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- 18 Jun 2024
Access Bank Commits to Deepening Financial Inclusion
Access Bank has restated that it remains committed to providing access to finance for entrepreneurs in the transportation, agriculture, and health sectors this year. Chizoma Okoli, Its Deputy…
- 8 Mar 2022
Banks’ Hidden Charges Hindering Financial Inclusion — Report
Banks are charging customers above regulatory limits and are making them pay undeclared charges, thereby hampering the country’s effort to reduce financial exclusion, a new report has said. The…
- 30 Oct 2018
First Bank, Clickatell Drive Financial Inclusion in Nigeria using WhatsApp
Clickatell is promoting financial inclusion in Nigeria by enabling FirstBank to launch Chat Banking on WhatsApp, unlocking the opportunity for millions of new consumers to experience an improved way…
- 13 Apr 2012
Diamond Bank, EFInA, Others to Advance Financial Inclusion for Women
Diamond Bank Plc, one of the leading banks in Nigeria -- respected for its excellent service delivery, Visa, Women's World Banking, and EFInA have joined hands to advance financial inclusion for…
- 30 May 2021
Releaf, OnePipe Partner to Deepen Financial Inclusion, Improve Productivity for South-South Farmers
Releaf, a raw material procurement & logistics platform that is making it easy for crops to move from farm to factory and OnePipe, a digital gateway enabling financial services, have partnered to…
- 7 Nov 2016
Fidelity Bank Goes Live on NIBSS mCash Product
Fidelity Bank Plc has gone live on the NIBSS mCash product which will allow its registered merchants to receive payments from customers using their phones, as part of the renewed efforts to further…
- 22 Jul 2019
First Bank Leverages Digital Innovations to Promote Financial Inclusion
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has organised a joint seminar with sub-Saharan African banking and telecom regulators to promote financial inclusion through digital innovations in sub-Saharan Africa.…
- 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…
- 27 Oct 2021
Heritage Bank Partners Next Titan, Sustains Entrepreneur Support with N15m
In a bid to ensure that entrepreneurial goals of the Nigerian youths are achieved, Heritage Bank Plc, Nigeria's most innovative service banking provider, in collaboration with The Next Titan is set…
- 14 Jun 2019
NIPOST, Fidelity Bank Partner to Launch Agency Banking
Mohammed Balarabe, deputy managing director, Fidelity Bank Plc, has given the assurance that the bank will provide banking services in 266 branches through its Agency Banking Partnership with NIPOST…
- 6 Jan 2020
Ecobank Extols Financial Inclusion Drive, Adopts Reduced Bank Charges
Ecobank Nigeria has complied with the Central Bank of Nigeria’s recent directive on the reduction of bank charges. The bank commended the CBN for taking bold steps to further strengthen the financial…
- 8 Sept 2019
EcobankPay, Xpresspoint Agents Leveraging Technology to Expand Financial Inclusion - Akinwuntan
Patrick Akinwuntan, managing director, Ecobank Nigeria, has disclosed that the Bank is leveraging technology to push the frontiers of financial inclusion of the unbanked and under-banked in the…
- 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…
- 18 Apr 2023
Polaris Bank, Network International Strengthen Partnership to Deepen Financial Inclusion, Digital Transformation
Network International, enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region, has renewed its partnership with one of Nigeria’s financial services provider, Polaris Bank, to…
- 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…
- 26 Mar 2024
Mastercard and Zenith Bank Introduce New Payment Cards to Accelerate Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Mastercard has today announced the launch of two innovative products in collaboration with Zenith Bank, the Mastercard Naija Card and the World Elite Credit Card, designed to address the diverse…
- 20 Aug 2026
Moniepoint Says Unexpected Expenses Disrupt 73% of Nigerians’ Savings Plans
Moniepoint Microfinance Bank has launched a new range of savings products and a campaign aimed at helping Nigerians build financial resilience and manage unexpected expenses.
- 24 Aug 2020
Polaris Bank MD, Abiru, Retires
Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Polaris Bank Limited, has announced his retirement from the service of Polaris Bank, effective August 31, 2020, having successfully…
- 25 Sept 2018
Herbert Wigwe to Meet Microsoft CEO to Discuss Technology in Banking
Herbert Wigwe, Group Managing Director, Access Bank Plc. will meet with Microsoft CEO, Satya Nadella this Thursday, September 27, 2018. The two chief executive officers are set to discuss issues…
- 1 Jul 2015
Nigerian National e-ID Card Bags Award for Financial Inclusion
Nigerian National Electronic Identity (e-ID) card, powered by MasterCard, has been named “the Best Financial Inclusion Product” at this year’s Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) Card, ATM and Mobile…
- 12 Jun 2020
Usoro Calls for Collaborative Effort to Achieve 95% Target for Financial Inclusion by 2024
Usoro Usoro, general manager, Mobile Financial Services, MTN Nigeria, has said that in order for the country to meet the 95% target for financial inclusion by 2024 set by the Central Bank of Nigeria,…
- 7 Aug 2022
Nova Merchant Bank Appoints New Directors, Promotes 20 Per Cent Workforce
NOVA Merchant Bank has announced the appointment of two independent non-executive directors and one non-executive director. This is just as it promoted about 20% of its workforce to various grade…
- 6 Sept 2021
LOTUS Bank Commences Operations in Three New Locations
With the simultaneous opening of three new locations in Lagos, LOTUS Bank Limited now has physical presence in four locations in Lagos. The newest and third Non-Interest Bank (NIB) in the country,…
- 25 Sept 2024
Greenwich Merchant Bank Partners PSRG-Richardson on Sustainability for Inclusive Growth
Greenwich Merchant Bank Ltd and PSRG-Richardson have partnered on the key strata of sustainability - health, safety, security and the environment to drive the nation’s economy towards robust and…
- 5 Nov 2016
NIBSS Partners Etisalat, Others to Unveil mCash Payment Solution
In furtherance of the financial inclusion vision of the Central Bank of Nigeria, the Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System(NIBSS) in partnership with several banks and four GSM operators, has unveiled…
- 24 Feb 2026
Lotus Bank, REA Seal N100Bn Deal to Power Rural Nigeria
Lotus bank has strengthened its push for inclusive and sustainable development through a strategic partnership with the Rural Electrification Agency (REA) to widen access to renewable energy…
- 8 Apr 2025
Moniepoint Leads the Charge for Financial Inclusion @PAFON 2.0
Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, a subsidiary of Moniepoint Inc., Africa’s leading digital financial services provider and the Continent’s fastest growing financial institution, is set to demonstrate…
- 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…
- 14 Dec 2021
BoI Wins SERAS Awards for Impact in Financial Inclusion
The Bank of Industry (BOI) has received top honours at the just concluded Sustainability, Enterprise and Responsibility Awards also known as the SERAS CSR Awards 2021. BOI won the award for the ‘Best…
- 5 Mar 2015
Heritage Bank Set to Unveil 8.5 MW Power Project in Lagos
Management of Heritage Bank has announced that the recently completed Peninsula Independent Power Project (PIPP) financed by the Bank will be commissioned in March this year. The project is in…