Browsing: Eric Osiakwan

Mergers and acquisitions worth US$52B were completed in South Africa during the first half of 2021, with the value of deals growing by 958% from 2020 with the tech sector in the lead according to Refinitiv Data that provides financial markets and infrastructure data . According to Digest Africa, the value of mergers and acquisitions in the African tech ecosystem in 2018 was US$504M with 24 out of the 39 deals taking place in South Africa making it the country with the most mergers, acquisitions and exits among the KINGS countries.

Financial technology (FinTech) is a major force shaping the structure of the financial industry in sub-Saharan Africa. New technologies are…

An extended road trip, an excursion to the other side of town or going somewhere that is different from your…

Nairobi is the leading Fintech ecosystem city in Africa according to the 2021 Global Fintech Rankings published on 8th July…

Despite the effects of Covid-19 Africa remains the ripe land of opportunities and as the conversation about Investing in Africa…

There is a general consensus that the Small and Medium Enterprises is the key to the economic development of every…

Africa’s leading Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), MTN, Vodacom and Safaricom, have recently made bold plans to venture into the increasingly…

I ended my May 2021 essay with the hypothesis “…leading fintechs might turn around and start acquiring the banks” and,…

On 1st of April, as I was publishing my Uniconization of African Fintech piece[1], Mastercard was busy announcing their $100…

The first quarter of 2021 ended on a great note as two African fintech businesses gained unicorn status, a rare…