Financial Inclusion

Financial Inclusion

How EcobankPay is bridging financial inclusion gap

Okafor Endurance Sep 11, 2019

Ecobank Nigeria Limited, a subsidiary of the Pan-African Ecobank Transnational Inc has it is bridging Nigeria’s inclusion gap through its...

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Big banks deepen financial inclusion as e-transact earnings hit N78bn in H1

Okafor Endurance Sep 11, 2019

The advent of technology is making huge impact in Nigerian financial industry as earnings from e-transactions of the five biggest...

Financial Inclusion

CBN, EFInA, SANEF in new push for 80% financial inclusion by 2020

Onyinye Nwachukwu Sep 04, 2019

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Shared Agent Network Expansion Facilities (SANEF), and Enhancing Financial Innovation & Access (EFInA) have commenced...

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Creative Associates boosts financial inclusion in north with mobile phones

Okafor Endurance Sep 04, 2019

The closest banks to some Northerners in the rural areas are miles away and may take several hours to complete...

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How NAICOM, PenCom plan to capture 36.6m Nigerians, spur inclusion

Okafor Endurance Sep 04, 2019

In the quest to achieve its 80 percent financial inclusion target, the Federal Government is leveraging the National Pension Commission...

Financial Inclusion

Adesola Adeduntan: Bridging Nigeria’s financial inclusion gap

Okafor Endurance Sep 03, 2019

An exceptional business executive, banker and exemplary leader, Adesola Adeduntan has grown progressively in his career, breaking every barrier to...

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Updated: MTN launches MoMo Agent to begin money transfer service

Okafor Endurance Aug 29, 2019

MTN Nigeria, a subsidiary of MTN Group, Africa’s leading cellular telecommunications company has announced the launch of its super-agent network...

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Nigeria’s banking sector in shake up as MTN launches money transfer service

Lucky Nwanekwu Aug 29, 2019

Nigeria’s biggest telecoms firm MTN has launched a mobile money transfer service, targeting those without bank accounts, and said on Thursday it plans to become a payment services bank once it obtains approval from the central bank. ...

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First Bank in collaboration process as Telcos await PSB licence

Okafor Endurance Aug 28, 2019

In its quest to spur financial inclusion, Nigeria’s premier and leading financial institution, First Bank of Nigeria said its in...

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Access Bank deepens financial inclusion efforts with agency banking

Hope Moses-Ashike Aug 28, 2019

Access Bank Plc’s commitment towards financial inclusion is gaining impetus, following its partnership with the agents in rolling out agency...

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Access Bank intensifies financial inclusion drive with agency banking

Hope Moses-Ashike Aug 22, 2019

Access Bank Plc’s commitment towards financial inclusion is gaining impetus, following its partnership with the agents in rolling out agency...

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CBN’s findings on why women are most financially excluded

Okafor Endurance Aug 22, 2019

Low income, education and low trust in financial service provider are the key findings that undermined women’s access to financial...

Financial Inclusion

Zenith Bank leverage electronic products to post N111.7bn PBT in H1

Okafor Endurance Aug 22, 2019

With a significant progress in its retail banking initiatives, Zenith Bank Plc. climbed on earnings from electronic products to report...

Financial Inclusion

Lack of identity, incentive are reasons for business exclusion-Dozie

Okafor Endurance Aug 14, 2019

According to Uzoma Dozie, the last Group Managing Director of Diamond Bank, and Founder/CEO of Sparkle, a mobile-first platform focused...

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ReadyCash inks deal with Adara to promote financial literacy, inclusion

Okafor Endurance Aug 07, 2019

ReadyCash, an agency banking network focused on distributing access to financial services across Nigeria has partnered Adara foundation to promote...