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Quishing (QR phishing) explained: Think before you scan

Quishing (QR phishing) explained: Think before you scan

As with any new technology, criminals are always quick to find loopholes to exploit. Since people use QR codes to store information, scammers manipulate them to hide fake websites and malware. This social engineering technique is known as Quishing or QR phishing.

July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
5 mins read
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Industry Insights

A guide to cross-border payments for African businesses

A guide to cross-border payments for African businesses

Learn the benefits of cross-border payments and how you can start accepting them.

July 20, 2024
July 19, 2024
8 minutes
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Industry Insights

Cross-border payment gateways: A guide for African businesses

Cross-border payment gateways: A guide for African businesses

Learn how you can use cross-border gateways to accept business payments from customers across countries in Africa.

July 17, 2024
July 19, 2024
4 minutes
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Industry Insights

An introduction to embedded finance and banking-as-a-service for African businesses

An introduction to embedded finance and banking-as-a-service for African businesses

Embedded finance is growing in Africa. Its applications and benefits are numerous. Learn how your business can use the technology.

July 17, 2024
July 19, 2024
8 minutes
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Product

Say hello to “Pay with Bank”

Say hello to “Pay with Bank”

A post informing the general public about Kora's latest feature. Pay with Bank.

February 27, 2023
November 11, 2022
2 mins read
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Events

Kora x GDG Owerri: Empowering Africa's next generation of tech talent

A summary of the KoraHack23 Hackathon sponsored by Kora and Google Developers Group.

May 8, 2023
May 8, 2023
2 mins read
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Events

Kora partners with Healthracka to provide employees with free cervical cancer test kits

Kora partners with Healthracka to provide employees with free cervical cancer test kits.

April 6, 2023
April 6, 2023
1 min read
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Events

Kora hosts Harvard Business School students at Lagos office

Kora welcomed the Africa Caucus group from the Harvard Business School to their office in Lagos, Nigeria.

March 31, 2023
March 31, 2023
1 min read
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Events

Confidence, Audacity, and Community: The Keys to Women’s Success in African Tech

Advice for women in tech from women in tech.

March 27, 2023
March 28, 2023
3 mins read
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Inside Kora

Kora launches USD card-acquiring in Africa

New product to help accelerate Africa’s participation in global trade.

March 27, 2023
March 27, 2023
2 mins read
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Inside Kora

Kora is officially ISO certified

Kora is now an ISO 27001 & ISO 22301-certified organization

March 8, 2023
March 8, 2023
1 min read
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Inside Kora

Big news: We moved our URL and updated our name

We moved our URL address and updated our name. Read this to find out why.

February 27, 2023
February 27, 2023
2 mins read
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Inside Kora

Into the Koraverse: Kachi, reggae, chargebacks, and other adventures

The very first of our new series, Into the Koraverse.

February 27, 2023
January 31, 2023
4 mins read
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Merchant Stories

GIGL: Revolutionising logistics in Africa and beyond

The origin story of Africa's biggest logistics company.

May 19, 2023
May 22, 2023
3 mins read
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Merchant Stories

Healthtracka: "A digital health platform born from a genuine desire to help people"

In this month's Merchant Stories entry, the CEO, Ifeoluwa Dare-Johnson, tells us about the company's early days and how she got the idea for the business.

March 1, 2023
February 28, 2023
3 mins read
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Merchant Stories

MyXalary: “An HRM software from Nigeria to the world”

What is now known as MyXalary started as a way to manage employee databases, taxes, and pensions. When that became stable, the cofounders began advancing the software by adding features.

February 27, 2023
January 31, 2023
3 mins read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Favour

For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Favour, a member of the People Operations team at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Promise

For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Promise, a Senior Product Manager at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Ayobami

For our International Women’s Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here’s Ayobami, a front-end engineer at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Embrace Equity

#EmbraceEquity: Ajiri

For our International Women's Month series, #EmbraceEquality, here's Ajiri, a Senior Product Designer at Kora.

March 10, 2023
March 10, 2023
1 min read
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Merchant Security Awareness

Quishing (QR phishing) explained: Think before you scan

As with any new technology, criminals are always quick to find loopholes to exploit. Since people use QR codes to store information, scammers manipulate them to hide fake websites and malware. This social engineering technique is known as Quishing or QR phishing.

July 24, 2024
July 24, 2024
5 mins read
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Merchant Security Awareness

A guide to securing your mobile devices

Your mobile device is an easy target for cybercriminals. Every day, they find new ways to exploit our slightest vulnerabilities. With Artificial Intelligence becoming more ubiquitous, their social engineering techniques have become even more dangerous.

June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024
4 mins read
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Merchant Security Awareness

Six password good practices everyone should follow

In this post, we’ll share six tips to help you improve your password hygiene and reduce your exposure to cyber risks.

May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
4 min read
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Merchant Security Awareness

Vishing: The negative impact on businesses and how to prevent it

This "voice cloning" technology is sophisticated and gets better every day. You might recall the music track featuring the voices of Drake and The Weeknd that went viral last year. It was impossible to recognise the voices as artificial until the creator disclosed that neither artist was involved in the creation. AI was used to recreate their voices perfectly.

April 30, 2024
April 26, 2024
5 mins read