April 2022

Islamic finance is quite new to the Nigerian banking space, but it’s growing at a very fast pace. Thanks to the founding of new Nigerian Islamic Banks like Jaiz, Taj Bank, and Lotus, the true Islamic methods of practicing banking are becoming more and more relatable in our contemporary Nigerian banking industry. What is Islamic Finance/Halaal…

StockTown is an NSE comic book that was introduced in February 2020 to simply and comically explain the intricacies of the Nigerian Stock Exchange to the…

Sometimes, all we need is that little support, that swift return to normalcy. It's never a bad idea to have a friend who is ever-ready to give you some money…

This is the exact question on almost everyone’s lips. Sometimes, this is very frustrating - one time I logged on to this online store, carefully selected and carted in all my items properly, and then bam! Naira Card declined. This could ruin your day as it did mine, especially if other activities are hinged on the payment going through. This…

First of all, we need to understand what a bank account is - see it as a wallet created by a financial institution at the request of a user to keep money. All…

Don’t confuse this product with ‘Baxi Boilers’ - they are two different things. Baxi Box is one of Nigeria’s leading names in the fintech and agency banking…

Heritage Bank is one of the most stable financial services providers in Nigeria. They offer premium and productive financial services to retail, corporate, and commercial customers across the country. Founded in 2012 with a current branch network of over 127 and with a staff strength of about 4000, Heritage Bank is poised to keep moving…

Globus Bank is a new generation commercial bank wholly owned and run in Nigeria. They commenced operations in November 2019. They currently run on a national…

A domiciliary account is a bank account that is not denominated in our local currency - Naira. That is, it is denominated in other countries' currencies.…

In Nigeria, it is safe to say that OPay has completely decentralised banking to a considerable level through its efficient Agency Banking. It’s so remarkable that other Point-of-Sales agents are now being referred to as ‘OPay people’. In every neighbourhood, urban or rural setting, there is an OPay agent wielding a POS device in your face. They…