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- 3 Dec 2014
Access Money: How Airtel is Driving Financial Inclusion
A 2012 Access to Financial Services in Nigeria Survey conducted by Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFINA), an independent financial sector development organisation, indicates that 56.3…
- 28 Sept 2009
Access to Finance Requisite for Economic Growth - EFInA
Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFInA) in its finding has submitted that given significant financial sector reforms and private sector innovations, access to finance is poised for growth…
- 20 Aug 2016
EFInA & 7 Lessons On Providing Financial Products to Unbanked, Under-banked
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) is notably the financial sector development organization that promotes financial inclusion in Nigeria and currently has Innovation Fund that is…
- 15 Jul 2016
Efina Boosts FCMB’s Financial Inclusion Project with $2m Grant
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA),a financial sector development organization has announced the release of an Innovation Grant in the sum of $2,000,000 (Two million US Dollars…
- 6 Dec 2014
Efina Survey Reveals 39.6Mn Adults in Nigeria Still Financially Excluded
Findings from the Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) Access to Financial Services in Nigeria 2014 survey revealed that the number of Nigerian adults nationwide who are banked…
- 6 Mar 2014
EFInA @ Financial Services Workshop Decries MM Low Awareness
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) hosted a workshop with the theme of ‘Maximising the uptake of digital financial services through understanding consumers’ needs,’ but not without a…
- 26 Mar 2012
Paga’s Financial Inclusion Project Gets $2M Boost
Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) has committed $2million to expand financial services to the un-banked and under-banked segments of the populace. EFInA, a financial sector development…
- 6 Jul 2016
EFInA Awards $1. 5m for Diamond Y’ello Product
In a bid to deliver financial inclusion to unbanked individuals nationwide, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), has announced the release of an Innovation Grant in the sum of…
- 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…
- 3 Feb 2015
EFIna Has Impacted Financial Inclusion Stakeholders- Ladipo
Modupe Ladipo is the CEO, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), an independent, professional, non-profit organization conceived and funded by DFID and Ford Foundation. EFInA’s mission…
- 13 Oct 2016
EFInA Boosts Agency Banking with $100,015 Grant to FINCA MFB
In a bid to expand convenient, low cost and secure financial services to the unbanked women in South Eastern Nigeria, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), a financial sector…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 22 Jul 2016
EFInA Supports LOTUS Capital with $250,000 Grant
Lotus Capital Limited has received a Technical Assistance Grant of $250,000 (Two hundred and fifty thousand Dollars only) from Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) to support the…
- 26 Jan 2015
EFinA Says IT, Others Help Bank 25m Customers in 7 Years
Ms. Modupe Ladipo, chief executive officer, Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA), has said that financial inclusion drives added about 25 million customers to the banked segment…
- 13 Jul 2021
Blockchain Technology to Add $29Bn to Nigeria’s GDP by 2030
Areport by Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) has revealed, that by limiting the barriers currently confronting financial inclusion in Nigeria, blockchain technology will contribute…
- 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…
- 30 Mar 2009
Aitec Conference Heralds Branchless Banking in Country
The year’s Aitec Banking & Payment Technologies West Africa Conference will be held at Muson Centre, Lagos over 4th - 7th May, with the overall theme: “Serving the Customer…
- 22 Jul 2019
How, Why Mobile Wallets Can Deepen Financial Inclusion
Access to financial services opens doors for families, allowing them to smooth out consumption and invest in their futures through education and health. Access to credit enables businesses to…
- 26 Mar 2019
SystemSpecs, EFINA, Others Set Agenda for Africa Fintech & Digital Identity
SystemSpecs and Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access and other fintech firms have met at the 52nd Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in Palmeraie Room, Palmeraie Golf Palace,…
- 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,…
- 1 Feb 2010
National Mobile Payment Scheme to Commence Mid Year
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that the national mobile payment system will take off in the country by middle of the year. Mr. Abayomi Atoloye, acting director, Banking Operations said…
- 10 May 2026
PAFON 3.0: Agency Banking Key to Reaching Millions of Unbanked Nigerians – AMMBAN
Dr. Obioha Oti, National President of the Association of Mobile Money and Bank Agents in Nigeria (AMMBAN), has described agency banking as Nigeria’s most critical last-mile channel for achieving…
- 27 Apr 2009
Oceanic Bank Supports Aitec Conference
Oceanic Bank has confirmed platinum sponsorship of this year’s Banking & Payment Technologies West Africa Conference, scheduled for 4-6 May at the Muson centre, Lagos. In addition, Dr.…
- 9 Feb 2013
Experts Ring Worries Over Faltering Mobile Money
Finance experts waxed worriedly at the slow growth of mobile money service and warned that unless the impediments are removed, the service may be dead on arrival. They also painted a dismal picture…
- 15 May 2023
CBN unveils “SabiMONI” platform to promote financial literacy, inclusion
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Monday unveiled an e-learning platform, SabiMONI, to promote financial literacy and to deepen financial inclusion, according to a report by News Agency of Nigeria.…
- 23 Nov 2021
Unity Bank Targets Women; Launches Yanga Account
In its bid to demonstrate increased commitment towards promoting financial inclusion and women empowerment, Nigeria’s retail lender, Unity Bank Plc has launched Yanga Account, a new retail product…
- 11 Jan 2024
NIBSS Achieves 60.2m BVN Registration as January 31st Deadline Nears
The Nigerian Interbank Settlement System (NIBSS), registration data shows that over 60.2 million Nigerians now have a BVN as the expiration of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, deadline for all bank…
- 8 Nov 2020
MTN Expands MoMo Service Offerings to Deepen Financial Inclusion Drive
The Y’ello Digital Financial Services (YDFS) has announced the expansion of its MoMo products and services, in a bid to deepen financial inclusion in Nigeria. As part of the expansion, ‘MoMo…