Okra’s Shutdown: A Lesson In Building For A Market That Was Not Ready

When Nigerian fintech startup Okra Inc. announced it would shut down its pioneering open banking API operations in May 2025, it sent a clear signal to Africa’s broader tech ecosystem: vision, funding, and execution alone cannot substitute for an ecosystem that is not yet ready. Founded in 2020 by Fara Ashiru Jituboh and David Peterside, [...]

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