A couple of years ago, every Nigerian household made the monthly trip to the bank or electricity provider company, cash in hand, with their bill slip and means of identification to pay their electric bills. It was a similar story for all other bills and payments people had to make. Payments improved after the CBN …
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How Open banking can transform payments in Nigeria
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Open Banking Nigeria Annual Report- The Year 2020
Open banking represents a shift – a movement from closed models to open systems that promote optimal value for both end-users and businesses alike. The ecosystem is fueled by seamless exchange of data based on customer consent, nevertheless in a controlled form enabled by Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). By breaking the monopoly of access to …
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Open Banking: Consumer Credit Application (Use Case)
by Ope Adeoye, Brendan Playford and Oge Okonkwo Introduction Nigeria has a huge credit gap, with lenders and borrowers facing a number of challenges which hinder the ease of providing and accessing credit. This credit gap has contributed to curbing financial inclusion and economic growth. Open banking can transform lending in Nigeria by improving access …
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TrueLayer joins Open Banking Nigeria
TrueLayer, the leading provider of financial APIs, has joined Open Banking Nigeria, the industry-formed advocacy group driving the adoption of open banking in Nigeria, to develop the open Application Programming Interfaces (API) standards for the Nigerian financial industry. This partnership, which would be with active participation of other industry members, is in recognition of the …
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Open Banking Nigeria: Organisation officially launches API Standards with Banks and Fintechs
The concept of Open Banking has been gathering waves over the years but reached a watershed with the pronouncement of the PSD2. Beyond Europe, countries such as Australia, Hong Kong, United Kingdom, and Nigeria are at various stages of review, design or implementation of Open Banking. Open Banking is an initiative designed to enhance and …
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TeamApt Partners with Open Banking Nigeria, Adopts Standard for Digital Banking
TeamApt, a leading financial technology firm, has announced its collaboration with Open Banking Nigeria, a non-profit founded by banking and financial technology industry veterans, to introduce open non-partisan Application Programming Interfaces (API) into its system, for enhanced service offerings, sustainable model for underserved markets, revenue growth, and customer satisfaction. This announcement was made by TeamApt …
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