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OPay’s Country Manager reveals banks that will fizzle out to MTN, other Fintechs 

Fakoyejo Olalekan by Fakoyejo Olalekan
September 25, 2019
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OPay's Country Manager reveals banks that will fizzle out to MTN, other Fintechs 
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The Country Manager for OPay in Nigeria, Iniabasi Akpan has said traditional banks should be worried about the fintechs and telecommunications companies granted approval by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to operate in the financial market. 

Akpan said the traditional banks, which are not innovative in their operations in the financial market, would not stand a chance against the likes of OPay and other Payment Service Banks (PSBs) being employed by the CBN to drive financial inclusion in Nigeria. 

Since the CBN began to seek alternative channels to serve the underbanked population and drive financial inclusion in the country to 80% next year, the spotlight has been on how valuable banks will be to Nigerians years from now. 

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More financial and payment services that are not bank-led have continued to make their way into the financial market. The latest driver of the tech onslaught against the traditional banks is OPay which is an interconnected system harbouring payment for local canteens, motorcycle (okada), bus drivers and other bills payment, as well as enabling transfer and receiving of funds. 

OPay is the parent company of ORide, OBus and OFood. 

Akpan, during an interview with Nairametrics, said banks that don’t seek collaborative ways and are not innovative in their approach will have challenges as the financial market continues to expand.

“Banks that are not innovative should worry. It’s not just about OPay. The fact is that it’s coming. 

 “The traditional banks that don’t find a collaborative way and are not innovative are going to have serious challenges in the market. 

 “It’s not just us. The PSBs (payment service banks) are coming. So telcos who are going to hit the market too. So any traditional bank who are thinking it’s going to be business as usual, they have something coming.”

Akpan is not alone: In August 2019, the United State’s rating agency, Moody’s reported that commercial banks might soon lose their services to the growing popularity of Fintechs firms. 

Moody’s said the operation of banks would be affected by Fintechs and Mobile Network Providers due to their lack of infrastructure to rival new web payment solutions. 

To back up these projections, some banks are beginning to wind up their brick and mortar operation to respond to the advancement in technology as the need to visit banks begin to dwindle among customers affecting retail banking. 

[READ ALSO: Banks, Fintechs, Telcos, others may lose 2% annual revenue to data breach – NITDA]

MTN Nigeria has already begun its mobile money service with the launch of MoMo. Airtel has also begun its own mobile money service in other African countries and is reportedly considering establishing the same service in Nigeria.


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Olalekan is a certified media practitioner from the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ). In the era of media convergence, Olalekan is a valuable asset, with ability to curate and broadcast news. His zeal to write was developed out of passion to shape people’s thought and opinion; serving as a guideline for their daily lives. Contact for tips: fakoyejo.olalekan@nairametrics.com.

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  1. Margaret Giwa says:
    October 3, 2019 at 12:27 pm

    The financial net work mobile bank is very nice and it is a well come idea which will help people and make it easy for people to have assess to finances. One thing that is necessary is training.

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    • Margaret Giwa says:
      October 3, 2019 at 12:56 pm

      I like that short and well informed type of training. It is not lengthy but brought the exact point that is necessary.
      .The highlight should be done constantly.

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