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- 25 Feb 2022
‘Digitization of Social Protection, Humanitarian Payments Enhancing Financial Inclusion in Nigeria’
A joint report from FSD Africa, Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) and the GSMA, and conducted by Strategic Impact Advisors (SIA), has revealed that a gradual transition from physical…
- 8 Feb 2026
EFInA Unveils Research Fellowship Programme to Deepen Financial Inclusion Impact
Enhancing Financial Inclusion and Advancement (EFInA) has selected three fellows for its inaugural EFInA Research Fellowship Programme, an eight-month initiative aimed at strengthening evidence on…
- 24 Apr 2025
SANEF’s Uche Uzoebo Highlights AI as Next Frontier in Advancement of Financial Inclusion
With progress made in accelerating financial inclusion to unbanked and underbanked communities in Nigeria, the Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities Limited (SANEF) has posited Artificial…
- 17 Jun 2025
Airtel Africa Reinforces Commitment to ESG Impact while Advancing Digital, Financial Inclusion Across 14 Markets
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services across 14 African countries, has published its Sustainability Report 2025, reaffirming its corporate purpose of transforming…
- 3 Feb 2017
AfDB , AFI Sign MoU to Enhance Financial Services
African Development Bank (AfDB) and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance access to quality financial services on the continent. The…
- 26 May 2022
Heritage Bank Leveraging Technology to Promote Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth
In today’s world, making financial services accessible is fast becoming a key area of concern to policymakers for the well-known reason that it has far reaching economic implications. To this end,…
- 22 May 2014
IFC Says Digital Financial Services Driving Financial Inclusion in Africa
Major new trends and innovations in digital financial services are opening up the possibility of significantly expanding financial inclusion in Africa, according to a new study released by IFC,…
- 30 Mar 2026
Interswitch Deepens Strategic Partnership with KCB Group to Advance Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion
Interswitch, Africa-focused integrated payments and digital commerce enabler, has reaffirmed and expanded its longstanding partnership with KCB Group within the East Africa region, marking a…
- 21 Jul 2015
AFI, MasterCard Host over 50 Policymakers & Regulators for Africa’s Financial Inclusion
The Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) and MasterCard, with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday implemented a first of its kind technical capacity building workshop…
- 11 Mar 2024
United Capital Asset Management Urges Collaboration to Boost Financial Inclusion
Odiri Oginni, managing director and CEO of United Capital Asset Management Limited has said collaboration among stakeholders is essential to scale up the industry and reach underserved populations…
- 14 Nov 2023
How Did MTN MoMo Hackathon Winners Create Financial Magic for Financial Inclusion
MoMo Hackathon 2023 was a stage set for innovation, collaboration, and financial brilliance. Developers, innovators, and entrepreneurs across Nigeria converged to showcase their skills, creativity,…
- 8 Sept 2022
NowNow Raises $13m Seed Funding to Promote Financial Inclusion Across Africa
Fast-growing Nigerian fintech startup, NowNow Digital Systems has raised $13 million in its seed round to improve financial inclusion across Africa by providing financial services to the unbanked and…
- 19 Jan 2023
Our Agency Banking as a Service will Change the Face of Financial Inclusion – Pinto
Jaime Pinto is Chief Commercial Officer for Africa at Software Group. He is experienced in Payments/Financial solutions, Digital and Mobile solutions, Banking and Telecom industries. His…
- 21 Apr 2025
PAFON 2.0: Experts Discuss Pathways to Boost Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Improved efforts at collaboration among financial service providers, telecommunication operators, and tech Startups, with conscious effort geared at consumer awareness, have been proffered as key…
- 28 Feb 2025
Moniepoint and Afrigopay Unite to Drive Digital Payments and Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
In a significant move to further enhance the availability of digital payment services to Nigerians, Moniepoint Inc has announced a strategic partnership with Afrigopay Financial Services Limited…
- 18 Feb 2022
9PSB CEO Calls for Targeted Content to Accelerate Nigeria’s Financial Inclusion
The Chief Executive Officer, 9PSB, Branka Mracajac has emphasized the need to pay close attention to content creation as an important factor in driving and accelerating financial inclusion in the…
- 9 Nov 2017
EFInA Survey Shows 58.4% Nigerian Adults Now Financially Served
By peter oluka In a bid to reduce poverty and achieve inclusive economic growth in Nigeria, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), a financial sector development organization hosted a…
- 2 Jul 2025
Ecobank Taps Google Cloud to Deepen Financial Inclusion
Ecobank, a pan-African financial services group, has partnered with Google Cloud in a deal to improve financial services with advanced analytics, AI and driving digital empowerment across Africa.…
- 26 Nov 2024
Presidency Reaffirms Commitment to Financial Inclusion, Commends Moniepoint
Federal Government has hailed the contributions and remarkable achievements of Africa's fastest-growing financial institution, Moniepoint Inc in the financial technology sector, its commitment to…
- 23 Jan 2025
Visa, Moniepoint Join Forces to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Africa
Moniepoint Inc, one of Nigeria’s leading business payments and banking services platforms, has secured an investment from Visa, a global leader in digital payments. The investment marks an important…
- 16 Dec 2024
Mastercard Partners with Allawee to Enhance Financial Access in Nigeria
Allawee, one of Nigeria’s leading digital lending fintech, in collaboration with Mastercard, has launched a credit-building card designed to enhance financial access for federal civil servants and…
- 3 Jun 2021
EFInA Report says 51% of Nigerian Adults have Access to Financial Services
Efforts by the Central Bank of Nigeria to drive financial inclusion across the nation is yielding result, as over 50 percent of Nigerian adults are using formal (regulated) financial services. This…
- 3 Nov 2017
Queen Maxima Pays Scheduled Visit to NCC
Nigerian Communications Commission NCC has played host to Her Majesty, Queen Maxima of the Kingdom of The Netherlands, as part of her global itinerary for advocacy on financial inclusiveness to…
- 1 Jun 2026
CBN Unveils Payment System Vision 2028, Targets 95% Financial Inclusion
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has launched the Payment System Vision (PSV) 2028, a strategic roadmap aimed at expanding financial inclusion to 95 per cent of the adult population and strengthening…
- 20 Oct 2021
AFDB, MTN Ink $500,000 Grant Agreement to Enhance Women’s Access to Financial Services in Nigeria
The African Development Bank’s initiative, the Africa Digital Financial Inclusion Facility (ADFI), and Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS), the fintech subsidiary of MTN Nigeria, have signed an…
- 5 Oct 2018
NCC Extols VAS Contribution to Financial Inclusion
The Nigerian communications commission on Thursday said that the geometric increase in the number of Value Added Service (VAS) in the country has contributed in promoting financial inclusion policy…
- 20 Aug 2024
Kola Aina Joins EFInA Board
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) Limited has announced the appointment of Kola Aina, Founding Partner and General Partner of Ventures Platform, Africa’s leading seed-stage venture…
- 25 Jul 2024
Moniepoint Strengthens Efforts to Broaden Financial Access Through Collaborative Initiatives
Moniepoint Inc, Africa’s fastest growing financial institution according to the Financial Times has underscored the importance of a collaborative and holistic stakeholder approach in advancing the…
- 27 Oct 2021
CBN Targets 25,000 Women, Youths in Fresh Push
In its drive to ensure the Digital Financial Inclusion, DFI, of women and youth across Nigeria, the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has targeted 25,000 among the two group for immediate outreach. The…
- 15 Apr 2026
Study Shows 38% of Northern Women Lack Access to Financial Services
A new study by Bayero University, Kano, has found that 38 per cent of women in Northern Nigeria do not have access to financial services. The study, carried out by the Aminu Kano Centre for…