Built in Wuse 2
Swiftpurse started in 2019 above a phone shop in Wuse 2 with three engineers and one question: why does sending ₦2,000 cost so much and take so long?
No. 01Timeline
Our story
- Three people, one roomThe first version sends money between friends in Abuja.
- Bills and tokensElectricity tokens with no fee bring the first million users.
- Wuse Market goes QR400 stalls in a season. Agents arrive in every district.
- Business and POSTerminals, links and same-evening settlement.
- Savings potsShared pots for rent, school fees and celebrations.
No. 02Scale
In numbers
3.2mpeople with a purse
61kbusinesses
1284agents in the FCT
240people on the team
Example figures for this demo.
No. 03Values
What we believe
Plain fees
If it does not fit on a receipt, it is too complicated.
Weak network first
We test on cheap phones and 3G every week.
People nearby
Agents in every district, because sometimes you need a person.
No. 04People
The team
Hauwa DanjumaCo-founder and chief executive
Tunde BakareCo-founder, engineering
Emeka ObioraCo-founder, risk and compliance
Fatima LawalHead of agents
Samuel AdeyemiHead of business
Grace EkanemCustomer care
No. 05Press
Press
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