Meet Ire Aderinokun, The Co-Founder, COO, and Vice President Of Engineering At Helicarrier.
Founded in 2017 by Timi Ajiboye, Tomiwa Lasebikan and Ire Aderinokun, Helicarrier was originally Bitkoin Africa, a website for peer-to-peer (P2P) Bitcoin trading. Upon getting into Y Combinator in 2018, Bitkoin Africa morphed into BuyCoins with a number of product offerings including crypto trading. Last…
As one of the most valuable markets in the UK, the car rental market doubled in 2021 to £15bn and is predicted to grow over the next five years. According to the data company, Ibis World, the rise in renting cars short-term is driven by a combination of factors including…
The news about Bitnob sponsoring the league didn’t catch football fans unawares because the LMC had earlier announced last Friday that Tuesday will be the official unveiling of the deal.
The sponsorship deal, according to the LMC, was said to be a multi-year deal with an…
Securities and Exchange Commission, banks’ agreement on crypto rules uncertain
May 24, 2022
The new regulations recently released by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the cryptocurrency industry may soon put the commission on a collision course with deposit money banks in the country.
This is as operators in the cryptocurrency industry are working towards compliance with the provisions of the regulations in order to become legitimate entities.
SEC had on May 13, 2022…
Cliqki is a social media marketplace for brands and influencers where content creators can create awareness for their products and services, and offer incentives to users and influencers to help promote their services.
Upon realisation that traditional social media make…
Mastercard has partnered with OPay, a seamless mobile money service provider, to grow a cashless ecosystem and advance digital financial inclusion for millions of people across middle East and Africa.
This partnership is the latest milestone in Mastercard’s emerging…
Amid the decline in the prices of cryptocurrencies on the back of rising inflation rates and geopolitical unrest, analysts have outlined some of the ways investors can make returns on their investment.
In the last few days, a stablecoin, called TerraUSD (UST), and its sister currency Luna dropped by about 80 percent, which consequently had an effect on the broader crypto market, including Bitcoin…
Zenith Bank Plc and 10 others have posted a cumulative net profit of N261.991 billion for the first quarter (Q1) ended March 31, 2022.
The other banks are Guaranty Trust Holding Company (GTCO), Access Holdings, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated Plc (ETI), United Bank for…
Sterling Bank Plc has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Nigerian Optometrist Association (NOA) to enhance capacity, reduce brain drain and increase funding for the health sector.
The funding component of the deal is expected to see the bank increasing its…
The Aggregator Platform (TAP), an initiative conceived and powered by the employees of Oando Plc has raised over N61 million with the support of 11 implementing partners to impact 36,375 individuals in 7,272 households across 30 communities in Lagos.
TAP, also known as the #HumansofOando, achieved this feat within the last two years since its inception.
TAP was created at the peak of COVID-19 in…