CIBN Partners Banks On Financial Inclusion   The President, Chairman of Council, Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria (CIBN), Dr Uche Olowu, says the institute is collaborating with banks to promote capacity building, ethics and professionalism in the sector. A statement disclosed that Olowu said this while...

ITU, W/Bank Move To Boost Financial Inclusion   Worried about the slow adoption rate in digital transactions in developing countries, Nigeria inclusive, the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), is considering new measures on how to create more global awareness around digital transactions, that will make more people...

Shared Agent Network'll Boost Financial Inclusion - CBN The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has reiterated its commitment to the formulation of appropriate policies through inputs received from the various stakeholders in the Nigerian payment industry. CBN said the renewed commitment would enhance expansion and...

EFInA: Financial Inclusion Drives Digital Payment Up 16% In 2018 The newly unveiled 2018 access to financial service in Nigeria survey findings released by EFInA has revealed that there was a significant increase in digital payment from 12 per cent in 2016 to 16 per...

FirstBank Initiates Partnership With NURTW On Financial Inclusion First Bank of Nigeria Limited has initiated a partnership with the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) which would see it establish agent banking services at bus parks across Nigeria, and subsequently drive up financial inclusion...

NIBSS Moves To Boost Financial Inclusion   The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc has relaunched an e-payment platform, mCASH, targeting 500,000 agents, in a bid to deepen financial inclusion in the country. The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, NIBSS, Adebisi Shonubi, said at the relaunch in Lagos on...