Student Loses $3K, Builds Startup Solving African Payments

A Nigerian law student who lost his tuition fees to a cross-border payment nightmare turned that frustration into Startbutton Africa, a fintech now helping businesses expand across 15 African markets.

From listing his own house on Airbnb to fund merchant payments to building a real solution, Mallick Bolakale's journey shows how personal setbacks can spark continent-wide change.