Fintechs, banks and all financial institutions are prone to fraud. Here are ways to minimise it and protect your startup and customer's funds.
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.
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.
In this post, we’ll share six tips to help you improve your password hygiene and reduce your exposure to cyber risks.
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.
The Kora Startup Kit is a directory of handpicked, pre-vetted companies we recommend to businesses like yours starting up in Africa.
Issue USD virtual cards for customers to pay for things online or their bills and also issue corporate cards for your business needs.
A post informing the general public about Kora's latest feature. Pay with Bank.
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.
A summary of the KoraHack23 Hackathon sponsored by Kora and Google Developers Group.
Kora partners with Healthracka to provide employees with free cervical cancer test kits.
Kora welcomed the Africa Caucus group from the Harvard Business School to their office in Lagos, Nigeria.
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The very first of our new series, Into the Koraverse.
All the cases against Kora have been dropped.
We are confident that the Kenyan courts will come to see that the accusations against us are not only wholly baseless but borderline malicious.
A blog post detailing the accusations that have been leveled against Kora recently.
In advertising, agencies always have to balance the client’s expectations and deliverables without overshooting the client’s budget. So, getting a tool that works was important. The first objective was to provide social media marketing services that delivered to client expectations while being cost-effective. So, they built a solution to cater to that need and now help other agencies get the same result for their clients, not just in Nigeria but worldwide.
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To collect payments, Sadiq, the founder of the Ultimate Frisbee Club used Kora to create a payment link and shared it on the club’s WhatsApp group and it made the donations smooth and seamless. Using Kora also helped him build transparency because he could now export the finances of the community and share them with the rest of the organisers and sponsors.
Strategically using Kora to accept payments in Ghana, Detail Africa embraces a pan-African perspective. The move aligns with the company's expansion plans, demonstrating a commitment to reaching new markets across the continent.
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How Oystr Finance is unlocking credit for Africa's unbanked.
For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Favour, a member of the People Operations team at Kora.
For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Promise, a Senior Product Manager at Kora.
For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Ayobami, a front-end engineer at Kora.
For our International Women's Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here's Ajiri, a Senior Product Designer at Kora.
If you research what security experts consider a “strong” password, you’ll find several different ideas. Most agree they should be long, yet no one seems to agree on how long. Some recommend using a mix of symbols and numbers, while others argue this makes passwords too difficult to remember. However, everyone does agree on one fact: Password strength is a vital part of security.
Criminals have taken a liking to targeting us through employees in our organisations. Even management isn't immune to their shenanigans like phishing, where they send you deceptive emails that look innocent. But beware, even your coworker's email could be under siege. So, here's a rule of thumb: if someone's asking for your PIN, bank info, or login details, it's time to raise an eyebrow.
Data breaches can occur in various ways, including through hacking, malware, phishing attacks, physical theft, or accidental exposure. When a data breach happens, it often results in the exposure, theft, or compromise of personal, financial, or sensitive information, which can have serious consequences for individuals, organisations, or even governments. Here is how to protect youself.
A guide to understanding internet cookies.
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