NowNow Has Announced Plans To Launch A Financial Literacy Program For All Nigerian

NowNow has announced plans to launch a financial literacy program for all Nigerian

NowNow Digital Systems, a fintech founded by Sahir Berry in 2018 that provides payment gateways to merchants, announced Wednesday during a media briefing at its Lagos office that it is now ready to "put a face behind the brand" and expand its reach to ordinary Nigerians. NowNow Digital Systems was founded by Sahir Berry in 2018.

According to Matt Francis, an American finance professional who joined NowNow as chief strategy and investment officer earlier this year, the company is providing something no other fintech company in the country is offering – tools to navigate financial independence.

Currently, NowNow has stated that they will notify the public as soon as they are ready to announce the content of the financial literacy program and that they have partnered with a leading brand in the space to execute the program's implementation. Furthermore, it will be part of a larger effort to broaden access to financial services for those who have been historically marginalized, according to the authors.

While speaking to the assembled press during the round table discussion, Lekan Akinjide, NowNow's partnership director, explained that "not only are we providing services to those who have been historically overlooked, but our agile ecosystem ensures that our multidimensional offering remains a market leader."

It was stated that they have grown organically over the years, having achieved a "99 percent success rate," and that they are now prepared to broaden their customer base to include all Nigerians.

"It's important to us to make certain that our product is faultless," Akinjide explained further. He went on to say that NowNow is now prepared to pivot, noting that the company had previously focused on "organic merchant growth." "Secondly, we concentrated on product growth," he said of their previous focus. As a result, we are now prepared to focus our efforts on client growth, which is by far the largest market."

But why now, exactly? In Akinjide's words, "we've seen a lot of people behave differently, and that is their choice." It is crystal clear to us what we need to do moving forward."

As for Francis and Akinjide, they maintained their composure by asserting that they are working on a slew of products that will disrupt the Nigerian fintech sector.

According to Akinjide, the mission of NowNow extends beyond financial inclusion. "We want to educate Nigerians about financial services, including how to manage their money and assisting them in achieving financial independence," he said.

After reading TechCabal's story about the toxic work environment in fintech companies, journalists in attendance grilled Akinjide and Matt about the policies NowNow has put in place to ensure a healthy work environment at the organization.

Akinjide did not elaborate, but he was adamant in his defense of NowNow as a safe and productive workplace.