How to start a lending business in Nigeria
This guide walks through the practical steps you need to take to start a lending business in Nigeria.
Your core banking system isn’t your loan management system. Here’s the difference
If you have spent any meaningful amount of time in lending, you have likely heard someone ask the question, “Can’t our core banking system handle loans too?” On the surface, it seems like a fair point. Loans are essentially account balances. When a customer takes out a loan, the system records the disbursed amount as […]
FCCPC sets deadline for compliance
According to the Commission, operators have had sufficient time to adjust. The Regulations took effect on 21 July 2025, so by January 2026, all lenders would have had more than five months to align their practices with the FCCPC.


