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Move over ‘tech bros’: Women join Africa’s fintech boom

Around 3.2 per cent of fintech firms in Africa are founded solely by women. [Courtesy]

When financial analyst Oluwatosin Olaseinde moved back home to Nigeria in 2013 after a decade studying and working abroad, she decided it was time to tackle her own finances, so started reading up on stocks and mutual funds.

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