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Hi Paystack,

In July, we participated in Lagos Startup Week, an exciting tech conference for Nigeria’s startup ecosystem. The event kicked off with a tour of the Paystack HQ for the Lagos Startup Week organizers and attendees, followed by 5 sessions where Stacks shared deep insights on topics ranging from revolutionizing financial services to how Startups can drive investments through good governance.

We also celebrated Africa’s achievements at the recently concluded Paris Olympics by highlighting the top 10 African countries by the number of medals won at the Olympics from its inception until 2022 🔥🚀

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✨ Paystack News

Here's a quick roundup of everything from Paystack in July:

  • We published a new Decode Fintech long-form piece discussing how African fintechs are navigating capital, regulation, and market shifts in 2024. It’s an insight-packed read filled with datasets and predictions for African startups in 2024. Check out the blogpost here 🚀

  • We partnered with our friends at Bumpa to host their first-ever pop-up shop. The event brought businesses and customers together for a day of shopping, fun, and partying. All payments were processed by the Bumpa Terminal, #PoweredbyPaystack. Get started with Bumpa Terminal here →

An attendee at the Bumpa pop-up shop event

  • We recently hosted a webinar featuring Réna Kakon, co-founder, Kara Ventures; Anand Krishna, Founder and CEO of Inkle; and Marvin Coleby, Founder and CEO of Raise. They shared insights on navigating the complexities of setting up a Delaware company as African startup founders. Check out the video recording of the session here 🎥

  • If you’re curious about how the right payment technology can help your business stand out in today’s cluttered market, check out this Heavy Chef course featuring Rumbi Shoniwa, Business Development Manager at Paystack.

  • Our Chief of Staff, Kemi Shonibare, joined Mallick Bolakale, CEO of Startbutton Africa, and Paul Sunday Adah, CEO of Pay4Me App, for a webinar organized by our friends at Startbutton Africa. The trio discussed navigating payments, compliance, and taxes in new markets across Africa. To be the first to know about the next Paystack event and other offers, 🚀

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🎨 Artwork: How to build a passionate community around your digital content

Creating good content is important, but it’s not enough to keep your audience engaged.

In the first season of Artwork — the Paystack video show about the business side of being a creator in Africa — we spoke with Joseph Nti, creator of “Sincerely Accra," a vox-pop-driven audio show, and "Off the Top," a YouTube trivia show.

He shared practical tips on how he’s built some of the most passionate fan communities in Ghanaian digital media. Some of the key takeaways include:

  • Encouraging feedback in all its forms sparks more conversation and increases awareness of your content.

  • Building lateral connections with fellow creators in your field facilitates effortless collaborations, idea-sharing, and the formation of vibrant communities.

  • Understanding why you’re creating something and consistently keeping that purpose in mind can be a powerful driving force during challenging times.

Watch this 10-minute video to learn more →

👏🏾 We're hiring

Paystack is on the lookout for empathetic and creative problem-solvers to join our team and help build reliable and scalable payments infrastructure. We’re currently hiring for multiple roles across our markets, so if you are or know of any thinkers and tinkerers interested in building the future of payments in Africa, we'd love to hear from you →

Come join us →

🎧❤️ Here's your mixtape for July

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In July, our playlist took us through a mix of genres, from Tshwala Bam's dance-inducing beat to Jack Harlow's smooth rap in "Churchill Downs."

We also got to experience a bit of church with "Christ is Mine Forevermore." And a big shoutout to Akinade Adejumo, Paystack Customer Success Analyst, for making us feel something with "Trench Kid.”

Listen to our July Playlist here

Warm regards ❤️ ✨
Toba and the Paystack team