Sycamore
“Can a Nigerian-built, in-house core banking stack outcompete BaaS-dependent fintechs on flexibility and unit economics across lending, savings and investments?”
HQNigeria
IndustryFintech / Lending
The story
Sycamore Integrated Solutions Limited is a Nigerian digital lender that started on a third-party SaaS core banking application before deciding the constraints (onboarding flows, response times) were limiting growth. In late 2021 the team began building Sprout, their in-house core banking application, launching it in March 2022. The product has expanded from peer-to-peer / personal lending into a broader money app spanning loans, savings, investments and bill payments.
Last 12 months
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Product timeline
2021
Began developing in-house core banking application (Sprout) in October 2021· banking
2022
Launched Sprout, proprietary core banking application, after 5 months of development· banking
The stack
4 layers disclosed in Sycamore’s embedded-finance stack
Money movement
Banking / BaaS
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Ledger
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Lending
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Accounting gap: none
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