Nosh Joins Nigeria Fintech Forum As Platinum Sponsor
Nosh served as a Platinum Sponsor at the recently concluded Nigeria Fintech Forum 2026, held at The Civic Centre in Lagos. The event pulled together leading voices from Nigeria’s fintech world to discuss the trends, challenges, and opportunities shaping the industry today.
Nosh operates as a fintech platform offering gift card trading, crypto conversion, bill payments, and eSIM purchases across Nigeria and Ghana. The company used the forum to join broader conversations about where financial services are headed next, contributing directly to discussions on sustainable fintech growth across the region.
Two Nosh representatives took part in the event. Tosin Akintibu, Product Manager, delivered a keynote on simplifying everyday spending. Mosadoluwa Hezekiah, Marketing Manager, joined a panel exploring how fintech companies are adjusting their growth strategies as the market matures.
Designing Products Around Real Spending Habits
During her keynote, Akintibu explained that fintech products should be built around real customer behaviour rather than an ever-growing list of features. She pointed to how Nosh expanded from helping users trade gift cards into a broader digital payments platform, one where users can convert cryptocurrency, pay local and international bills, and buy eSIMs, all within a single app.
The goal, she said, isn’t simply to add more services. It’s to remove unnecessary steps from everyday financial transactions. “The real gap in fintech isn’t getting people digital assets; it’s making those assets usable in daily life,” Akintibu said.
She added that every product decision at Nosh starts with one question: does this make spending simpler for users? “Our job is to remove friction, not add features for the sake of it,” she said.
Why Retention Now Drives Fintech Growth Strategy
During the panel discussion, Hezekiah shared his view on how growth priorities are shifting across the fintech industry. Customer acquisition still matters, he said, but long-term success increasingly depends on building products that customers keep using over time.
“Acquisition got us in the door, but sustainable growth means designing for retention and lifetime value from day one,” Hezekiah said. He explained that Nosh is increasingly building campaigns and product touchpoints designed to turn first-time users into loyal, repeat customers, since trust compounds over time in this market.
Trust And Compliance As Part Of The Customer Experience
Hezekiah also spoke about how fintech companies should communicate compliance to customers. Rather than treating it as a regulatory obligation, he argued companies should present it as part of a reliable experience. “Customers don’t want to hear ‘compliance’ as a caveat; they want to feel it as reliability,” he said.
At Nosh, security, licensing, and regulatory alignment get framed as core parts of what makes the platform trustworthy, he explained.
Turning to the technology behind digital payments, Hezekiah noted that users rarely think about the infrastructure powering financial services unless something breaks. “Customers don’t wake up thinking about our infrastructure,” he said. “They notice when a transaction is instant, when a rate is fair, and when support actually helps.”
Engaging Attendees Through Nosh’s Exhibition Booth
Alongside the main conference sessions, Nosh welcomed attendees to its exhibition booth throughout the event. Visitors interacted with the Nosh team, explored the platform’s services, and took part in raffle draws.
Prizes included three MacBook Neos, four Redmi 15 devices, four Redmi Note 15 smartphones, and branded merchandise.
A Nosh spokesperson commented after the event: “We’re proud to support platforms like the Nigeria Fintech Forum because they bring together the people shaping the future of financial services. Beyond showcasing our products, these conversations help us better understand the challenges users and the wider ecosystem continue to face.”
What This Means For Africa’s Fintech Future
As Africa’s fintech ecosystem continues to mature, discussions at Fintech Forum 2026 pointed to a growing industry consensus. The next phase of innovation will likely depend less on how many features companies build, and more on how effectively those products solve everyday financial problems. Nosh’s approach, centred on removing friction and building long-term trust, reflects that broader shift toward sustainable fintech growth across the continent.
