President Bola Tinubu said his administration will support businesses in the financial technology sector that provide payment infrastructure services for Nigerians and Africans.
He said this when he received the leadership of Flutterwave and Alami Capital in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said.
Flutterwave boss Olugbenga Agboola and other stakeholders in the company Adeleke Adekoya, Oluwabankole Falade and Mitesh Popat represented the fintech firm at the meeting while Oluseun Olufemi-White represented Alami Capital as its chief executive.
Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun led the delegation to meet President Tinubu. Dr. Armstrong Ume Takang, the Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI), and Dr. Inuwa Kashifu Abdullahi, the Director General/ Chief Executive Officer of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), also attended.
President Tinubu said Nigeria is genuinely open to business, and as President, he is determined to remove all obstacles to allow companies to thrive.
