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Can Swoop’s $7.3M Entry Into Nigeria Disrupt Chowdeck’s Lead?

A 19-year-old. A UC Berkeley dropout. A $7.3 million bet on Nigeria. And a plan to do what no tech company has managed to pull off across an entire continent. Aubrey Niederhoffer discovered Africa through a geography game. Not a research report. Not a school assignment.

Paystack Isn’t Just About Payments Anymore — And That’s a Big Deal

For years, Paystack had one job: help African businesses get paid online, easily and reliably. It did that so well that Stripe bought the Nigerian fintech for $200 million, turning it into one of Africa’s biggest tech success stories.

Paystack Is No Longer Just a Payments Company, It’s Now a Bank

Ten years ago Paystack had a simple mission fix online payments in Nigeria. At the time failed card transactions and unreliable payment gateways were holding businesses back. Paystack solved that problem and became one of Africa’s most trusted fintech brands. Now the Stripe owned company is entering a new era.

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