Dare OkoudjouGoodbye MFS Africa, Hello Onafriq“Ile lawo ka fu so man loruko …”Nov 3, 20231Nov 3, 20231
Dare OkoudjouMFS Africa’s Coming to AmericaAs a kid, I watched “Coming to America[1]” dozens of times. At some point, I could recite all of Prince Akeem’s lines and would even…Jun 8, 20221Jun 8, 20221
Dare OkoudjouWhy PAPSS dovetails neatly with MFS Africa’s visionWhen you’ve lived with an unnecessarily complicated system your entire life, it’s difficult to see what it’s costing you.Mar 2, 2022Mar 2, 2022
Dare OkoudjouBAXI — MFS Africa’s Nigerian homecomingThere is a saying Yoruba people around the world like to throw around every now and then: “Eko ni le”. It means: “Lagos/Nigeria is Home”…Oct 22, 2021Oct 22, 2021
Dare OkoudjouA brand-new look: Behind MFS Africa’s new logo and what it means.This week MFS Africa relaunched our brand with a cleaner, sharper logo, and a pop of optimistic yellow.Oct 5, 2021Oct 5, 2021
Dare OkoudjouDigital remittances in a (post) Covid-19 Africa.The Economist recently published an article on how international remittances have been falling as the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps through the…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
Dare OkoudjouDaring to invent our futureOne of the hardest thing about start-up ventures is having to choose. When you look out to a market — especially one as promising as…Feb 15, 2021Feb 15, 2021
Dare OkoudjouThe long road to health insurance for all — Why MFS Africa is investing in Inclusivity Solutions.It is no longer a secret that “old” financial services such as health insurance can be reinvented into new, simple, relevant, and…May 28, 2020May 28, 2020
Dare OkoudjouBack to the Future: Why MFS Africa is investing in AkorionI’m excited to announce today the investment in Akorion, an agritech platform in Uganda as the first investment of MFS Africa Frontiers. I…Nov 29, 2019Nov 29, 2019
Dare OkoudjouTaking Africa to the world: MFS Africa story becomes an MIT Sloan case.I have to start with a disclaimer. I am an INSEADer and my love for INSEAD is eternal. But…I may now have something for MIT. I must admit…Nov 4, 20191Nov 4, 20191