All posts by Preta Peace Namasaba

Chipper Cash
News

How two African migrants are revolutionizing Africa’s cross-border payment systems from San Francisco

Ham Serunjogi and Majid Moujaled are from Uganda and Ghana respectively, and they are founders of Chipper Cash, a Silicon Valley unicorn fintech that allows Africans to receive money from outside the continent and to…

By Preta Peace Namasaba January 8, 2024
Byron Allen
News

This is why Byron Allen is willing to pay $3.5 billion for BET

Byron Allen has placed a $3.5 billion offer to purchase BET Media Group from Paramount Global. This is a renewed offer that follows an earlier bid of $2.7 billion in mid-2023. Around the time of…

Business

Meet Mark Mason, the highest-paid finance chief in the U.S.

Mark Mason is the Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup and a member of Citi’s Executive Management Team. He is in charge of the company’s financial management, and leads Citi’s Expense Management and Citi Ventures initiatives.…

By Preta Peace Namasaba December 28, 2023
Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant in the wilderness.
News

Four things to know about Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, the first Black woman to host a wildlife show on US television

In a groundbreaking move, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant has taken the helm as the new co-host of NBC’s Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom, a show dedicated to showcasing wildlife success stories across the United States. Notably,…

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Thrive

Top 10 in-demand remote jobs paying at least 100k salaries

The pandemic unequivocally changed how we work. It shook up the traditional workplace setup and ushered in the remote work era. According to the Pew Research Center, approximately 22 million employed adults in the U.S.…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 26, 2024
Martin Ijaha was inspired by Sou-Sou, a local Western African savings club tradition to found Neyber
News

Inspired by his mother’s pool fund, this Black immigrant founded Neyber, the UK’s largest employee financial wellbeing platform

Ideas and beliefs become traditions after being passed down generations. Traditions capture the essence of a culture, understand their needs and aspirations and manifest innovative measures to build and protect community. They are tested by…

By Preta Peace Namasaba August 19, 2024
Famous Amos was a great American success story, and a source of Black pride.
News

The legacy of Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur behind Famous Amos cookie brand who had died at 88

Wallace “Wally” Amos, entrepreneur and founder of Famous Amos cookies has died at the age of 88. His family, in a statement, said Amos died from complications with dementia at his home in Honolulu. “With…

At the age of 21, Figgers became the youngest telecoms operator in the US. His Florida based Figgers Wireless is the only minority-owned telecommunications company in the United States.
Business

Abandoned as child, here is how Freddie Figgers defied odds to build the nation’s only minority-owned telecom company at 21

Freddie Figgers is the proverbial stone that the builders rejected. Abandoned as a newborn next to a dumpster, he was adopted by an elderly couple in rural Florida. His spirit was crushed when he discovered…

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