Nigeria’s leading digital bank, ALAT by Wema, on Thursday, July 15, 2021 hosted the first edition of its Talk Series. The session which was held on the social networking application Clubhouse was themed, “Wealth Creation and Wealth Management for Nigerians Under 30.”
The session was moderated by personal finance guru, Tosin Olaseinde with the Chief Digital Officer Of Wema Bank, Olusegun Adeniyi, and Popular Nigerian Vlogger, Sisi Yemmie as speakers.
The ALAT Talk Series is one of the many ways the bank is showing support for young Nigerians across the country – and at this first session, they provided an opportunity to discuss key issues such as money and finance, as well as business management, and entrepreneurship.
For Tosin, her foray into the promotion of financial literacy began when she kept getting broke despite earning a considerable wage.
Yemisi Odusanya, popularly known as Sisi Yemmie on the other hand was able to monetise her skills and things she loves doing.
Now, she is a renowned vlogger making money from her vlogs, meal plans, and recipes.
On his part, Olusegun Adeniyi shed more light on the role of the fintech industry in empowering young Nigerians.
He also elaborated on ALAT by Wema’s role in supporting young Nigerians through various youth-focused initiatives.
ALAT and Wema have jointly provided advisory services for small and medium scale enterprises through loans and other business support initiatives.
“ALAT is truly with its customers all the way. Recently, we opened an SME school to aid the growth of SMEs in the ecosystem.
“We have our customers and the youths at heart and we will further support them in our capacity.“
Funmilayo Falola, Head, Marketing, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations, Wema Bank commented on the bank’s decision to Launch a talk series targeted at young Nigerians.
“As part of our commitment to continually support young Nigerians in their endeavours, we have decided to host this Clubhouse session.
“As a brand, ALAT by Wema strongly believes in the need to invest in young people who will in due time become seasoned professionals and experts in their respective fields.
“We are supporting them with capacity building initiatives, and programmes that will empower them,” she said.
According to a report published by the National Bureau of Statistics, 33.3% of Nigerians are unemployed.
This means that about one-third of Nigerian youths are unable to find jobs. Sessions like the ALAT Talk series are essential to give young Nigerians a safe platform to discuss entrepreneurship, money management, and other issues that can help in bridging the employment gap and fostering innovative ideas to ease the heavy financial burden on Nigerians.
