March 25 2025
Every year, businesses lose billions to a problem that shouldn’t exist. Customers don’t cancel their subscriptions, their payments do. A card expires. A bank flags a transaction as fraud. A Direct Debit fails because there aren’t enough funds that day....
December 31 2024
Open banking. The buzzword that has everyone nodding in agreement, but if you stop the average person on the street—or even in the boardroom—they’d struggle to tell you what it really means. Is it APIs? Fancy fintech dashboards? Or is...
December 31 2024
Imagine a world where access to credit isn’t just a privilege for the fortunate few but a foundational layer of everyday life—like clean water or electricity. Now, hold that thought and ask yourself: why is it that in a country...
November 30 2024
Open Banking has been hailed as the future of financial services globally. The idea is simple: consumers should own their financial data and have the right to share it with whomever they choose, securely and seamlessly. Yet, as open banking...
November 30 2024
One could say NIBSS was built for this pivotal moment in Nigeria’s financial history. Back in 1993, the Central Bank of Nigeria and the Bankers’ Committee brought in NIBSS to solve a massive problem—Nigerian banks couldn’t talk to each other....
November 29 2024
Most business owners in Nigeria are sitting on opportunities they don’t even know exist. While everyone is busy talking about “scaling up” or finding the next big import deal, there’s a quiet revolution happening right under our noses—open banking. The...
November 29 2024
Data privacy in open banking isn’t the headline-grabbing attention in Nigeria. It’s not the celebrity scandal everyone talks about, and it’s certainly not what you’ll see trending on Twitter on a random Tuesday. But maybe it should be. Because right...
October 29 2024
September 25 2024
In a country where over 40% of the population lives below the poverty line, saving isn’t just a luxury; it’s a necessity. Whether it’s for emergencies, school fees, or starting a small business, saving gives people a safety net. But...
August 27 2024
March 21 2025
Open Banking Nigeria (Open Technology Foundation) is a non-profit backed by a group of industry experts across banking, fintech, risk management, and more to drive and launch the open banking standard in Nigeria.
