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Top Story: PalmPay Customer Cries Out as Account Remains Frozen for One Year Without Explanation
A Facebook post by a Nigerian, Idris AbdulRahman Omeiza, has gone viral after he revealed that his PalmPay account has been under a Post No Debit (PND) restriction for exactly one year, without any clear explanation from the fintech platform or any regulatory institution allegedly involved.
In his post, Idris said his account had been frozen for 365 days, claiming PalmPay told him a court-ordered PND was placed on the account, a claim he has spent one year trying to verify.
According to Idris, the freeze triggered a long, exhausting journey across the country in search of clarity. He said he visited the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), and the Federal Ministry of Finance, but none of the institutions could confirm that a court order existed.
“Today makes it exactly 1 year that PalmPay Nigeria placed my account on PND. I mean, good 365 days with no sensible reason on WHY exactly a court ordered them to place my account on PND,” he wrote on Facebook.
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On Startup Spotlight:
Moroccan Startup, Vove ID, Introduces AI-Driven Verification to Help SMEs and Fintechs Scale Faster in Africa
As Africa and the Middle East continue their digital transformation, the demand for reliable identity verification infrastructure has never been greater. Yet across much of the region, verification remains slow, and expensive. Morocco-based regtech startup Vove ID believes it has a solution.
Founded in 2024 by Aoussar Khalid, Tarik Ait M’Barek, and Youssef Saber, Vove is building a verification stack tailored to Africa and the Middle East, combining speed, accuracy, and regional expertise to address one of the digital economy’s most persistent bottlenecks.
Several providers have attempted to modernise this space, but many global verification tools remain geared toward Western ID formats. Low pass rates, manual reviews, and slow integrations have left a gap for region-specific solutions.
“We’ve personally dealt with fragmented KYC providers and inconsistent verification for African and MENA users while building other products,” the company said. “We built Vove because we experienced the same problems our customers face today.”
Quadri Adejumo brings you all the details. Read here.
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How Nigeria’s Restoneer Is Changing the Way African Restaurants Track Costs and Manage Ingredients. Yakub Abdulrasheed brings us the details, here.
Quote of the Day:
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is equivalent to magic.” – Arthur C. Clarke.
Thank you for joining me yet again this evening. Stay safe, and see you tomorrow for the next tech newsletter.
Best, Quadri
