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- 8 Nov 2020
Access Bank Reiterates Commitment to Technological Innovation with Sponsorship of Nigeria FinTech Week 2020
Access Bank has shown its commitment to advancing the frontiers of industry agnostic technological innovation across Africa with Nigeria in focus. This position is entrenched by Access Bank’s…
- 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…
- 15 Oct 2024
Branka Mracajac, CEO 9PSB says Innovations, Collaboration, Essential for Nigerian’s Fintech Growth
At the 2024 Nigeria Fintech Week held in Lagos, Branka Mracajac, CEO of 9 Payment Service Bank (9PSB), Nigeria’s digital payment service bank, focused on financial inclusion, emphasized the critical…
- 29 Jul 2024
FintechNGR Renews Partnership with SEC to Strengthen Regulations for Nigerian Fintechs
In a significant move to deepen its advocacy objectives and enhance collaboration between regulators and fintechs in Nigeria, FintechNGR, led by the President Ade Bajomo, engaged with the Securities…
- 8 Oct 2025
CBN Makes case for Open Banking Policy @ Nigeria Fintech Week
Mr. Olayemi Cardoso, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said that policies such as open banking when operational will foster new opportunities for collaboration, ensuring customers…
- 27 Mar 2025
From Struggle to Stability: How FinTech is Helping Nigerian SMEs Overcome Cash Flow Challenges
When Mrs. Agbaje started her school in Ibadan twelve years ago, she didn’t envision a tech-enabled future. Her dream was simple—provide affordable, quality education to children in her community. For…
- 8 Nov 2020
Access Bank Reiterates Commitment to Technological Innovation
Access Bank has shown its commitment to advancing the frontiers of industry agnostic technological innovation across Africa with Nigeria in focus. This position is entrenched by Access Bank’s…
- 13 Oct 2024
Dyna.Ai to Revolutionize Nigeria's Financial Industry with Innovative AI Solutions
Dyna.Ai, a leading AI-as-a-Service company, is strengthening its presence in Africa through strategic partnerships with local banks and fintechs. At the recently concluded Nigeria Fintech Week 2024,…
- 29 Jan 2025
LemFi, Nigerian Startup Acquires Bureau Buttercrane, Irish Fintech
LemFi, a remittance startup, has acquired Bureau Buttercrane, the Irish currency exchange platform. In a statement on Wednesday, LemFi announced that it had obtained regulatory approval from the…
- 19 Nov 2020
Stakeholders Seek Establishment of Cashless Lagos Scheme
The Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been urged by the Fintech professionals who spoke at the annual Lagos Fintech Week to inaugurate the Cashless Lagos scheme as part of his…
- 2 May 2019
FG Expresses Commitment to Affordable Digital Financial Services to the Unbanked
Lanre Osibona, Senior Special Adviser to the President on Information, Communication and Technology , has reiterated the Federal Government’s commitment to bring affordable digital financial services…
- 29 Apr 2019
CBN to Establish Collateral Management Regime to Regulate Fintech
In order to encourage more innovations in the payment system, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is putting in place a Collateral Management Regime (CMR) to regulate the activities of Fintech firms…
- 21 Mar 2019
Founder Open Vector to Address Nigerian Bankers on Open Banking Opportunities
Carlos Figueredo, CEO and founder of Open Vector, a professional consultancy firm founded in 2017 with its forte in open banking, PSD2, GDPR and payments, he has consented to headline the Open…
- 8 Jan 2024
KPMG Reports 30% Drop in ATM Usage Among Nigerians in 2023
A new report from KPMG reveals that weekly ATM usage among Nigerians dropped from 70% in the past few years to 40% in 2023. The report titled “In Pursuit Value” surveyed customers of Nigerian and…
- 26 Jul 2019
Social Lender Makes Regional Finalist forMIT Inclusive Innovation Challenge
Social Lender, a lending solution based on social reputation on mobile, online and social media platforms and major players in Nigerian Fintech ecosystem, has been selected as a regional finalist for…
- 10 Oct 2025
PalmPay Offers Free Health Checks to Celebrate Customer Service Week 2025
PalmPay, a leading fintech platform and neobank driving financial inclusion in Nigeria, is joining the global celebration of Customer Service Week 2025 under the theme “Mission: Possible.” The theme…
- 22 Dec 2025
Banks warn customers against public Wi-Fi for banking amid festive fraud surge
Banks across the country have raised fresh warnings to customers over the rising risk of digital fraud linked to the use of public Wi-Fi networks for banking and payment transactions, particularly…
- 24 Feb 2022
Writing Challenge: OnePipe Dangles N3m on Nigerian Journalists (Apply)
OnePipe, a foremost fintech API Company has launched a press writing challenge to recognize finance-focused journalism and reward press reportage. The prized challenge is part of the company’s…
- 12 Mar 2026
Thrifto Digitizes Nigeria's Ajo, Esusu Savings for Safer Group Finance
Thrifto, a new Nigerian fintech, is modernizing age-old group savings like ajo (Yoruba), esusu (South-West), and adashe (North) with a bank-integrated web app, slashing risks of defaults, disputes,…
- 18 Feb 2025
Moniepoint: More Customers Lament after Police Exposed Scammers Who Stole over N400m
Nigerian customers of Moniepoint, a fintech bank, have expressed widespread frustration and discontent with the company’s operations, citing numerous difficulties and challenges, according to PM News…
- 5 Feb 2026
Optasia Drives Responsible AI Conversation at Nigeria’s Privacy Week 2026
Optasia, a global AI-driven fintech platform, reinforced its commitment to privacy-by-design and responsible innovation as the official partner of Nigeria’s National Privacy Week 2026. Optasia Held…
- 16 May 2024
SEC Partners EFCC to Tackle Market Infractions
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have announced collaboration to minimise trade manipulations in the virtual sphere. Emomotimi Agama,…
- 2 Jul 2023
FintechNGR Urges for Digital Inclusion, Fintech Innovation @ 6th Annual General Meeting
The Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) has expressed commitment to strengthening strategic relationships with regulators, developing talent through capacity-building programs, and…
- 16 Nov 2020
Stakeholders Task CBN, NCC to Conduct Fintech Talent Needs Survey
The Fintech specialists and other stakeholders have tasked the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) and Nigeria Security Commission to conduct a talent needs…
- 16 May 2025
Remita’s Bold Leap: Nigeria’s Fintech Giant Expands Across Africa
Remita, the pioneering Nigerian payment technology platform developed by SystemSpecs, is charting a bold new course with its planned expansion into markets across Africa. What began as a payroll…
- 14 Oct 2020
#EndSARS: Nigeria’s Tech Startup Scene Faces Horrors of Police Brutality
Nigeria’s bubbly tech startup scene which is awash with “young-and-getting-it coders and tech entrepreneurs” has been disproportionately affected by the SARS menace. According to weetracker.com,…
- 30 Oct 2022
Nigerian Companies Should Invest in Startups - Tobechukwu Okigbo, CCSO MTN Nigeria
Tobechukwu Okigbo, Chief Corporate Services Officer (CCSO), MTN Nigeria, has stated that investment by major Nigerian companies in startups will enable the growth of the ecosystem. Tobechukwu Okigbo…
- 15 Apr 2026
Fintech Giants PalmPay and TeamApt Back Nigeria’s Biggest Payments Forum
Payments Forum Nigeria (PAFON), the country’s leading industry platform for digital finance stakeholders, has announced PalmPay and TeamApt as key sponsors of the third edition of its flagship event,…
- 7 Nov 2021
Nigerians Cautious over CBN’s eNaira
Hundreds of thousands of Nigerians have opened digital wallets to hold the eNaira, Africa’s first digital currency, but sceptics warn that broad mistrust of the government could hurt its adoption.…
- 11 Oct 2024
Huawei Plans Data Centre in Nigeria to Boost Local Cloud Capabilities
Huawei Technologies, a Chinese information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure provider, has unveiled plans to launch a significant new data centre in Nigeria, a move that is expected…