Fets to Sponsor Fashion Week

Fets Limited, one of Nigeria’s leading mobile money platform, has announced its sponsorship of Lagos Fashion Week (LFW). This will be the third consecutive year that the fast-growing fintech company is supporting LFW, one of the biggest fashion events in Africa.

SpeakingonthedecisiontosupportLFW,fetsCEOOmotadeOdunowo said:“Atfetsweunderstandthesignificantbenefitsmobilemoneybringsto Nigeria’screativeindustries,andtothefashionbusinessinparticular.Fets is committed to fostering entrepreneurship and innovation, and we are delightedtoseemobilepaymentsalreadyfuellingcreativesectorgrowth.”

The Lagos FashionWeek is now in its seventh year. It will be held form 24th to 27th of October. As every year, it would host catwalk shows, networkingeventsandarichsocialprogramme.Theeventfeaturesafood court and retail arena, which for the first time will be entirely cashless, with all payments being made through fetswallet.

Odunowoadded:“Fetshasestablishedareputationforinnovation.For instance, our multilingual app is the first of its kind in Nigeria.

“AndinadditiontooursupportforLFW,wehavealsothisyearpartnered with LFWto award the Fashion Focus Fund. In March the Fund awarded a bursary to a very talented young designer, Emmy Kasbit.

“WeweredelightedtoseethatinAugust,duringhervisittoNigeria,the BritishPrimeMinisterTheresaMayworeoneofEmmyKasbit’sjackets. It just goes to show that we have an amazing pool of creative talent in Nigeria – and that mobile money really makes a positive difference.”