AfricaWorks Insights
AfricaWorks Insights
May 14, 2025 at 02:32 PM
📦 Nigerian logistics firm Cargoplug has launched its first self-managed UK hub, streamlining 🇬🇧↔️🇳🇬 shipping as UK-Nigeria trade surpasses £7B. Founded in 2013, the company, known for serving SMEs and diaspora clients—aims to deepen trust and control in cross-border delivery while competing with enterprise-focused rivals. 🌍📈 🍽️ Nigerian food delivery startup Chowdeck has launched in Ghana, marking its first international expansion. The move includes rider training, rewards, and referral programs as it begins operations in key Accra areas, tapping into a booming digital economy and Ghana’s growing mobile-first consumer base. 🇬🇭📱 💸 Opera-backed Pera Limited, an early investor in OPay, is launching MiniPay, a standalone stablecoin wallet app now live across Africa. Already gaining traction in Nigeria and Kenya, the app enables fast, ultra-low-cost transfers using USDT, USDC, and cUSD, targeting mass adoption of crypto for everyday transactions. 🌍📲 🚀 PalmPay has been named Africa’s fastest-growing fintech by The Financial Times, with $63.9M in 2023 revenue and over 35M users transacting 50 times monthly. Active in Nigeria, Ghana, and Kenya, it plans to expand to four more countries by 2025, solidifying its role in everyday digital finance across Africa. 📱🌍
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