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Top Story: The Employee Plateau in Tech: Who Owns It — Talent or Leadership?
When Muhammed Oladimeji reflected on employee career plateaus in a recent LinkedIn post, he reignited a long-standing workplace debate. When professionals stagnate, who bears responsibility, the individual or the employer?
“The Employee Plateau: Whose Responsibility” he wrote, before asking a sharper question:
“Is it primarily the employee’s responsibility to proactively seek new challenges, or does the employer also play a key role in identifying and channeling their strengths into more productive tasks?”
Drawing inspiration from a piece by industry leader Rilwan Olashile Oladipupo, Oladimeji questioned whether employees fail to challenge themselves sufficiently, or whether organisations neglect to identify and deploy talent effectively.
In Nigeria’s technology ecosystem, where fintech unicorns, AI startups and energy-tech firms compete for relevance, the question carries particular urgency. As the sector matures, career acceleration is no longer automatic. And for many mid-level professionals, the plateau has become a quiet but persistent reality.
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On Startup Spotlight:
WapiPay Launches Remittance Credit Score to Unlock Loans for Diaspora-Backed Kenyans
WapiPay, a Kenyan fintech startup specialising in cross-border payments between Africa and Asia, has launched a new credit scoring tool aimed at transforming how banks and SACCOs assess millions of households supported by diaspora remittances.
The Nairobi-based company says its Remittance Credit Scorecard (RCS) will enable financial institutions to incorporate remittance inflows into formal lending decisions, a shift that could significantly expand access to credit in a country where money sent home by relatives abroad has become a major economic pillar.
Founded in 2019 by brothers Eddie and Paul Ndichu, WapiPay began as an international money transfer and foreign exchange provider. With the launch of its credit scoring infrastructure, the company is moving beyond payments into data-driven lending enablement.
“For too long, the regularity of remittance inflows has been ignored by traditional credit algorithms,” Eddie Ndichu said. “This scorecard gives lenders the data rails to safely extend credit to families supported by the diaspora. We’re not just moving money; we’re building a foundation for wealth creation.”
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Ghana’s Sirius Skills Wants to Fix Junior Analytics Hiring By Turning Training Into a Live Hiring Pipeline. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
