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GTBank wants to restructure as a holdings company. Its CEO, Segun Agbaje, made the disclosure during the bank’s earnings call for the fourth quarter of 2019.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) wants banks to lend more. This time it’s not just talking. It is compelling them, somewhat. But the new policy it has issued could set the stage for the first real tussle between banks and fintechs.

Besides Western Union, there is no real way to move money between African countries. I don’t know a lot about payments, but as a user of financial services, this just feels like an absurd problem to have in 2018.

There’s a rising trend among banks in Nigeria: the creation of content marketing platforms.

Guaranty Trust Bank plc has launched a Virtual Prepaid MasterCard which can perform all the functions of a physical card.

Really, you don’t have to wait that long on that never-ending queue in the bank.