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The bold will always boss the smart around

Recently, I was enduring a never-ending stream of ranting from one of my mentees (why don’t I ever get paid for this?) about how he gives solid business propositions, but the founder and chief executive of his company doesn’t take his advice. But then when the so call CEO made a mess, my mentee had […]

Posted 11 December 2018 † dejiolowe § ‡ Comments (3) °

Credit bureaus are holding back digital lending in Nigeria

I was at a recent event organized for alternative lenders, mostly digital lenders serving individuals and SMEs. The engagements were eye-opening even though I was already conversant with most of the issues raised.Nevertheless, one of the nagging problems kept nagging me after I left that day. Everyone was complaining about how difficult it was to […]

Posted 22 October 2018 † dejiolowe § Nigeria § Payment ‡ Comments (1) °

Why Nigerian banks will never lend you a dime

We all go broke at different times, and the natural thing would be to turn to our bankers. After all, we have been putting our meager savings in there for a while; and one good turn deserves another, right? Wrong! You are probably rolling your eyes now because we all know that Nigerian banks hardly […]

Posted 30 September 2018 † dejiolowe § Business § Nigeria § Payment § Piscalux ‡ Comments (0) °

Online Banking without Offline Annoyance

The drumbeat for payments and all things digital has been beating loud and long (and annoying, almost like a banshee!). At face value, this seems to be one thing customers and banks can agree about. Banks don’t want customers in the branches anymore (because it cost more to serve them in-branch) and customers don’t even […]

Posted 07 April 2017 † dejiolowe § Nigeria § Payment ‡ Comments (1) °

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 ‡ Comments (3) °