Tag: Blockchain
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What ₦828 Trillion Tells Us About the Future of Payments in Nigeria
In the first half of 2024, Nigerians moved ₦828 trillion through internet transfers alone. To put that in perspective, that figure reflects that Nigerians moved more through internet transfers in six months than the country’s annual GDP. It also reflects an 83% increase over internet transfer values recorded in H1 2022, a sign of how…
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Nigeria Payments Report 2025
Building on the foundation of the previous edition, the 2025 edition delivers deeper insight, sharper data, and a new benchmark: the National Payments Scorecard. With expanded coverage of innovation, regulation, and infrastructure, this report examines how players across fintech, banking, and policy are shaping a faster, smarter, and more secure digital payment future. Nigeria Payments…
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DeFi 2.0: Fully Regulated and Compatible with CBDCs
DeFi 2.0: Fully Regulated and Compatible with CBDCs With traditional finance (TradFi), service delivery relies on conventional financial institutions, which run operations and serve as financial intermediaries. By eliminating dependence on financial intermediaries and leveraging other key characteristics of Blockchain technology, decentralized finance (DeFi) has vast potential to reduce cost, improve utility and enable access…