Why it is on record
Built Nigeria's interbank switching backbone (Verve, Quickteller); became Africa's first widely-recognised fintech unicorn ($1bn+ valuation, Visa investment 2019).
Record held
First Nigerian fintech unicorn.
Fintech · democracy · Founded 2002
Interswitch
Status: Operating.
Methodology
Tier 1 · primary
Courts. Gazettes. National archives.
Tier 2 · corroborating
OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.
Redline
Wikipedia is never a source.