Banking
EBANX Appoints New VPs in Move to Boost Payment Services
By Adedapo Adesanya
Global technology company, EBANX, which specialises in payment services for rising markets, has announced the appointment of new vice presidents as it reinforces performance and product drives for its payment services.
In a statement on Thursday, the company named Ms Juliana Borges de Campos as the new Vice President of Operations, and Mr Eduardo de Abreu as the new Vice President of Product and Business Architecture.
As a payment platform, EBANX connects global companies with customers from one of the fastest-growing digital markets in the world. The company was founded in 2012 in Brazil with the mission of giving people access to buy in international digital commerce and enabling global businesses to connect with hundreds of payment methods in different countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
The company forayed into the Nigerian market in September 2022.
EBANX goes beyond payments, increasing sales, and fostering seamless purchase experiences for businesses and clients and these strategic moves further underline the company’s ongoing commitment to superior payment performance, high standards of service level, and product development with a strong focus on merchant-centric solutions, building up to a long-term strategy.
The new VPs will oversee all EBANX’s payment service offerings across Latin America, Africa, and India, the three fastest-growing digital commerce regions in the world, accelerating more than 20 per cent per year by 2026, according to PCMI data for Beyond Borders 2024.
Ms Juliana Borges de Campos is stepping up from her previous role as Director of Payment Operations and will bring over two decades of experience in the payments industry to her new position where she developed tools that helped improve the company’s operations.
“My focus will remain on driving operational excellence and innovation, ensuring that we continue to meet the needs of our merchants across all 29 markets where EBANX operates,” she said.
On his part, Mr Eduardo de Abreu, previously Director of Commercial Enablement, will now spearhead the Product division in addition to the responsibilities for the Business Architecture area. With a strong experience of nine years in the payments industry, De Abreu led the business architecture development of innovative product solutions at EBANX, such as the Single Transaction, allowing marketplaces to sell goods from both local and cross-border sellers in a single payment transaction.
“I look forward to leveraging my experience to further align our product and business architecture strategies with our overarching goal of providing merchant-centric solutions for payment processing and management. This includes everything from pay-in to payout, ranging from high-order valued payments to micropayments.”
Mr Fabio Scopeta, Chief Product and Technology Officer (CPTO) of EBANX, expressed his enthusiasm for the new appointments, said “The combined expertise of Juliana and Eduardo will be instrumental in advancing our commitment to providing the highest standard of service-level and approval rates for our merchants while creating seamless payment experiences for their customers.
“Their leadership will ensure that our operations and product strategies are even more aligned, reinforcing our mission to provide access and enhance the overall merchant experience.”
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
A collaboration to enable fast money transfers into Nigeria has been entered into between Flutterwave and Xoom, PayPal’s international digital money transfer service.
The partnership allows Xoom transfers to be converted by Flutterwave and settled locally in Naira, enabling quick transfers directly into recipients’ bank accounts at Access Bank, UBA, Zenith Bank, First Bank, GTBank, and additional participating banks across Nigeria.
The deal also enables Xoom’s global network with Flutterwave’s local payout infrastructure, allowing users globally to send funds directly into Nigerian bank accounts with improved speed and efficiency.
Nigeria is the leading remittance recipient in Sub-Saharan Africa, receiving over $20 billion in personal remittances in 2024. Despite this volume, receiving international payments has historically remained complex due to FX constraints and settlement delays. This collaboration helps address those challenges in a market of more than 232 million people, where the ICT sector is projected to contribute 21 per cent of GDP by 2027.
By combining Xoom’s expansive reach with Flutterwave’s local compliance and banking partnerships, the two companies are providing a more accessible financial corridor for the continent.
Xoom, a PayPal service, is a fast and secure international digital money transfer service that enables consumers to send money, pay bills, and reload phones for friends and family in approximately 160 markets globally.
As part of PayPal’s global payments ecosystem, Xoom leverages advanced fraud protection, compliance capabilities, and a trusted global network to help millions of customers move money quickly and securely across borders.
“We’re excited to have been chosen by Xoom for their Nigeria expansion. Millions of Nigerians rely on money from abroad to support everyday needs, whether it’s families receiving help from loved ones, freelancers getting paid for their work, or individuals earning income from the global economy. This helps make it easy and more reliable for people in Nigeria to receive funds and stay connected to opportunities beyond borders,” the chief executive of Flutterwave, Mr Olugbenga GB Agboola, stated.
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
An initiative known as Nigeria Lightning Rounds, designed to expand funding opportunities for Nigerian startups and small businesses by connecting founders with local and international investors, has been launched by ProvidusUnity Bank, in partnership with US-based global venture firm and accelerator, gener8tor.
Scheduled to be held on July 15, 2026, Nigeria Lightning Rounds will feature carefully selected startups engaging with targeted investors who have expressed interest in supporting Nigerian innovation.
Participating founders will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses through focused 15-minute virtual sessions facilitated by gener8tor and ProvidusUnity Bank’s networks.
The program will focus on high-growth sectors including fintech, healthtech, manufacturing, sustainability, and AI, but welcomes SMEs from all industries, with intending participants urged to apply via https://www.gener8tor.com/lightning-rounds/nigeria.
“We recognise that access to capital remains one of the biggest challenges facing entrepreneurs in Nigeria. Through our partnership with gener8tor, we are creating a platform that connects promising Nigerian founders with investors who can provide the support required to scale their businesses,” the Head of Business Development at ProvidusUnity Bank, Mr Ernest Elue, stated.
“The partnership reinforces ProvidusUnity Bank’s commitment to strengthening Nigeria’s entrepreneurial ecosystem by supporting innovation, enabling access to opportunities, and creating pathways for businesses with high-growth potential,” he added.
Also commenting, the Director of Lightning Rounds at gener8tor, Ms Elizabeth Larios, said, “gener8tor is thrilled to partner with ProvidusUnity Bank to extend the Lightning Rounds model into Nigeria.
“This collaboration reflects our commitment to building equitable ecosystems and driving capital to the most promising and underrepresented entrepreneurs.”
Lightning Rounds are a signature initiative of gener8tor’s investment platform, which has facilitated thousands of investor-startup meetings globally. The format is optimised to eliminate friction, reduce bias in early-stage fundraising, and help founders secure capital from investors aligned with their mission and stage. gener8tor’s previous Lightning Rounds for Nigerian Founders in 2025 featured 18 participating Investors and led to 50 investment meetings facilitated.
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The verification of the depositors of the 46 microfinance banks, whose operating licenses were revoked by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over a week ago, has commenced.
The exercise, aimed at refunding those whose funds were trapped in the small lenders, is being conducted by the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC).
In a statement on Thursday, the agency said its staff members have been positioned at the offices of the affected banks across the country to attend to depositors.
It was disclosed that depositors of the defunct banks, who had their Bank Verification Numbers (BVNs) linked to their accounts in the failed banks, will be paid through their alternative accounts in existing banks.
However, depositors whose BVNs were not linked to their accounts in the failed banks have been encouraged to visit the affected banks’ offices with proof of account ownership, a passport photograph, verifiable means of identification (Driver’s Licence, Permanent Voter’s Card, International Passport or National ID Card) and BVN.
NDIC also stated that depositors can alternatively file their claims online through its website: www.ndic.gov.ng, to complete the Pre-Verification Claims Form by clicking on the Search Bar, and typing Pre-Verification Claims Form; opening the Form and filling in their details. They can also do so by clicking the link: https://ndic.gov.ng/ndic-pre-verification-claims-form/ or by visiting any of the NDIC offices closest to them to file their claims.
For further enquiries, the corporation can be reached on any of the following lines: 09037273810, 09038197064, 08104220807, 09064657140.
