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Paystack and LSETF Deepen Nigeria SME Support

LSETF decade of SME lending and Paystack support package deepen Nigeria SME fintech ecosystem

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedFintech & PaymentsJun 24, 2026

The Lagos State Employment Trust Fund has published a decade-long impact review showing ₦15 billion deployed and 320,000 jobs supported, providing an empirical baseline for public-private SME fintech infrastructure in Nigeria. Paystack's simultaneous launch of a $2,900 support package for Nigerian small businesses reinforces platform stickiness strategies and deepens the embedded fintech services competition for Nigeria's SME segment.

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Paystack rolls out $2,900 support package for Nigerian small businesses · techcabal.com · T1
10 years, ₦15bn, 320,000 jobs: How LSETF became a lifeline for Lagos entrepreneurs · techpoint.africa · T1

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