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I hate shopping online. But for a different reason

Just like every other man, shopping in store is the very worst punishment, just next after going to hell. In fact, it can be worse than going to hell if you must do that with a woman. Much worse if you have to do that with your daughter. It’s not hard to figure out: women […]

Posted 10 April 2018 † Adédèjì Olówè § Business § Cards § Mobile § Payment ‡ Comments (1) °

Transforming Payments in Nigeria with Open APIs

This is the email that birthed Open Banking Nigeria. Sent just 2 minutes to midnight on June 1, 2017. Sent to those unfortunate to be my friends and so, are subjected to never-ending streams of half-baked ideas and utter madness. It’s a very long read, so be warned! **************************************** Good evening everyone, At one time […]

Posted 30 March 2018 † Adédèjì Olówè § Business § Mobile § Payment § Piscalux ‡ Comments (1) ° Tagged: , , , ,

[Survey] Would you like to order ahead and jump the queues?

Posted 19 February 2018 † Adédèjì Olówè § Business § Cards § Mobile § Payment § Piscalux ‡ Comments (1) °

Customer experience is everything: How GTBank catalyzed the explosion of digital payments in Nigeria

Everyone who has played a role in payments in Nigeria can attest to the fact that the current upswing in the adoption of digital payments started around the middle of 2014 when the trio of GTBank, Fidelity, and Zenith Banks pushed out their USSD banking products. Consequently, the number of us going to banking halls […]

Posted 15 January 2018 † Adédèjì Olówè § Business § Cards § Payment § Piscalux ‡ Comments (1) °

10 predictions for digital payments in 2018

Here are my top 10 predictions for the digital payment industry in 2018.  These predictions are presented in no particular order and have been influenced by my interactions with the evolution of payments and other experts I work with. They are strictly limited to Nigeria because going beyond the border into the Benin Republic would […]

Posted 27 December 2017 † Adédèjì Olówè § Mobile § Payment ‡ Comments (0) °