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Monthly Archives March 2017

Getting them high: Challenges of onboarding customers to digital services

Digital services, which include cards, online banking, mobile apps for finances, USSD for transferring money you don’t have, etc., are essential services. In fact, financial inclusion has been elevated to the level of fundamental human rights. However, unlike things we derive joy from using – Whatsapp, Tinder, Facebook, to mention a few, digital services are […]

Posted 27 March 2017 † dejiolowe § Business § Cards § Mobile § Nigeria § Payment § Piscalux § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (3) °

Fixing the PTA Palaver with Technology

There was a collective sigh of relief when the Central Bank of Nigeria recently decided to clear the backlog of travel allowances pending with banks. Nevertheless, a lot of well-meaning Nigerians could also see the opportunities for arbitrage and abuse. Of course, bad boys being bad boys, it quickly turned into a bazaar. The Personal […]

Posted 22 March 2017 † dejiolowe § Business § Cards § Nigeria § Payment ‡ Comments (7) °

Dreamers are losers. Ideas are worthless.

I grew up lacking so many essential things like Lego toys, common sense, understanding further math, etc. but I never lacked dreams or ideas. I had them by the dozens. After all, dreams and ideas are free and require no permission from hawkish parents or even from the government. I tucked into them and generated […]

Posted 12 March 2017 † dejiolowe § Career § Piscalux ‡ Comments (2) °