BD Insider; Letter 35⁠—Detty December? 🤔

Letter 35, BD Insider: The newsletter arm of benjamindada.com
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Hey, <<First Name>>!

23 days to the end of December and a decade, what's it gonna be? Detty December or dirty December? Get the gist here and here.

Something You Should Know: "95% of the technology used in all sectors of the Nigerian economy is imported. The quantum of money that goes out of Nigeria as licensing fees is too high and should be of concern to all patriotic Nigerians". ~ Dan-Azumi Ibrahim, Director-General of the National Office for Technology Acquisition and Promotion (NOTAP).

Let's dive into the news, events and opportunities, shall we?

The super app craze continues. South Africa-based startup, Carry1st, is throwing its hat in the ring too. But with paltry funding of $2 million, does it stand a chance against a behemoth like OPay? Meanwhile, they are looking for brand ambassadors in Nigeria. Apply.

Meet Ismaël Essome Ebone, a Cameroonian collecting and using plastic bottles to build boats. Nigerian poor fishermen, especially those in Lagos, could use this smart solution.

Following his November African tour, the CEO of Twitter and Square, Jack Dorsey, plans to spend six months in Africa next year. While this is net good for the continent, Twitter's stakeholders think Jack would be acting like a jerk if he takes such vacation during an election year.

The fintech ecosystem in Africa prospered in 2019. Amidst regulatory and myriad of challenges, more than $600 million have been raised by Africa-focused fintechs thus far. According to the Global Fintech Index 2020, South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana, Egypt and Uganda emerged as the growing fintech destinations in Africa.

📅 Cookie Jar of Opportunities

Appy for Bank of Industry-supported Vatebratech incubation programme

Carbon is hiring

Branch is hiring

Aza Finance is hiring

Paystack is hiring

Sendwave remote engineering roles

Check out these 81+ remote jobs for engineers, designers, marketers and product managers

KudaBank is hiring

🙂 Thanks for reading

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