financial inclusion

Flutterwave now valued at $1bn after securing $170m funding

Nigeria payments processing company, Flutterwave, has raised $170m from investors,...

AfDB approves $1.3M grants to enhance women’s digital access to loans & micro insurance

The African Development Bank, (AfDB), has approved two grants for research that will...

AFDB awards $2 million grant to boost financial inclusion and strengthen cybersecurity in Africa

  The African Development Bank (AFDB) board has awarded a $2 million grant...

FirstBank deepens Financial Inclusion with agent banking network, empowers SMEs

At present, there are over 86,000 banking agents across 772 out of the 774 local...

Ecobank launches smart SME campaign to drive financial inclusion, empower 100,000 Nigerians

Ecobank Nigeria has launched a Smart Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Agency Banking...

NDIC pledges to insure fintech depositors to enhance financial inclusion

The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) says it will protect depositors...

FirstBank reaffirms commitment on Financial Inclusion, disburses N17billion loan through FirstAdvance

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s leading financial inclusion services provider,...

MARKETING EDGE to showcase Top 20 Players driving financial inclusion in its special edition

In line with its tradition of recognising and highlighting the contributions of outstanding...

Paradigm shift in Nigeria’s financial sector as new normal deepens financial inclusion

The principle of financial inclusion has assumed greater level of importance in recent...

Union Bank expands agency banking network, set to increase financial inclusion

Union Bank of Nigeria Plc has said it will continue to expand its agency banking...