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

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