In 2020, Stripe acquired Paystack for $200M.
But how did it all begin?
Here’s how two friends with one big idea transformed payments in Africa:
The Flip
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The Flip
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- This is Odunayo Eweniyi (@OdunEweniyi). At 26, her startup had already helped Nigerians save $15 million. This is how one tweet changed the future of savings and investment in West Africa:
- At 19, He built his own blockchain startup. At 21, he had to shut down due to lack of funds. And a year later he’s back, with an investment from @cbventures, building his new endeavor @supermigrate:
- You have only $90 to assemble a dream team to build a $1 billion company. Go!
- Njoku Emmanuel's Lessons from a $1 Million Startup Failure. In this clip, Njoku Emmanuel shares his lessons from the Lazerpay shutdown. Njoku Emmanual (@njokuScript) was formerly the CEO of the African crypto payments startup @lazerpay, and is now building @supermigrate. In
00:00 - Hard-Earned Lessons Building Flutterwave - our full episode with Olugbenga 'GB' Agboola (@TechProd_Arch) is live! It's been a tough last year-plus for @theflutterwave, with allegations of fraud and impropriety all over the news. Yet through it all, the Nigerian unicorn has
00:00 - At 17, Adewale Yusuf left home with just 1,000 Naira ($2). No formal tech education. No connections. Just a dream. Today, he’s trained 60,000+ Africans. Here’s how a young boy from Ibadan built .@AltSchoolAfrica into Africa’s leading tech institution:
- We got the CEOs of three of Nigeria's biggest neobanks together for a roundtable. And despite the competition, it was a friendly and fun conversation, full of insights & lessons. In today's episode of The Flip, we're joined by... 🔵 Tosin Eniolorunda (@Eniolorunda), the
00:00 - In 2023, LemFi processed $2 billion in transactions annually. Now? This remittance platform handles $1 billion monthly. And they just raised $53M to go even bigger:
- The global remittance market is worth over $700 billion. And one fintech is making bold moves to become a dominant player. Here’s how Lemfi’s latest acquisition is setting the stage for its European takeover:
- "My goal is to see lots and lots of between $10 and $50 million companies. To me, that does look like success." - @africatechie
00:00 - Adia Sowho (@adiaspeaks) is one of the most experienced operators in the African tech ecosystem. Over her career, she has: Led multiple businesses at Etisalat, helping the telco grow from 5 to 23 million users in six years. Headed product & growth at Migo, joining as employee
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