With Awabah, Tunji Andrews wants to make pensions as popular as banking

Between November and December 2020, Tunji Andrews co-piloted a project to help informal workers save for the future. Those efforts culminated in the January rollout of Awabah, a digital platform that provides micro pension access to self-employed Nigerians and informal workers.

“Many people in Nigeria and Africa do day-to-day financial transactions in markets but don’t have access to the benefits that the formal financial system offers,” Andrews told TechCabal. 

“So when I wanted to get into the fintech space, it had to be something that would drive financial inclusion on a very strong basis.” Continue reading