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- 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 Sept 2025
FinTechNGR Unveils Theme, Next-Level Experience for Nigeria Fintech Week 2025
The organizers of Nigeria Fintech Week (NFW25), Africa’s largest fintech gathering, have announced a bold vision for the event’s eighth edition, themed “The Fintech Ecosystem Symphony: Orchestrating…
- 24 Jul 2025
FintechNGR Rejigs Nigeria Fintech Week with Multi-location Model
With the fast-evolving financial technology ecosystem, FintechNGR plans to restructure the model of Nigeria Fintech Week (NFW) coming up between October 7–9, 2025, with a next-level, bold experience…
- 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…
- 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…
- 25 Feb 2022
FinTechNGR Targets Accelerated Startup Growth with ‘Marketplace’
Playing its part in addressing challenges posed by startups and investors in Nigeria’s FinTech ecosystem, the FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) has launched The Start-Up Marketplace – an…
- 3 Jul 2024
CBN, FintechNGR Chart the Way Forward to Enhance Nigeria’s Fintech Ecosystem
In light of recent developments aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s fintech sector, Ade Bajomo, President of FintechNGR, led a team from the Association's Governing Council in an engagement with the…
- 29 Oct 2023
NCC Reaffirms Commitment to Stimulate Development & Growth of Fintech Sector in Nigeria
Nigerian Communications Commission. (NCC) says it's committed to stimulating the development and growth of Fintech sector in Nigeria. Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, stated this…
- 11 May 2022
Halo Financial Services Launches into Nigeria Fintech Space
Halo Financial Services Ltd, a fintech start-up has launched with an innovative approach to help Nigerians manage and grow their money. L-R: Chief Investment Officer, Halo Capital Management, Kunle…
- 15 Jul 2024
NCC, FintechNGR Renew Commitment to Deepen Nigeria’s Fintech Sector
Following recent engagements with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the Governing Council of FintechNGR, led by the President, Ade Bajomo, engaged…
- 29 Aug 2024
FintechNGR, Africa Fintech Network Call for Enhanced Collaboration and Innovation on Cross-Border Payments and Remittances
In a continued effort to drive innovation and collaboration within the fintech sector, the Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), in partnership with the Africa Fintech Network (AFN), hosted an…
- 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…
- 13 Nov 2020
Ade Bajomo Emerges President of FinTechNGR
Mr Ade Bajomo, Access Bank’s Executive Director of Technology and Operations, has been appointed the new President of the FinTech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR). This was first announced during…
- 12 Sept 2025
FintechNGR Engages CBN, NAICOM, Others to Strengthen Regulatory Interface with Fintechs
The Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), the umbrella body of Financial Technology operators in the country recently had high-level engagements with top regulators and lawmakers, aimed at…
- 30 Apr 2024
Moniepoint MFB Bags Best Fintech for Supporting Nigeria's Hospitality Industry
Moniepoint Microfinance Bank, Nigeria’s leading digital financial services provider and definitive bank for businesses, has been honored with the prestigious Best Hospitality Industry Support -…
- 5 Jul 2022
CHAMS Bags Fintech Platinum Award
Chams Plc has been awarded the Fintech Platinum Award by the Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR). This award was presented by Ade Bajomo, President FintechNGR at the maiden edition of The…
- 4 Nov 2020
Ecobank Urges More Collaboration Among Fintech, Banks and Telcos
Patrick Akinwuntan, Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, has called for a robust collaboration between Fintech, banks, and telecommunications companies to spur markets in health, agriculture,…
- 23 Nov 2023
FintechNGR Takes Center Stage at Singapore FinTech Festival 2023, Concretizing Global Collaborations
FintechNGR, the umbrella body for fintech players, pioneer and leading Fintech Association in Africa, proudly spearheaded the Nigeria delegation alongside esteemed partners Nigeria Interbank…
- 2 Nov 2023
Robust FinTech Critical for Deepening Financial Inclusion in Nigeria - Maida
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive officer (EVC/CEO) of the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), has described the Financial Technology (FinTech) industry as a critical…
- 6 Aug 2025
FintechNGR Announces DevTribe 2025, Focuses on Empowering Nigeria’s Software Developer Ecosystem
The Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR) has announced DevTribe 2025, its flagship software developer-focused conference, set to hold on Saturday, August 23, 2025, at The Zone, Gbagada, Lagos.…
- 14 Nov 2019
We’ll Provide Enabling Environment For ICT Start-Ups – DG NITDA
Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, director general, National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), has said that the Agency is currently re-strategising to provide an enabling environment for ICT…
- 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,…
- 18 Oct 2023
NCC, Moniepoint, Back NITRA FINTECH Forum
As the industry media body, the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), prepares for its stakeholders engagement event, the NITRA FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY (FINTECH) FORUM 2023,…
- 13 Apr 2026
PAFON 3.0: FintechNGR VP Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun to Deliver Keynote Address
The Vice President of the Governing Council of the Fintech Association of Nigeria, Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, is set to deliver a keynote address at the 3rd edition of the Payments Forum Nigeria…
- 21 Jun 2026
ALTON Backs CBN on Local Data Hosting Rule for Banks, Fintechs
Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), official industry body and advocacy group for major telecommunications providers in Nigeria, has backed the Central Bank of…
- 5 May 2026
Fair Digital Payments Key to Economic Prosperity, Says FintechNGR VP
Dr. Jameelah Sharrieff-Ayedun, Vice President, Fintech Association of Nigeria (FintechNGR), has called for a shift in Nigeria’s digital finance conversation from transaction volume to fairness,…
- 29 Oct 2023
Moniepoint Restates Commitment to Financial Inclusion in Nigeria
Moniepoint MFB, leading Fintech company in Nigeria, has restated its commitment to driving financial inclusion through innovative products that address payment challenges in the country. L-R: Mr.…
- 17 Dec 2023
Bank Audit Leaders Urge CBN to Strengthen Fintech Regulations
The Association of Chief Audit Executives of Banks in Nigeria has called for stricter regulations of the fintech space as well as the operations of the Bureaux de Change. The association also hailed…
- 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…
- 10 Nov 2023
Fintechs Should Enhance Users’ Safety and Trust to Forestall Rising Cases of Fraud - Oduwole
PalmPay, a leading fintech company fostering financial inclusion in Nigeria through technology, has called for improvement in the security and safety of fintech apps to address the upsurge in fraud…