Nigerians are starting to view cryptocurrencies as a more effective way to maintain the value of their money. This is because constant inflation has caused the value of the naira…
Category: frontier markets
The rise of digital wallets in Indonesia
The growth of smartphone penetration, supported by development in the fintech field, alters how consumers behave and do their daily errands, and making a payment is no exception. Making payments…
India’s golden decade has already started
India has an exploding population of over 1.3 billion people. The country’s population will increase over the next few decades. The population directly translates into an enormous local market, which…
Refurbished smartphone market: Latin America and India drive global growth
The refurbished smartphone market is seeing a boom in growth thanks to emerging markets. A refurbished smartphone is often mistaken for a regular second hand one. They are both pre…
Post-COVID world: how the definition of emerging markets evolved
Emerging markets have been an intriguing choice of investment, notably known for their “high risk, high returns” scheme. But the years have proven that the definition of emerging markets has…
How the GoTo Group became Indonesia’s new tech giant
For the last five years, IPOs in Southeast Asia have been fluctuating, hitting their lowest in 2020 as COVID-19 started to surge. However, 2021 has indicated the improvement of the…
Africa and IPOs: The Big Flutterwave Situation
In the business environment, IPOs have emerged as a significant acronym that not many people can interpret. For the sake of clarity, I will first explain what an IPO is…
What Tech Innovation Really Means Beyond the Big Headlines
Technological innovations are of great help to businesses, especially start-ups. They mainly increase productivity and make the work process efficient. Startups in emerging markets make big headlines when reporting their…
Kenya: cash is king but mobile payments are growing
The world is slowly moving into a ‘cashless society.’ However, while some countries have adopted the system pretty quickly, some are still moving slowly to make this a reality. According…
