“Nigeria has enough skills to support the sector locally. And there is also the issue of exports, we can export technology to positively affect the exchange rate. We believe such capacity is available here too. The FinTech industry plays a major role in terms of economic development. We are 200 million people and almost 15% of these are financially excluded. This sector can only grow.”

Excerpts from the interview with the COO of Fintech Association of Nigeria, Dr. Babatunde Obrimah, our strategic partner in the Fintech event to be held on March 26, 2020 in Lagos with the research & moderation of Economist Intelligence Unit.