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Minimising fintech fraud in 2024 from experts' perspective

Minimising fintech fraud in 2024 from experts' perspective

Fintechs, banks and all financial institutions are prone to fraud. Here are ways to minimise it and protect your startup and customer's funds.

July 17, 2024
July 19, 2024
6 minute read
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Merchant Security Awareness

A guide to securing your mobile devices

A guide to securing your mobile devices

Your mobile device is an easy target for cybercriminals. Every day, they find new ways to exploit our slightest vulnerabilities. With Artificial Intelligence becoming more ubiquitous, their social engineering techniques have become even more dangerous.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024
4 mins read
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Embedded finance vs Banking-as-a-Service (Examples Included)

Embedded finance vs Banking-as-a-Service (Examples Included)

While embedded finance and banking-as-a-service might be similar, they are different.‍ If you stick with me to the end of this piece, you’ll be able to lecture your friends about embedded finance and BaaS because you’ll get a simple yet technically rich explanation of their differences.‍

May 29, 2024
May 29, 2024
6 minute read
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Merchant Security Awareness

Six password good practices everyone should follow

Six password good practices everyone should follow

In this post, we’ll share six tips to help you improve your password hygiene and reduce your exposure to cyber risks.

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
4 min read
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Product

Introducing Kora Identity APIs for customer ID verification

Introducing Kora Identity APIs for customer ID verification

With Kora's Identity APIs, you can verify customer IDs in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Nigeria. Create a smooth and secure KYC and KYB onboarding process for your business.

November 12, 2024
November 13, 2024
5 minute read
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Product

Introducing Kora Startup Kit

Introducing Kora Startup Kit

The Kora Startup Kit is a directory of handpicked, pre-vetted companies we recommend to businesses like yours starting up in Africa.

November 5, 2024
November 5, 2024
2 mins read
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Product

Introducing virtual USD cards issuing for businesses

Introducing virtual USD cards issuing for businesses

Issue USD virtual cards for customers to pay for things online or their bills and also issue corporate cards for your business needs.

October 14, 2024
October 18, 2024
4 minute read
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Product

Say hello to “Pay with Bank”

Say hello to “Pay with Bank”

A post informing the general public about Kora's latest feature. Pay with Bank.

February 27, 2023
November 11, 2022
2 mins read
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Events

Kora hosts the maiden edition of Sundown Sessions

Sundown Sessions is more than an event; it is a gathering for Africa's brightest minds to unwind, network, and absorb insights from leaders in the fintech startup ecosystem. ‍

November 22, 2024
November 22, 2024
3 minute read
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Events

Kora x GDG Owerri: Empowering Africa's next generation of tech talent

A summary of the KoraHack23 Hackathon sponsored by Kora and Google Developers Group.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023
2 mins read
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Events

Kora partners with Healthracka to provide employees with free cervical cancer test kits

Kora partners with Healthracka to provide employees with free cervical cancer test kits.

April 6, 2023
April 6, 2023
1 min read
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Events

Kora hosts Harvard Business School students at Lagos office

Kora welcomed the Africa Caucus group from the Harvard Business School to their office in Lagos, Nigeria.

March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
1 min read
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Inside Kora

Into the Koraverse: Kachi, reggae, chargebacks, and other adventures

The very first of our new series, Into the Koraverse.

February 27, 2023
January 31, 2023
4 mins read
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Inside Kora

Kenya’s Asset Recovery Agency drops fraud charges against Kora

All the cases against Kora have been dropped.

February 27, 2023
December 8, 2022
2 mins read
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Inside Kora

Re: Press reports on Kora in Kenya

We are confident that the Kenyan courts will come to see that the accusations against us are not only wholly baseless but borderline malicious.

February 2, 2024
July 14, 2022
2 mins read
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Inside Kora

Re: press reports on Kora in Kenya

A blog post detailing the accusations that have been leveled against Kora recently.

February 27, 2023
July 14, 2022
2 mins read
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Merchant Stories

GIGL: Revolutionising logistics in Africa and beyond

The origin story of Africa's biggest logistics company.

May 19, 2023
May 22, 2023
3 mins read
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Merchant Stories

Healthtracka: "A digital health platform born from a genuine desire to help people"

In this month's Merchant Stories entry, the CEO, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson, tells us about the company's early days and how she got the idea for the business.

March 1, 2023
February 28, 2023
3 mins read
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Merchant Stories

MyXalary(NotchHR): “An HRM software from Nigeria to the world”

What is now known as MyXalary started as a way to manage employee databases, taxes, and pensions. When that became stable, the cofounders began advancing the software by adding features.

February 27, 2023
January 31, 2023
3 mins read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Favour

For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Favour, a member of the People Operations team at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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#EmbraceEquity: Promise

For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Promise, a Senior Product Manager at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Ayobami

For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Ayobami, a front-end engineer at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Ajiri

For our International Women's Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here's Ajiri, a Senior Product Designer at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Merchant Security Awareness

How to use AI chatbots securely

AI bots help us streamline tasks and troubleshoot problems in seconds. While they’re convenient, users must deal with many associated risks. 

November 28, 2024
November 28, 2024
5 minute read
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Merchant Security Awareness

Typosquatting and brand impersonation explained

In this blogpost, we’ll teach you the difference between typosquatting and brand impersonation and steps you can take to protect yourself. 

October 21, 2024
October 22, 2024
6 minute read
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Merchant Security Awareness

How to spot deep fakes and steps to protect yourself

Generally, deepfakes are usually so convincing that it’s hard to tell what’s fake and what’s real. You might have encountered a deep fake without even realising that the information was false because of how realistic it looked.

September 23, 2024
September 23, 2024
6 minute read
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Merchant Security Awareness

Identity theft and how to protect yourself

Millions of people fall victim to Identity theft each year, and it can happen to even you if you don’t take the proper precautions. In this post, you'll learn how to recognize identity theft and how to protect yourself from falling victim.

August 30, 2024
August 30, 2024
6 minute read