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Financial Services

Why African fintechs’ revenue might reach $230 billion by 2025

An analysis by McKinsey estimates that Africa’s financial-services market could grow at about 10% per annum, reaching about $230 billion in revenues by 2025.

Financial Services

Nigerian fintechs to block predatory digital money lenders

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has ordered all financial technology companies (FinTechs) to stop providing payment or transaction services to digital money lenders under its investigation.

Financial Services

Curb your enthusiasm: payment service banks and financial inclusion in Nigeria

Can payment service banks help Nigeria achieve its financial inclusion target of 95% by 2024?

Financial Services

Predatory lending in Nigeria—what is the way forward?

Predatory lenders employ deceptive and aggressive sale tactics to attract unsuspecting borrowers into taking loans they cannot afford.

Financial Services

An explainer on the ₦5 billion Financial Services Licence gang and more

Financial Services in Nigeria is changing right before our very eyes. And sometimes it could be overwhelming. In this article, Benjamin discusses the most recently released license regulations—Payment Service Banks and an update to the Payment System Providers Licence..

Financial Services

Chat banking takes off in Africa via Whatsapp, Clickatell at the helm

Chat banking in South Africa and Nigeria took off in 2016 and 2018, respectively.

Financial Services

Battle for Supremacy: Digital Financial Services in Nigeria

History has shown us that when a new industry emerges, a handful of companies strive for market dominance. A time like this reminds us of the “race-of-the-telcos” in the early 2000s and the “war-for-ecommerce” in the 2010s. Who will capture the Nigerian Digital Financial Services Sector?

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