Plates like lightly fried okra sliced thinner than a penny ... Slide in with a bowl of hearty tadka dal, savory beet poriyal, or thick eggplant potato curry, and tune out. Las Brasas is already a ...

Okra’s implosion: A cautionary tale for African fintechs, By Shuaib S Agaka It’s a wake-up call for VCs that big-ticket funding rounds mean little if the runway burns faster than the revenue ...

Okra, a fintech startup that has pioneered open finance solutions in Nigeria, is exploring new options to enable the continued growth of its payments business as part of a broader strategic reset.

Okra, a fintech startup that has pioneered open finance solutions in Nigeria, is exploring new options to enable the continued growth of its payments business as part of a broader strategic reset.

If Okra’s rise and fall spark a deeper conversation about how to build those bridges properly, then its story may not be just a cautionary tale, but the spark that ensures Africa’s open ...

COLUMBIA, Mo. — There are many gray areas in life. That’s not the case with people’s opinions about okra, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. People either love it or ...

In the end, Okra’s story is a stark reminder that in Africa’s unforgiving business terrain, ambition without focus can swiftly turn from dream to dust. The collapse also raises the sensitive question ...

Okra, a Nigerian fintech startup known for its open banking APIs, officially shut down operations in May 2025. Founded in 2019, Okra was once seen as a trailblazer in Africa’s financial data ...

Chef Vijay Kumar, winner of the prestigious James Beard award for Best Chef in New York, shares his incredible journey from a stigmatized childhood in rural Tamil Nadu, where he ate snail curry, to ...

Over the past five years, building Okra from the ground up has been one of the most rewarding journeys of my career. Together with an extraordinary team—past and present—we pioneered modern ...