Zedcrest Group
“Can a Nigerian capital-markets house become a globally connected African financial services powerhouse spanning trading, lending, wealth and cross-border payments?”
Zedcrest was founded in 2013 as a fixed-income trading firm in Lagos and grew into a diversified African financial services group spanning securities trading, investment management, investment banking, proprietary investments and consumer/SME lending (Zedvance). In 2025 Zedvance shifted 100% of its active loan portfolio to SMEs and ecosystem enablers, signalling a strategic focus on mid-market business finance. In 2026 the group completed its acquisition of UK-founded cross-border payments platform Leatherback, moving Zedcrest from a Nigeria-centric capital-markets house toward a globally connected fintech ecosystem.