Kuda, the London-based and Nigerian-operating startup taking on incumbents in the country with a mobile-first and personalized set of banking services, is expanding to the U.K. by offering a remittance product to Nigerians in the diaspora. The digital bank has seen some success since launching in Nigeria in 2019. Kuda claims to have up to…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
If you have used Instagram on your desktop system, you know that it looks like a badly made copy of its mobile website. The company is now introducing a refreshed design that takes advantage of large screens. Instagram’s head Adam Mosseri made this announcement through a post on Tuesday along with a feature that enables…
Startups might be in a funding midwinter, but the ray of sun shining on some VCs speaks of a different trend. EQT Ventures, the venture fund arm of Sweden’s investment giant EQT making early-stage bets on startups primarily in Europe, has closed its latest fund and filled its coffers with 1 billion euros (and $1.1…
SAVE 55%: Black Friday is the best period to secure deals on leading VPNs. A two-year subscription to NordVPN is on sale for £83.43 and includes an extra three months for free — 68% off for Black Friday. You expect to find deals on things like laptops and headphones around Black Friday, but VPNs? Not…
TL;DR: Pay what you want for this bundle of photography assets. When you’re making a website, do you fill it with photos from stock picture sites? Those can certainly be high-quality, but the subscriptions may also be pricey. If you’re just looking for a few kinds of images, you may not need a full stock…
There’s a brand new Wordle, and some brand new rules to go with it: The New York Times has made some big changes to the word list, which will no longer be based on the original game’s selection. You can read all about them in detail here, but the gist is that the list will…
Former President Donald Trump speaks during the America First Agenda Summit, at the Marriott Marquis hotel July 26, 2022 in Washington, DC. Drew Angerer/Getty Images Donald Trump blasted out a “poll” Tuesday night asking supporters whether he should run for president. Answer “yes,” and you’re taken to a donation form. Money contributed goes to Trump’s…
Anna Kim/Insider Polls close in the state at 8 p.m. local time. Given the state has multiple timezones, the first polls closed at 12 p.m. EST and the last polls close at 1 p.m. EST. This cycle, all 40 of the seats in the Alaska House of Representatives are up for election, and Republicans currently…
Michigan Republican gubernatorial hopeful Tudor Dixon speaks to supporters during a campaign stop in Sterling Heights, Michigan on November 6, 2022. Warren Rojas/Insider Tudor Dixon told supporters that she didn’t accept her race had been projected for her opponent. “We don’t accept that Fox is calling this,” Dixon said, vowing to stay up all night…
Julio Cortez/AP Photo; Insider Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski lost his seat to Republican Thomas Kean Jr. in New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District. The state’s 7th District covers all of Hunterdon County and sections of Warren, Morris, Somerset, Union, and Essex Counties as well. Malinowski raised more than double his opponent’s campaign coffer. Democratic incumbent Rep….