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When financial analyst Oluwatosin Olaseinde moved back home to Nigeria in 2013 after a decade studying and working abroad, she decided it was time to tackle her own finances, so started reading up on stocks and mutual funds.
\nShocked at how little guidance was available for young professionals like herself, Olaseinde began sharing her learnings in fun, bite-sized tutorials on Instagram, and much to her surprise, her posts went viral.<\/p>\n

“I had no idea my page would just blow up,” said the 34-year-old by phone from Nigeria’s commercial capital, Lagos.
\n“Just like me, there were young people who wanted to know how to manage their finances, but needed information in an easy-to-understand way.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa has double the average rate of women-led fintechs. From 2013 to 2021 less than 5% of $12.6 billion in funding to Africa’s tech startups went to fintechs led only by women. 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