Cloud-based Toolset Enables 30% Growth of Financial Institutions in West Africa – Oradian

Microfinance institutions, microfinance banks and Cooperative Societies in West Africa using Oradian’s cloud-based toolset have the potential to grow by more than 30% per year by becoming more efficient.

This was part of the conclusions of a Networking Dinner organized by Oradian at the FourPoints By Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The event brought together leaders of financial institutions, regulatory groups, financial inclusion experts and fintech providers to form strategic partnerships that will boost financial inclusion in Nigeria and West Africa at large. The event connected the private sector, public sector and financial services regulator.

Attesting to the positive impact of Instafin utilization in rural microfinance institutions, the Head, LAPO Rural Development Initiative, Mrs. Florence Omofonmwam said that LAPO, through Oradian and its CBS Instafin, LAPO has been enabled to continuously open new branches, reach new clients and boost financial inclusion in Nigeria.

She stated: “Oradian has helped us eradicate the cumbersome process of monitoring packs and client data management is now simpler and less stressful. With digitization, my team has less administrative work to do and they can spend more time in the field out of the office, finding new clients”.

Addressing guests at the Networking Dinner that included other stakeholders from Oradian, media and ICT sector of Africa, Antonio Separovic affirmed that their CBS Instafin enables financial institutions to eliminate manual, pen and paper processes and move to digitized operations.

By reducing the time spent on administration through digitization, financial institutions have more time to focus on their core competency: delivering financial services to clients in their communities.

He added that as part of the process to minimize inefficiencies, Instafin reduces high operational costs through automatic reporting that replaces time-consuming month end reporting processes.

The CEO highlighted several other tools for such digital transformation such as Instafin Messaging, Automatic Updates, Maximum Data Security, Training and Implementation – including data migration from their previous CBS or from spreadsheets.

Co-founder and Programme Director for Africa, Oradian, Mr. Onyeka Adibeli added that financial institutions on the Instafin platform can offer time-based loans on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. He added that the system is not customized but parameterized in a bid to ensure that every entity can configure their products to suit their clients.

“Providing loans is the main service for many microfinance institutions and microfinance banks in West Africa. Clients don’t just come to the institution because they want to save, they are saving because they need a loan. And in anticipation and understanding this demand, we create the tools that financial institutions need to service their clients in the most efficient way”, he detailed.