‘Contactless payment is no longer futuristic, but a necessity’

Contactless payment, which used to be futuristic, is now a necessity for…

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Meet Egerton Idehen, MTN’s new chief broadband officer

MTN Nigeria has announced the appointment of Egerton Idehen as chief broadband…

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Deepfakes, disinformation pose threat to businesses — Expert

Disinformation campaigns on the continent have nearly quadrupled since 2022, and nearly…

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Fintech taps AI to expand access to credit

Lendsqr, a provider of loan management technology, is pioneering a new frontier…

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Nigeria targets N13.8bn from data protection in 2025

Nigeria’s data protection ecosystem is projected to generate N13.8 billion in revenue…

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