EXPLORING BRANCHLESS AND OTHER DIGITAL FORMS OF BANKING IN A CRISIS We are certainly living in unprecedented times. An indicator which calls for concern is how the number of coronavirus cases have increased from 2 to 36 in the span of only a week in Nigeria and unfortunately this continues…

It is no new knowledge that electronic payment provides another way to send and receive money online, pay for goods offline and Nigeria has witnessed a surge in the adoption of the service over the last few years because of convenience and ease of transactions. In January alone, electronic transactions…

I recently posted about reading “Decoding Silicon Valley”, a book co-authored by Michelle Messina and Jonathan Baer, who I met during a recent trip to San Francisco. I promised to write about some of the key issues discussed in the book, and in chapter 2, the authors described a framework…

It’s no news that the Fintech space saw significant growth and gains in 2018 as measured by number of startups, investment raised and global interest in Financial Inclusion. With over 100 Fintech companies and $200M raised since 2015, there is a strong market opportunity and investors’ appetite in the space …

In August, we announced the certification of NetPOS 2.0 by NIBSS. NetPOS2.0 is the next generation POS device that provides the much needed cost benefits as well as features powered by software and apps — cash-in/cash-out, EOD report, report monitoring etc. Our roadshow through the month of August was very…

If you check my Linkedin profile, you will quickly notice my passion for (2) things — product development and driving value in the SME space. As a company, NetPlus has been focused on digital transformation to support eCommerce and digital payments for SMEs in Nigeria over the last 6 years…

We are excited to announce the launch of the NetPlusPay developer platform, which is primarily aimed at providing a channel for us to collaborate, and work with the vibrant developer community in Nigeria. As a company, we are very excited about the level of innovation that is happening in the…

Technology has evolved over the years and will keep on changing. In the Nigerian Logistics space, technology has been able to create more value in spite of the numerous problems faced by industry. Since we are aware of the logistics challenges of lack of access to fund to acquire fleet…

In emerging markets, despite the advancement in Financial technology, and the constant rise of financial service providers, cash is still king. According to a report released by NIBSS, the total cash withdrawals on ATMs across the country was over NGN1 Trillion. …