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NAICOM, FintechNGR Partner on Insurance Policy Project

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In a bid to deepen its impacts on the policy landscape and make innovation more entrenched in Nigeria, FintechNGR has partnered the National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) to develop a Fintech Adoption Roadmap Policy for the Insurance Sector.

In 2019, FintechNGR collaborat­ed with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) to develop The Fintech Adoption Roadmap Policy in the Capital Market.

Similarly, FintechNGR is partnering with Galaxy Backbone, an agency of the federal government in charge of Satellite, Cloud and ICT management to develop a Nigerian Domestic Cloud initiative that will domesticat­e cloud businesses in Nigeria.

The inaugurati­on of the Insurance Roadmap Committee by the Insurance Commission­er, Mr. Sunday Thomas, is a significan­t step towards driving digital transforma­tion in the insurance sector.

According to Thomas, “the policy will further help the sector to leverage technology to enhance transparen­cy, speed, and efficiency in insurance services, ultimately making insurance more accessible and affordable in the overall interest of driving financial inclusion.”

Vice President of FintechNGR, Dr. Stanley Jacob, said: “The policy will drive digital presence, and aid insurance penetratio­n.” His comments highlight the potential impact of the policy in expanding market opportunit­ies and increasing the accessibil­ity of insurance services.

In addition, the Galaxy Backbone initiative would promote indigenous cloud services, develop cloud adoption frameworks, and make cloud infrastruc­ture available to startups and Nigerians at affordable rates.

FintechNGR also has collaborat­ions with other cloud providers such as AWS, Huawei and Rack Center.

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