28 results
- 25 Jul 2021
Autochek Partners with Appzone to Deliver Innovative Auto Loan Solution Across Nigeria
Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa, has announced a partnership with Appzone Group, FinTech organization, to provide Nigerians with quick and…
- 25 Mar 2021
Autochek Launches First-Ever African Online Truck Loans Marketplace
Autochek, the auto tech company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has announced the launch of its online truck loans marketplace in Nigeria and Ghana, in a bid to migrate the…
- 1 Jul 2021
UBA Leads Peers in Stimulating Economic Growth in Africa through Consumer Lending
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, Pan African financial Institution, has reiterated its support for SME business and businesses through consumer lending and have innovated with niche products that…
- 18 Oct 2021
Autochek Officially Launches in Kenya
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to facilitate auto finance across Africa, has officially widened its operations to Kenya as part of its pan-African expansion. To lead its Kenya…
- 2 Nov 2020
CBN Grants Gadol Financial Services Operating Licence
Gadol Financial Services Limited, has received the final approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate in the financial market. Commenting on the development, Mr. Patrick Obi-Akatchak, the…
- 26 Oct 2021
Autochek Secures $13.1mn Seed Funding to Scale its Technology, Accelerate Expansion
Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa, has today secured $13.1mn in seed funding. Co-led by follow-on investors, TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures, the…
- 31 Oct 2023
Polaris Bank Reportedly Loses N26Bn Loans to 6 Ex-Directors without Collaterals
Polaris Bank has lost N26.005 billion worth of loans granted to 6 ex-directors, mostly without collaterals. Economy Post found from the bank’s 2022 annual report that 5 out of the six ex-directors…
- 6 Sept 2021
Autochek Acquires ROAM Africa’s Online Car Platforms
Autochek, the automotive technology company facilitating auto financing across Africa and ROAM Africa (Ringier One Africa Media) have entered into an agreement for Autochek to acquire automotive…
- 22 Nov 2022
Autochek Launches Autochek Financial Services to Accelerate Seamless Access to Vehicle Financing Across Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the launch of Autochek Financial Services, a new arm of the business that…
- 21 Mar 2023
Autochek Appoints Robert Granados to its Board of Directors to Support Growth
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has appointed US automotive industry leader and veteran, Robert Granados to its board of…
- 5 Mar 2012
FirstBank Empowers Small Businesses with U-First Products
Buoyed by constant innovation, FirstBank has progressively demonstrated that its product offering transcends the regular lending, deposits, trade and treasury products, to the development of…
- 8 Mar 2012
FirstBank Empowers Small Businesses with U-First Products
Buoyed by constant innovation, FirstBank has progressively demonstrated that its product offering transcends the regular lending, deposits, trade and treasury products, to the development of…
- 18 Dec 2022
Polaris Bank Increases Access to Loan with VULTe
Polaris Bank said it had introduced a product called VULTe to simplify access to loans by individuals and businesses. It notes in a statement that VULTe is a digital bank by Polaris Bank which…
- 24 Apr 2018
#VPTourOfTech: NITDA Is Paying Close Attention
By Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami, PhD When the Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Professor Yemi Osinbajo SAN, gave his steering speech at the 2016 e-Nigeria International Conference…
- 25 May 2022
FinTrak Rallies Stakeholders on Efficient Credit Risk Management Using ‘FinTrak Credit 360 Software’
Fintrak Software Limited, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous financial technology (Fintech) solution provider has rallied together banking and financial sector stakeholders on the need to adopt its robust…
- 30 Mar 2012
JMR Infotech Expands Footprints with West African Office
JMR Infotech, formerly known as TRASSET Services Group, has announced the opening of its subsidiary in Nigeria, as part of the company’s expansion plans in the key emerging markets. The company, is…
- 2 Mar 2026
House Queries NDIC: ₦5m Max Payout for Failed Bank Depositors
Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) pays between ₦2 million and ₦5 million as deposit insurance to customers of liquidated banks, Managing Director Thompson Oludare Sunday told the House…
- 6 Jul 2022
Autochek Acquires CoinAfrique to Accelerate Expansion Across Francophone Africa
Autochek, the automotive technology company making car ownership more accessible and affordable across Africa, has announced the acquisition of CoinAfrique, the leading platform for classified ads in…
- 11 Feb 2024
Exhibitors Line up for First Lagos Motor Show
Over 30 different brands of modern cars dealers as well as classic cars collectors have confirmed their interest to be part of the first edition of Lagos Motor Show holding between Friday February…
- 31 May 2015
Rufai Urges Buhari to Stop NigComSat Privatisation
Mr. Timasaniyu Ahmed-Rufai, former managing director of the Nigerian Communications Satellite Limited (NigComSat), has asked the new administration of President Mohammadu Buhari to discontinue with…
- 30 Jun 2022
British International Investment Commits $20m in Moove a Nigerian Fintech Mobility Firm
British International Investment (“BII”), and Development Finance Institution (DFI), have announced a US $20 million, 4-year structured credit investment in Moove – a mobility fintech democratising…
- 28 Jan 2024
LMS Set to Exhibit Exotic Cars, Classic, Vintage Cars and Motorcycles in Lagos
Lagos Motor Show (LMS), in conjunction with Classic Cars Collector of Nigeria, 'Work and Play', a leading Motor Sport and recreation company, will be exhibiting car and a display of motor sports such…
- 28 Mar 2022
Growing Ride-hailing Sector to Boost Vehicle Sales
While vehicle sales in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are expected to continue on a downward spiral this year, the burgeoning ride-hailing industry in the region offers automakers and car dealers an…
- 24 Jul 2020
VFD Group Plans IPO on the NSE in 2022
VFD Group, a proprietary investor in financial services companies, is targeting a 2022 initial public offering on the Nigerian stock exchange, CEO Nonso Okpala tells The Africa Report. The…
- 17 Sept 2019
FastCredit Adopts PFS’ Clirec for Accounts Reconciliation Solution for Business Growth
The leading financial technology company, Fast Credit has adopted Clirec, an integrated account reconciliation solution developed by Precise Financial Systems to ease its financial reconciliation…
- 18 Nov 2020
Autochek Secures $3.4M Pre-seed Funding to Deliver Technology for African Automotive Industry
Autochek, the automotive technology company that aims to build solutions for the African market, has raised $3.4 million in a pre-seed funding round, co-led by TLcom Capital and 4DX Ventures with…
- 26 Oct 2020
Amber Drinks Empowerment Program Produce over 6,000 Applicants in its First Month
Over 6,000 Nigerians have applied for the Amber Drinks Empowerment Program which was launched to ensure that Nigerians are financially independent to cope with life while enhancing their living…
- 17 Sept 2020
Mastercard, NetPlusDotCom and Innovectives Partner to Provide Digital Payments to 1 Million MSMEs
Mastercard, NetPlusDotCom and Innovectives have announced a milestone in their partnership to provide micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Nigeria with digital payment tools to…