M-KOPA Nigeria Provided over ₦231 Billion Credit to over 1m Customers in 2025

M-KOPA Nigeria provided over ₦231 billion credit to over 1m customers in 2025

Nigeria’s informal economy has gained a powerful boost. According to the just-released M-KOPA Nigeria’s inaugural Impact Report, unveiled today, Thursday, February 2026, in Yaba, Lagos, the pay-as-you-go platform has unlocked ₦231 billion in credit for more than one million customers. The company says this makes Nigeria its fastest-growing market and the quickest to reach that milestone.  Since launching in 2019, M-KOPA has focused on flexible s…

After ₦231 billion in 2025 disbursements, M-KOPA Nigeria targets informal economy expansion

After disbursing ₦231bn in 2025 loans, M-KOPA Nigeria is expanding beyond smartphones, targeting informal workers with asset-backed financing in its fastest-growing market.

M-KOPA deploys ₦231 billion in credit to Nigerian customers

Since entering Nigeria in 2019, asset financing company M-KOPA has deployed more than ₦231 billion ($170.34 million) in credit to over one million customers, positioning smartphone financing as one of the fastest-growing entry points into formal credit for low-income Nigerians. According to the company’s latest impact report, women account for 33% of borrowers, and 52% of them are accessing credit for the first time through its platform. The len…