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The new way Nigerians are saving, spending, borrowing with DigitvantPay

Long before mobile banking, Nigerians already understood money discipline. Our grandparents saved in clay pots buried beneath the earth, in tins pushed under the bed, in ajo and esusu contributions held by a trusted collector, and in notes folded into the knot of a wrapper. They set money aside for what they called rainy days.

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