By Victor Irechukwu, Head of Engineering, OnePipe Waving your hand to pay after shopping at a store, or simply placing your mobile phone on the checkout counter could seem strange – at least to a number of people in Nigeria. But it is possible and in fact, already standard practice …
Read More »Are there Really Cashless Economies?
By Yvonne-Faith Elaigwu, Head of Operations and Governance, OnePipe ‘Cashless’ has probably become one of the most popular words in Nigeria in the last few months. While it can be defined in different ways, it has one universal meaning and is characterised by the exchange of funds for goods and …
Read More »Is Nigeria Really a Cash Economy?
By Taiwo Oyedele In a strict sense, cash is used to describe notes and coins issued by the Central Bank, as distinct from cheques, bank deposits or credit. Let’s call it currency or “Hard Cash”. In a broader sense, cash is synonymous to money which includes currency and cash equivalents …
Read More »SystemSpecs MD, John Obaro Makes Case for Digitization
The Managing Director of SystemSpecs, John Obaro, has enjoined government, regulators as well as other players in the private and public sectors of the Nigerian economy to leverage technology to tackle the menace of corruption and illicit flow of funds. Obaro made this disclosure as he shared thoughts during a …
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