Cardtonic at Web Summit Vancouver 2026: Building a Fintech Giant Without Venture Capital
Vancouver, Canada, June 1, 2026, For years, the tech ecosystem has been defined by a single ritual: chasing venture capital funding. Startups pursue massive fundraising rounds, prioritizing hype and vanity metrics over profitability and real-market utility.
[From L to R: Balogun Usman, Co-founder; Tomisin Oduyemi, Growth Lead; Emmanuel Sohe, Chief Executive Officer]
Cardtonic, a leading fintech platform currently serving over 1.8 million active users across Nigeria and Ghana, followed the unconventional path – scaling without a single dollar of institutional seed capital.
This May, Cardtonic brought its operating philosophy to North America, participating at Web Summit, Vancouver 2026. Cardtonic’s presence at this global summit signals a broader global shift; one where sustainable metri...