Qevrion and Softawallet have trained 24 participants and onboarded 19 prospective fintech founders as part of an initiative to expand financial technology awareness and entrepreneurship in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun State.
The programme, held on September 19, 2026, focused on financial inclusion, digital financial services and opportunities for entrepreneurs to develop solutions within Nigeria’s growing fintech ecosystem.
Participants received practical exposure to digital financial infrastructure and how technology can be applied to address financial challenges in underserved communities.
The 19 prospective founders were subsequently onboarded onto Qevrion, a fintech infrastructure platform by WHOGOPAY Africa, giving them access to financial technology infrastructure and an opportunity to explore the development of new products and business models.
The initiative was also designed to bring fintech knowledge and infrastructure closer to communities outside Nigeria’s major technology centres, where affordability, digital literacy, connectivity and access to suitable financial products remain challenges.
Qevrion provides financial infrastructure for businesses and fintech builders, with services including virtual accounts, virtual cards, payment links and QR payments, among other digital financial capabilities.
The platform can provide building blocks for entrepreneurs developing financial products, allowing them to focus on specific customer and market needs rather than developing every component of the underlying financial technology infrastructure independently.
Softawallet, founded by Sunday Kantan, also known as Enoch Kantan, who is a co-founder of Qevrion, provides a customer-focused digital payments dimension to the initiative.
The programme organisers said the approach was intended to position underserved communities not only as consumers of financial technology but also as potential builders of fintech solutions.
They noted that the longer-term impact of the training would depend on what participants develop with the knowledge and infrastructure made available to them.
Potential areas include payments, merchant services, financial management, agriculture, education, healthcare, transportation and other sectors where financial services intersect with everyday economic activities.
The organisers, however, noted that technology alone could not guarantee sustainable financial inclusion, stressing the importance of regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, consumer protection, digital literacy and reliable service delivery.
The Bandu programme recorded two immediate outcomes: 24 people trained and 19 prospective fintech founders onboarded.