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- 29 Nov 2022
Stakeholders Converge at the Maiden International Financial Inclusion Conference, Lead Conversations on Financial Inclusion
Nigeria, on 24th and 25th November 2022 hosted the largest convening of the global Financial Inclusion ecosystem since the launch of its National Financial Inclusion Strategy in 2012. L-R: Lai…
- 25 Nov 2021
Microsoft ADC Amplifies Inclusivity with the Announcement of Its Disability Inclusion Event
Microsoft Africa Development Center (Microsoft ADC), the engineering center for Microsoft is set to host a Disability Inclusion event across Africa focused on engineering and non-engineering talents…
- 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,…
- 10 Dec 2019
Experts Identify Ways to Extend the Boundaries of Financial Inclusion Strategy
Experts at the Inclusive Finance Nigeria Conference and Awards have identified the various ways the Central Bank of Nigeria can extend the boundaries of financial inclusion strategy in order to…
- 21 Sept 2023
CBN, Partners Announce Date for Second International Financial Inclusion Conference
The second edition of the International Financial Inclusion Conference (#IFIC2023) Nigeria’s flagship Financial Inclusion event is scheduled to hold on the 5th & 6th of October 2023 at the…
- 23 Feb 2016
Megatrends Driving Second Wave of Inclusive Digital Innovation
Technological innovations, particularly in digital and mobile platforms, have boosted inclusive growth in developing African markets over the past several years. Inclusive growth is defined as…
- 27 May 2024
9PSB CEO says Financial Inclusion, Key Facilitator to Poverty Reduction and Economic Prosperity
9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria’s digital payment service bank, focused on financial inclusion, has re-emphasized that financial inclusion is the key enabler to poverty reduction and economic…
- 31 Jul 2014
VAS Key to Financial Inclusion Says Obi, eTranzact Boss
Forging Inclusive growth in payment systems and financial inclusion initiatives In Nigeria was the theme of this year’s edition of the annual Business Day Mobile Money Roundtable held on the 24th of…
- 13 May 2016
MasterCard Doles Out $1m to Advance Financial Inclusion in Rwanda
The MasterCard Centre for Inclusive Growth commits up to $1 million over the next three years to advance economic growth and financial inclusion in Rwanda. This was announced on Friday by Raghu…
- 26 Aug 2019
Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum #DRIF20 Opens Portal for Applications
Paradigm Initiative has opened applications for the 8th Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF), billed to hold in April 21 - 23 2020. The Digital Rights and Inclusion Forum (#DRIF) has…
- 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.…
- 13 Nov 2024
CBN to Achieve $1trn Economy with Financial Inclusion Initiatives
The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched three initiatives aimed at realizing Nigeria’s vision of a $1 trillion economy by 2030 through financial inclusion. The initiatives were launched at the…
- 2 Oct 2025
Impact Investors Foundation Launches Decade-Long Drive for Gender Equity and Social Inclusion
Impact Investors Foundation (IIF), Nigeria’s leading platform for unlocking impact capital today unveiled the groundbreaking Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) Roadmap 2025 -2035. L-R:…
- 18 Jul 2019
Paradigm Initiative Announces 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows
Following an extensive selection process involving 261 applications from 39 countries, Paradigm Initiative is pleased to announce the 2019 Digital Rights and Inclusion Media Fellows. The…
- 19 Nov 2024
Tosin Eniolorunda Advocates for Women-Centric Financial Inclusion
For financial inclusion to be sustainable, especially for women, it must no longer be treated as a buzzword, charitable social activity or a checklist to be marked. L-R: Dr. Jameelah…
- 20 Oct 2022
Wema Bank Rolls Out Array of Initiatives to Deepen Financial Inclusion
Nigeria’s innovative financial institution, Wema Bank, has further raised the bar of commitment to deepening financial inclusion in Nigeria with the rollout of an array of initiatives that raise…
- 6 Jun 2014
Technology, Partnership Approach Driving MasterCard Financial Inclusion in 2014
MasterCard's technology combined with increased engagement of governments is helping drive greater expansion of financial inclusion. Public-private partnerships, such as the social security program…
- 16 Dec 2016
ITU to Join New Global Initiative to Expand Financial Inclusion
Just over two years ago, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation joined ITU to establish a Focus Group on Digital Financial Services for Financial Inclusion. The goal was to tackle some of the main…
- 16 May 2018
IFC, Mastercard Foundation Extend Financial Inclusion for Millions in Africa
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, together with the Mastercard Foundation, released a new report documenting the transformation underway in financial inclusion in Sub-Saharan Africa. The…
- 24 May 2022
NowNow, LBS Launch Financial Education Program to Drive Financial Inclusion Growth
Leading African B2B and B2C FinTech company, NowNow has partnered with the Lagos Business School’s (LBS) Sustainable Inclusive Digital Financial Services (SIDFS) to initiate a financial education and…
- 17 Apr 2015
MasterCard Partners AFI Network Regulators to Advance Financial Inclusion
MasterCard and the Alliance for Financial Inclusion (AFI) signed a strategic partnership agreement that will enable a close collaboration within AFI’s Public-Private Dialogue Platform (PPD). Launched…
- 29 Nov 2024
DBN Bags Financial Inclusion Award for Dedication to MSMEs
The Development Bank of Nigeria (DBN) has been honoured with the Financial Inclusion Leadership Award for its dedication to empowering Nigerian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) through…
- 23 Jan 2026
NITDA Commits to Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities
The National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) has reaffirmed its commitment to inclusive digital development following the completion of a two-day digital literacy training for…
- 16 Mar 2016
Oradian Takes Financial Inclusion Innovation to 18th Microcredit Summit
Oradian showcases its innovative financial inclusion application to around 700 people from around the world who are gathering March 14-17, 2016, in Abu Dhabi, for a 4-day Microsoft Summit. High-level…
- 11 Oct 2019
IFINCA Sets to Honour Firms Pushing CBN’s Financial Inclusion Services
As the financial inclusion project of the Central Bank of Nigeria continued to gather steam in Nigeria and across the globe among firms, policy-makers and the media, the project is having a positive…
- 13 Mar 2018
Emerging Technologies are Enabling Fintech Companies to Improve Financial Inclusion - Report
Today, fintech companies are making significant progress in promoting financial inclusion through innovative business models, products and use of emerging technologies such as digital identity,…
- 18 Oct 2022
Chief Commercial Officer of Itex, Adekunle Adebiyi Highlights Role of Fintech in Financial Inclusion
Adekunle Adebiyi, Chief Commercial Officer at Itex Integrated Services Ltd, spoke extensively on the impact of fintech and Nigeria’s financial inclusion goals, in a recent interview on popular Lagos…
- 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…
- 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…
- 5 Sept 2018
GSM Operators Commit to Expand Financial Inclusion to 90 million Nigerians
The four GSM operators have agreed to clearly articulate their commitment to deepening financial inclusion and providing Nigerians with access to a range of affordable financial services. They also…