The Group CEO, Moniepoint Inc, Tosin Eniolorunda has been named the “Outstanding Fintech Personality of the Year” at the Edge Awards organised by Marketing Edge, Nigeria’s leading brand-focused marketing and advertising publication.
The ceremony also marked the 21st anniversary of Marketing Edge. Earlier, Moniepoint Microfinance Bank had been named “Outstanding Digital Bank of the Year” while also winning the award of Best MSME Financial Inclusion (Microfinance Bank) at the inaugural MSME Finance Awards organised by Economic Forum Series and Nairametrics.
According to the organisers, the decision on Moniepoint’s award was based on its strategic partnership initiatives which include its partnership with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) to digitise and formalise over 2 million MSMEs across the country thus giving them access to funds for their businesses, as well as the partnership with the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment (FMITI) and SMEDAN in launching Nigeria’s Informal Economy Report 2024.
In the rationale and methodology for the Edge awards received by Tosin Eniolorunda and Moniepoint as Outstanding Fintech Personality and Outstanding Digital Bank of the Year respectively, the Publisher/CEO of Marketing Edge Magazine, John Ajayi noted that the selection was done with the collaboration and support of Kantar, one the world’s leading marketing data and analytics business with a presence in over 90 markets.
