Why Nigeria’s power crisis is the hidden reason CBN can’t hit zero failed transactions by 2028
While regulators and fintechs debate APIs and AI, a new survey of 40 stakeholders reveals the real transaction killer is happening one layer below; in the diesel generators, the power cuts, and the governance structure that makes accountability impossible.
Fintech engineers, others explain why banks are to blame for most failed transactions – survey
A new industry survey reveals a dangerous divide: the people who run Nigeria's banks blame customers for failed transactions. The people who build the payment rails blame the banks. And the regulator that owns the switch? It may be too conflicted to fix it.
Exclusive: How Plaude Technologies and CEO Olatomiwa Idowu allegedly vanished with $4.2m cross-border transaction balance
On the morning of March 9, 2026, two currency swap deals were agreed between Plaude Technologies Limited and…
The SPV that made ₦824bn on First Bank’s shares and kept its owners secret
Every listed company eventually produces a number large enough to travel on its own, detached from the transaction…
MTN Nigeria’s ₦3T revenue hides a fintech business still finding its footing
MTN Nigeria’s half-year 2026 numbers read like a company finally exhaling after years of currency and cost pressure,…
A software error made a ₦13.66 billion transfer, and 176 Nigerians are now being sued for it
On the evening of Friday, September 6, 2024, a trader in Lagos checked her phone and saw an…
1,605 arrests across Africa: How the continent fought back against infrastructure cyberattacks
In August 2025, operators at Uganda’s Electricity Transmission Company Limited watched their network monitoring screens freeze. A ransomware…
