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FintechNGR Strategises Post-COVID-19 Intervention, Engages Sectors of its membership
The President of Fintech Association of Nigeria, Dr. Segun Aina and the Management led by Dr. Babatunde Obrimah in a bid to support its members and the ecosystem to weather the storm of economic and business impacts of COVID-19 and prepare them for post COVID-19 challlenges and opportunities, engaged in strategic discussions with the fifteen…
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Fintech Association Webinar: Covid-19: Financial Implications and Solutions”
Fintech Association is organizing a virtual session on May 8, 2020, by 2 PM on COVID-19: Financial Implications and Solutions”. The session hopes to take a holistic look and give dimension to the economic and financial implications of COVID-19 pandemic on all economies as well as proffer radical and practical solutions to stemming an awkward…
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COVID-19 and the Pension Scheme: Untapped relief package-Dr. Obrimah
You just held a webinar titled – “Rethinking Your Business: Opportunities for Fintechs”. What is the Fintech Association doing to support its members during this covid-19 crisis period? Our intervention will be mainly information and capacity development of which the webinar is one of them. We intend to have one every two weeks to address…
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Nigeria Needs to Close the Financial Inclusion Gap for Women Smallholder Farmers
Women smallholder farmers in Nigeria are involved in all aspects of agriculture. This ranges from producing food on farms to putting it on plates. They’re involved in planting crops, livestock production, harvesting, marketing and processing of farm produce as well as food preparation and family care. Yet, because they are women, they are held back by unequal access…
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MANAGING AND GROWING AGENT BANKING NETWORK IN NIGERIA’S DYNAMIC ECOSYSTEM.
Tochukwu Okwuanya (PMP) How Fintech Organizations can position for growth in a future of uncertainty. FinTech sounds cute and is particularly exciting for practitioners who are wowed by its sheer capacity to change the way financial services are offered and accessed. Currently, one can request for loan online and get funded in minutes. In Nigeria,…
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Unity Bank Introuduces USSD Code in Nigeria Languages
Unity Bank’s Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) now communicates to the bank’s customers in Nigeria’s local language. The USSD code, which is one of many channels banks use to offer their services, is mainly in English, but Unity Bank has become the first to offer the service in Yoruba, Hausa, and Igbo. USSD is one…
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Fintechs must pay close attention to regulators to avoid disruption to operations
Over and over, we emphasize the importance of tech-based companies doing everything they can to align with regulators and policymakers, not just to be agreeable, but to avoid being misunderstood by lawmakers. As a matter of fact, fintechs and other startups must foster public sector engagement to be ahead of disruptive regulation. Change is always going be…
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Technology Solutions: A major component for financial inclusion in Nigeria
TechRoundUp was on the TechieTalk with Teke Panel at the just concluded ³Social Media Week in Lagos and the panel discussions centred on Financial Inclusion, Social Media for Good and Cybersecurity. It was indeed an engaging deliberation and one we thought our readers may find quite insightful. The overall conclusion was that there is no financial inclusion without…
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Experts uphold tech-driven solutions for financial inclusion
By Omobayo Azeez Financial experts have reiterated the need to adopt tech-driven strategies to achieve financial inclusion drive in Nigeria. Speaking during a panel session and masterclass championed by Stanbic IBTC Holdings Plc at the ongoing Social Media Week (SMW) Lagos on Wednesday, the experts drawn from financial and technology sectors upheld that digital inclusion…
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FirstBank’s Adesola Adeduntan joins industry leaders at Annual fintech, Insuretech summit in Bulgaria
The Chief Executive Officer, First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Dr. Adesola Adeduntan participated as a keynote speaker in the Annual FinTech & InsureTech Summit held at Sofia Event Center, Bulgaria on 27 February 2020. The FirstBank Chief delivered a keynote speech on the topic “Banks and Clients, the New Story of Empowerment, Value Creation and…