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title: "Liners blog"
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# Liners blog

Read Liners articles about African software products and technology markets.

## Summary

Read Liners articles about African software products and technology markets.

## Articles

| Title | URL | Description | Published |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Banks With Zero Minimum Deposit to Open a Naira Account in Nigeria | /blog/zero-minimum-deposit-banks-nigeria | See which Nigerian banks and apps can open a Naira account with zero minimum deposit, and the one bank that always charged, from Liners’ 2026 field study. | 2026-09-09T19:51:35.491Z |
| The Fastest Banks to Open a Naira Account in Nigeria (2026) | /blog/fastest-banks-open-naira-account-nigeria-2026 | See which banks and apps open a Naira account fastest in Nigeria, ranked from Liners’ 2026 field study of real account openings. | 2026-09-08T14:49:23.941Z |
| How Much Does It Cost to Open a Bank Account in Nigeria (+ Hidden Fees) | /blog/cost-hidden-fees-open-bank-account-nigeria | A full cost breakdown for opening a Naira account in Nigeria in 2026, plus the card, SMS and maintenance fees most banks never bring up unless asked. | 2026-09-08T14:36:23.161Z |
| Cheapest Banks to Open a Naira Account in Nigeria | /blog/cheapest-banks-naira-account-nigeria | The debit card and maintenance fees Nigerian banks quoted Liners’ researchers in 2026, ranked, plus why most banks never gave a number at all. | 2026-09-08T13:40:52.006Z |
| Rotimi Thomas Made Solar a Monthly Bill Through Sun-Fi: Here's the Story | /blog/rotimi-thomas-sun-fi | Rotimi Thomas built Sun-Fi, one of Nigeria's biggest financing company for solar panels. Here's the story, and the why. | 2026-06-28T08:39:14.447Z |
| How Steve Biko Built Zanifu from Scratch in Kenya | /blog/how-steve-biko-built-zanifu | How a pilot from the United States stumbled into entrepreneurship and built a financing system for small business owners in Kenya. Here's the Zanifu story. | 2026-06-28T06:55:39.715Z |
| Katlego Maphai, Yoco, and the Story That Shaped African Tech | /blog/katlego-maphai-yoco | How payment at a small barbecue spot in San Francisco laid the foundation for Yoco in South Africa. | 2026-06-21T21:24:29.447Z |
| Odunayo Eweniyi: The "Tech Bro" Who Built Nigeria's Biggest Savings Platform | /blog/odunayo-eweniyi-piggyvest | How Odunayo Eweniyi built Piggyvest, Nigeria's biggest savings platform. Here's the story from day zero, until now. | 2026-06-21T20:22:09.474Z |
| We Rejected Over 100 Reviews on Liners Africa - Here’s Why | /blog/why-we-rejected-over-100-reviews | We got a bunch of reviews recently but rejected most of them. Here's the backstory... | 2026-06-04T13:15:53.646Z |
| What Is a Payment Gateway? Nigerian Business Guide (2026) | /blog/payment-gateway-nigerian-business-guide-2026 | What is a payment gateway and how does it work in Nigeria? Liners breaks down types, fees, top providers, and how to get started in 2026. | 2026-05-11T06:44:17.909Z |
| Fintech in Nigeria 2026: Industry Overview, Key Players, Regulations & What's Next | /blog/fintech-nigeria-2026-industry-overview | Everything you need to know about fintech in Nigeria: top companies, regulations, types of fintech, and what's next. Reviewed by Liners. | 2026-05-05T15:05:39.896Z |
| How to Buy Dangote Refinery Shares Using Investment Apps (2026 Guide) | /blog/how-to-buy-dangote-refinery-shares-investment-apps | Step-by-step guide on how to buy Dangote Refinery shares using investment apps in Nigeria. Covers the 2026 IPO timeline, CSCS, NGX Invest, fees and the best investment apps for the Dangote Refinery IPO. | 2026-05-01T14:11:45.940Z |

## Related pages

- [News](/news)
- [Research](/research)

## Access and citation

- [Canonical HTML page](https://liners.com/blog)
- [Markdown route index](/sitemap.md)
- [Agent access guide](/llms.txt)