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Top Story: Nigeria’s Voye Wants to Tackle Remittance Problems for African Diaspora with Peer-to-Peer Currency Exchange Platform
Nigerian startup, Voye has launched a remittance and currency exchange platform designed specifically for diaspora communities in the United Kingdom and Canada, with a focus on transfers to Nigeria and Kenya.
The platform combines two services, including low-cost international money transfers and a peer-to-peer (P2P) currency exchange system that allows users to swap currencies directly with one another.
The company argues that this dual structure addresses both the inefficiencies of traditional remittance providers and the informal currency exchange networks that already exist within migrant communities.
For many users, remittances are not occasional transactions but regular financial obligations. Voye says its goal is to make these transfers more predictable, transparent, and affordable.
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On Startup Spotlight:
BranchLab Raises $26m to Fix Pharma’s Slow Data Problem with Privacy-First AI
Pharmaceutical companies have never lacked data. What they have lacked is speed. It is this inefficiency that has driven investor interest in BranchLab, a US-based health technology startup aiming to modernise how pharmaceutical companies turn data into action.
The company has secured $26 million in a Series A funding round led by McKesson Ventures, with participation from FCA Venture Partners, Sanofi Ventures, and AIX Ventures. The raise brings BranchLab’s total funding to $35 million.
In a statement shared on LinkedIn, the company described the milestone as a step towards “a fundamental shift in healthcare commercialisation”.
“Pharma has long had access to rich data, but using it quickly—and responsibly—has been the challenge,” said Josh Walsh, CEO of BranchLab. “BranchLab solves this by turning privacy-safe, aggregated data into real-time insights that connect directly to activation.”
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
Also Read:
Saudi HealthTech, Aumet, Bags $12M to Reinvent Healthcare Supply Chains with AI Across Markets. 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
