Photo: Tosin Eniolorunda, founder and CEO of TeamApt. Photo supplied by TeamApt

Islamic Finance

Nigerian fintech TeamApt working on non-interest financing for SMEs


TeamApt, a leader in Nigeria for payment infrastructure and digital banking, is working on tech for non-interest financing for small businesses in the north of the country.

“We expect to have banking partnerships to bring the product to life,” Tosin Eniolorunda, founder and CEO of TeamApt, told Salaam Gateway. The company plans to launch the product in the coming quarters after regulatory approvals.

Nigeria’s bustling fintech scene raised more than $600 million in funding the past five years. In 2019 alone, the West African nation attracted a quarter of the $491.6 million solicited by African tech start-ups and is now home to over 200 fintech standalone companies.

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