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@Magdiel_Amor
Founder @jupytec (@advoscholar_jil) || Chairman & Principal Investor @ Rehoboth Holdings Inc. || Building world-class software, investing in what's next.
What happened to the smartest person you went to school with?
Emmanuella's early months were exceptional, earning more than many expected, and her progress caught the attention of @sirkhaycee himself. This isn't a scripted superstory. This is real, sincere and mind-blowing. How does someone move from borrowing money to owning millions from a Web3 job? She chose her niche in the space. Capitalized on it with a major mindset shift. Refused to allow her circumstances limit her financial breakthrough. Now tell us, what's your excuse?
In August 2013, I emailed the @PayPal team. Nigeria’s fintech ecosystem was still young. @Paga was just a few years old. And the “Africa opportunity” wasn’t yet part of most global boardroom conversations. But even then, the opportunity was clear to us. In that email, I shared a simple belief: that Nigeria would become one of the most important economies in the world, and that there was strong alignment between PayPal and Paga to make payments, financial services, and global commerce work for Nigerians. I attached a presentation outlining how our two companies might collaborate: Paga could power on-ramps and off-ramps to and from PayPal in Nigeria. The partnership would enable Nigerians to use PayPal anywhere PayPal is accepted globally. It would also enable Nigerian merchants to accept PayPal for payments. It would take more than a decade for that belief to fully materialize. Today, I’m proud to share that PayPal is now live in Nigeria through Paga. Until now, Nigerians could not receive money via PayPal. Our partnership unlocks that. Nigerian PayPal users who link their PayPal accounts to Paga can now receive money via PayPal. Only PayPal Nigeria accounts linked to Paga are enabled for receiving money. Gig workers can now get paid through PayPal, and family members can now send you money on PayPal. Nigerian merchants can now receive payments on PayPal. The linkage is done within the Paga app, and users can view their PayPal balance and withdraw to Naira when they want. Nigerians can now use PayPal at over 30 million merchants worldwide! This moment isn’t about a single announcement. It’s about patience. It’s about building robust, trusted local infrastructure. It’s about believing that global platforms scale better when they work with local systems, not around them. Partnerships like this don’t happen overnight. They are the result of years of conversations, trust-building, regulatory work, and showing up consistently. I’m proud of the Paga team for staying the course. I’m grateful to the PayPal team for believing in the long-term vision. And I’m excited about what this unlocks for Nigerians participating in the global digital economy. Download the Paga app, link your PayPal to Paga, and connect with global commerce today!
@paystack , the Nigerian fintech acquired by Stripe, has restructured its operations under a new holding company, The Stack Group (TSG), which now houses Paystack, its consumer payments app Zap, Paystack Microfinance Bank (MFB), and a venture studio, signalling a more structured expansion beyond payments.
For anyone flirting with the idea of entrepreneurship and you’re looking for why you should start. 12 million Africans enter the job market annually and only 3 million of them get absorbed into the job market. There is a 9 million employment gap annually. We NEED to create jobs rapidly.
Please help a friend decide 🙏 ₦850,000 office job in Lagos OR ₦500,000 remote job in Enugu
This is extremely subjective. Lagos doesn’t automatically mean opportunity. In fact, you might do yourself a favor by staying out of the noise and visiting strategically. The longest I’ve spent in Lagos is five weeks straight, yet I’m still both directly and indirectly involved in meaningful work there.
Electric cars would actually thrive in Nigeria more than people think. Electricity =! Energy. Consider this. The cost and logistics of setting up and running a gas powered charging station is much lower than that of a fuelling station.
