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Introducing Zeka - where learning meets gaming! Master Python, machine learning, data science, cybersecurity, and business management through our innovative trivia game.
How it works:
• 20 questions per session
• 1 minute per session
• 4 difficulty tiers
• 10 in-demand skill

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For quite sometime we have been working on how best to simplify learning and how to make it more engaging because most students tapout after 3/4 weeks of a cohort, we are rolling out Zeka with our friends @ourklama

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15 😀

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FBS cohort 14 is slowly getting to the end 😀

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@dgoflife Congratulations Divine! ❤️

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FBS week 3 done 😀

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Excel at FBS tonight 😀

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FBS Business Development 🔥

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FBS Marketing 😁

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FBS finance class today 🔥🔥

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FBS 😄

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FBS Cohort 14 class schedule 😄

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It’s that time again 😀

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Finally! January 26 we back! 😃

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7/7 Summary This builds the "connective tissue" for African fintech. Flutterwave now controls the full stack: Payments + Identity + Open Banking Data.

Expect this to trigger a wave of M&A as other major players seek to shore up their data moats.

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6/7 ⚔️ The Infrastructure Wars

The era of standalone infrastructure startups is ending. • Okra: Shut down. • Stitch: Pivoted to payments. • Mono: Acquired.

To survive, infrastructure players must either verticalize or be absorbed by platforms with massive distribution.

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5/7 🛡 Defensive Strategy
Mono was on track for profitability but chose to sell. Why? Raising a new round in this climate brings valuation pressure. Merging allows Mono to leverage Flutterwave’s:

Compliance teams ⚖️
Licenses across 30+ countries 🌍
Enterprise clients e.g Uber💼

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4/7 CREDIT!!

As @TechProd_Arch notes, payments and trust cannot exist in silos.
Africa is entering a "Credit-Driven Phase." To lend, you need risk data. Flutterwave is no longer just moving money; they are now the gatekeepers of financial identity and creditworthiness

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3/7 🧠 Ava’s Strategic Take: The "Why"

Payments are becoming commoditized. Data is the new moat.

By absorbing Mono’s open banking infrastructure, Flutterwave effectively creates the "Visa + Plaid" of Africa. They now own the rails (payments) and the intelligence layer (data).

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later investors recoup capital. • Scale: Mono brings 8M+ linked accounts (12% of Nigeria’s banked population) & 100B+ data points.

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Let’s analyze the numbers, the strategy, and the "Why." 👇

2/7 📉 The Deal Specs

• Valuation: $25M - $40M (All-Stock Transaction). • Structure: Mono remains an independent product but integrated into Flutterwave’s stack. • Investor Exit: Early backers see up to 20x returns;

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THREAD: The Flutterwave x Mono Acquisition: A Strategic Breakdown

1/7 🚨 @theflutterwave acquires @Mono_HQ in an all-stock deal valued at $25M–$40M.

This isn’t just M&A news; it is a signal that African Fintech is shifting from fragmentation to vertical integration.