How young Nigerians are building safety nets with savings and investment apps

When rent, hospital bills, or other emergencies come knocking, insurance rarely picks up the tab in Nigeria. Instead, young people are turning to apps like Piggyvest, building their own safety nets one deposit at a time.

Piggyvest crosses ₦2 trillion payouts after most profitable year 

The fintech shared it paid out over ₦835 billion to its users in 2024, a 53% increase from its total payout in 2023.

43% of Nigerians don’t save or have stopped saving, according to Piggyvest 2024 Savings Report

The second report reveals that a staggering 43% of Nigerians either don’t save or have stopped saving altogether.

BD Insider 185: Piggyvest hits ₦1.1 trillion payouts within six years

“The situation is being handled,” according to investors at Float. We also covered the payouts made by Piggyvest since 2016.

Zero To Scale: Joshua Chibueze, CMO and Co-founder, Piggyvest

In this episode of Zero To Scale, Joshua talks about building Piggyvest from a tweet-inspired idea to one of Nigeria’s biggest technology companies one customer at a time.

Under The Hoodie – Peace Obinani, Social Media Lead at Piggyvest

In this edition, Peace talks to us about handling social media for a tech company, hating the 9 to 5 lifestyle, and starting a community for non-tech talents in tech.

Piggyvest vs Cowrywise: May the best man win

CowryWise or Piggyvest? Both? Why?