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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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Innovation, technology, infrastructure key to Insurance sector growth

Ekerete Gam-Ikon, deputy commissioner for Insurance, Finance, and Administration, has said that…

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Smartphone manufacturers stockpile products amid US-China tensions

Global smartphone shipments increased marginally by 1.5 percent year-on-year to 304.9 million…

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Africa records 14% spike in spyware attacks — Kaspersky

There was a 14 percent increase in spyware attack detection on businesses…

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UBA unveils new PoS solution to target retail market

United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has unveiled its vastly improved Point…

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WhatsApp will stop working on these phones in May

WhatsApp will be cancelling support for some iPhones and Android devices by…

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OPay’s valuation hit $2.75bn despite funding slowdown

Opay has seen its valuation rise to $2.75 billion based on recent…

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MTN pens tribute to founding chairman, Pascal Dozie

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Pascal Dozie, founding chairman…

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Mobile Money transactions hit $1.68trn in one year

Mobile money platforms processed about 108 billion transactions valued at $1.68 trillion…

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