“Can a Nigerian microfinance bank operate as a fully digital consumer + SMB neobank under its own license?”
VFD Microfinance Bank is a Lagos-headquartered, CBN-licensed microfinance bank operating consumer (VBank) and business (VBiz) digital banking propositions. The product focus is mobile-first retail and SMB banking, including consumer loans and USSD access, rather than offering BaaS/embedded finance infrastructure to third parties.
VFD Microfinance Bank discloses VFD Microfinance Bank Limited (in-house) as its banking provider, according to the Embedded Finance Index 2026.
VFD Microfinance Bank does not disclose a bank charter of its own; its banking services are provided through VFD Microfinance Bank Limited (in-house).
VFD Microfinance Bank's lending and capital products are provided by VFD Microfinance Bank Limited (in-house).
The Embedded Finance Index 2026 maps 2 layers in VFD Microfinance Bank's stack: Banking / BaaS (VFD Microfinance Bank Limited (in-house)); Lending (VFD Microfinance Bank Limited (in-house), VBank consumer loan, Sale, lease and buy back, Bridge finance and 2 others).
VFD Microfinance Bank is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria.
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