Smartbird’s CEO talks about converting a shoe company into an AI player

The CEO of the AI infrastructure company, Nadia Carlsten, spoke about the transition with chief correspondent Ben Bergman on Thursday at Business Insider’s The Long Play
WATCH: MTN bullish about its Africa fintech business

Africa’s largest mobile services provider, MTN, now also operates one of the continent’s largest mobile payment platforms, MoMo, says group president and CEO Ralph Mupita
Nigeria’s stock market adds about $2.6 billion in a day as banking shares fuel rally

Data from the Nigerian Exchange (NGX) showed investors traded 1.49 billion shares worth N68.39 billion ($50 million) across 94,675 deals, compared with Friday’s session. Trading volume rose 42%, while turnover and deals increased by 36% each