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- 22 Nov 2021
FairMoney MFB Rallies Stakeholders to Investors Conference in Lagos
FairMoney Microfinance Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital bank, has rallied stakeholders in the financial sector to a one day investors conference aimed at discussing the financial technology landscape…
- 17 Dec 2021
FairMoney MFB Reaffirms Commitment to Drive Financial Inclusion through Digital Banking
FairMoney Microfinance Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital bank, has reiterated its commitment to provide topnotch digital banking services that would drive financial inclusion for the mass Nigerian…
- 17 Oct 2021
Fairmoney Receives Investment Grade Ratings from Global Credit Ratings
FairMoney Nigeria, a digital bank, has obtained investment-grade ratings, BBB (NG) Long Term, and A3 (NG) Short Term with a stable outlook by Global Credit Rating (GCR). The assigned ratings were…
- 25 Nov 2019
FairMoney Launches ‘No Excuses’ Campaign
FairMoney, the mobile bank for emerging markets, is running the ‘No Excuses’ campaign to encourage individuals and small businesses to take advantage of its loan offering of N1,500 to N150,000.…
- 25 Oct 2024
FairMoney Thrills Customers with Significant Interest Boost, Offers up to 30% on FairLock
FairMoney, a financial service provider, is pleased to announce a significant update to all its savings services, delivering some of the highest interest rates in the Nigerian financial market. This…
- 24 Jan 2020
FairMoney Signs Comedian “Broda Shaggi” as Brand Ambassador
FairMoney, a mobile bank for emerging markets, has signed comedian and actor, Animashaun Samuel Perry, known professionally as Broda Shaggi, as brand ambassador. The deal is for an initial…
- 20 Feb 2024
FairMoney Looking to Expand Footprint in Kenya through Umba Acquisition
FairMoney, a digital bank based in Lagos is in talks to acquire Umba, a credit-led digital bank operating in Kenya, for $20 million in an all-stock deal. The fintech firm seeks to grow its customer…
- 3 Mar 2023
FairMoney Revamps App with Exciting Features
FairMoney has recently launched an updated version of their mobile banking app homepage that promises to make banking easier and faster for the busy, modern lifestyle. The new app features a sleek…
- 22 Dec 2021
We’ll Use Tech to Capture 60 million Unbanked Nigerians - Hainy
A digital bank, FairMoney Microfinance Bank, has said it will use technology to capture over 60 million Nigerians who are not in the financial system. Laurin Hainy, the Co-Founder/Chief Executive…
- 11 Jun 2026
How a Regular Savings Culture Can Support Long-Term Financial Stability
By Osasikemwen Ighile, Brand Manager, FairMoney Microfinance Bank In today’s volatile economic climate, saving money is no longer just a prudent habit—it is a strategic necessity. The constantly…
- 21 Apr 2026
5 Smart Saving Hacks Nigerian Freelancers Need to Survive Rising Living Costs
By Margaret Banasko, Head of Marketing, FairMoney Microfinance Bank Nigeria is at the forefront of Africa’s digital labour shift. According to the World Bank, the country leads a cohort of 17.5…
- 25 Mar 2026
5 Wealth-Building Strategies for Nigerian Women-led Businesses
By Chinwe Iwobi, Head of Wealth Management, FairMoney Microfinance Bank In Nigeria, women are the backbone of our economy. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics shows that women own…
- 25 Aug 2024
#EndBadGovernance Protest: Court freezes 32 individuals, coys’ bank accounts
A Federal High Court in Abuja has frozen the bank accounts of 32 individuals and companies’ linked to the 10-day #EndBadGovernance Protest organised across the country pending investigation and…
- 21 May 2023
MoMo PSB to Invest in Financial Education, Mobile Financing, to Drive Financial Inclusion
Eli Hini, CEO of MoMo PSB, says that the mobile money operator will invest in financial education, mobile device financing and other financial solutions, to bridge the financial inclusion gap in…
- 27 Mar 2024
Nigerian Business Leaders Partner Google for Strategic Advantage, Seeks Competitive Edge in Privacy-First Era
Leading companies from Nigeria joined Google West Africa at a roundtable to discuss the shift towards privacy-first marketing as third-party cookies are phased out. The forum brought together leaders…
- 22 Sept 2024
FintechNGR Unveils Line-up of Local and International speakers for Nigeria Fintech Week 2024
The Fintech Association of Nigeria, an industry-led organization that represents and promotes the interests of the fintech sector in Nigeria, has announced a line-up of high-profile local and…
- 14 Jun 2021
Twitter Ban: Nigeria’s Once Booming Tech Community Now in Shock
The government’s sudden ban of Twitter could jeopardise one of the country’s most promising industries, according to Mail & Guardian . Africa’s biggest startup story in 2020 was the acquisition,…
- 6 Mar 2025
FG Lists Simon Ekpa, 16 Others as Terrorism Financiers, Freezes Accounts
Nigeria Sanctions Committee (NSC) has designated Simon Ekpa, 16 other persons and two entities, for their alleged involvement in supporting terrorist activities and terrorism financing. Simon Ekpa…
- 5 Jun 2025
PalmPay Seeks $100m Funding Round
PalmPay, an African digital bank fintech, is in negotiations to fund between $50 million and $100 million in a Series B financing, according to people with knowledge of the situation. Although its…
- 27 Jun 2025
Nigeria's BNPL Market is Projected to Value @ $2.6B by 2030
Nigeria's Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) market is on a fast-growing trajectory and is predicted to be valued $2.61 billion by 2030, up 83% from $1.42 billion in 2024, owing primarily to the rapid…
- 3 Sept 2025
Loan Sharks to Face N100m Fine for Consumer Abuse, Data Privacy Breaches
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has officially issued the Digital, Electronic, Online, or Non-Traditional Consumer Lending Regulations (DEON Consumer Lending…
- 20 Mar 2026
African Tech Start-ups to Receive $46m of Speedinvest Africa Fund
African technology start-ups will receive a $46 million (€40 million) commitment from EIB Global, the development arm of the European Investment Bank (EIB). The funds will be deployed through the…
- 25 May 2026
NIBSS Blames System Glitch for Disappearance of N13.66Bn, Seeks Court Nod for Recovery
Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc (NIBSS) has sued 19 commercial and microfinance banks, over N13.66 billion allegedly lost to unauthorized transfers following a major glitch on its payment…
- 5 Dec 2023
Experts Call for More Collaboration within Startup Ecosystem at ThriveAgric’s Abuja Tech Converge
Agricultural technology company, ThriveAgric, has concluded the debut edition of the ‘Abuja Tech Converge - TechXcelerate’ conference held in partnership with OCP Africa, a subsidiary of OCP Group,…
- 14 Nov 2023
Interswitch System Glitch: Court Orders Freezing of Accounts in 54 Banks
Justice Peter Lifu (JP) of a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has granted an order freezing some accounts in about 54 financial institutions in the country where alleged funds from Interswitch…
- 20 Oct 2021
CBN Tightens Control of Identity Database to Check Fraud
Online payments reached record heights in Nigeria in the third quarter of 2020, when the value of transactions increased to $116 billion from $68.3 billion in the same period in 2019. But this…