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Nigerian AI Startup Xara Attracts Elon Musk’s xAI Interest After Going Viral

Nigerian AI startup Xara attracted attention from Elon Musk's xAI after its AI banking assistant went viral. The company has grown to 45,000 users while pioneering conversational banking in Africa.

byPhilip Thomas

June 6, 2026