2024
A Year in review
products
UPDATES & NEW LAUNCHES
Community
NURTURING CONNECTIONS
Media
CONNECTIONS & KNOWLEDGE SHARING
Milestones
KEY NUMBERS & STATS
Events
STEPPING OUT
Everything we did in 2024
was guided by one goal: helping you succeed. From refining our brand, to hitting monumental milestones, we listened, learned, and built solutions that matter.
Here are the highlights of Anchor’s customer-centric 2024
We hit and surpassed key targets.
From getting more companies to build with Anchor, to hitting record revenue and transaction volume numbers, we made amazing progress, working with you.
Here are a few statistics that we are truly grateful for.
Over 400 businesses
With over 400 businesses signed-up on Anchor today, we’re proud to deliver solutions that make finance simpler, smarter, and more scalable.
Over 1.5 million transactions!
Our commitment to our customers was matched by the seamless routing of over 1.5 million transactions through our systems.
Over 200 million API calls!
To keep up with your growing needs, our APIs handled over 200 million calls, ensuring your business operates faster and more efficiently.
N1,000,000,000,000
One Trillion (12 good Zeros!) naira...
Over ₦1 trillion processed in transaction value! That’s ₦1 trillion worth of trust placed in us by businesses like yours.
We made updates and built new stuff...for you!
In 2024 we made tons of product updates, improvements and deployments, all focused on making your journey as an enterprise, smoother and more effective.
Here are the latest updates we’ve made to help you operate with more flexibility and control.
Product updates:
- BVN VERIFICATION
- VIRTUAL ACCOUNTS
- ET CETERA
- SEVERAL SHIPPED
- BVN VERIFICATION
product/feature
BVN MANAGEMENT
Shipped!
Virtual Accounts
Shipped!
Others
Shipped!
We’ve made several other enhancements to improve your experience.
Details
What
Streamlined BVN Verification
Benefit(s) to our customers
The new unverified status helps you easily track when BVN details can’t be saved due to issues with the provider's response.
This ensures better oversight and quicker resolution.
Details
What
Streamlined BVN Verification
Benefit(s) to our customers
The new unverified status helps you easily track when BVN details can’t be saved due to issues with the provider's response.
This ensures better oversight and quicker resolution.
Details
What
Enhanced Virtual Account Features
Benefit(s) to our customers
Dynamic and static virtual accounts now support metadata and expiry date.
This affords you greater flexibility and control over account management.
Sub accounts freeze/unfreeze
Sub accounts can now be frozen and unfrozen for better control.
Bills payment
More products are now supported in our bill payment services.
Account reconciliation
Reconciliation processes and tools have been upgraded for more accuracy and efficiency.
pay-in | pay-out | Balances
New APIs for managing pay-ins, payouts, and balances are available.
duplicate transactions
Updates to prevent duplicate entries and improve user management ensure smoother operations.
all for you
We designed each of those updates to make your experience more intuitive and efficient, helping you scale your business with ease.
See two examples of how we support our customers.
customer stories:
- gameporte
- cardtonic
- gameporte
- Gameporte x Anchor
- Cardtonic x Anchor
anchor Value: seamless gaming experience
With Anchor’s integration, Gameporte transformed how gaming communities interact—delivering easy payments, better features, and endless possibilities.
summary
With Anchor, Gameporte delivers easy payments, better features, and endless possibilities.
anchor Value: seamless gaming experience
With Anchor’s integration, Gameporte transformed how gaming communities interact—delivering easy payments, better features, and endless possibilities.
summary
With Anchor, Gameporte delivers easy payments, better features, and endless possibilities.
anchor Value: zero failed deposits
From struggling with deposit issues to enabling seamless transactions, Cardtonic’s growth journey was supported by Anchor APIs. Today, their customers enjoy a smoother experience, and their business is scaling faster than ever.
summary
Cardtonic eliminated failed deposits with Anchor's APIs.
Regarding media activity
We kept our media channels active
Whether by writing, posting, x-ing or instagramming, we made sure to connect, learn, and grow together with our audience.
Here are a few channels that we kept active.
Media: what you WATCHED / READ
How to scale a startup
Tips and strategies from industry leaders to help take your startup to the next level.
Segun Adeyemi
CEO, Anchor (Host)
Mark Straub
CEO, Smile ID
Ayo Akindele
CEO, Kyshi
Thursday, 24 October, 2024
4pm WAT
Live on
Register for free
bit.ly/Scale_StartupWebinar
On deck with Anchor
Our YouTube series turned complex fintech jargon into clear, actionable insights.
Building a Sustainable and Profitable Credit Business in Nigeria
Friday, 28 June, 2024
4PM WAT
VENUE
Live on
Chukwuma Nwanze
Managing Director,
Credit Direct Limited
Register for free at
Bit.ly/anchorcreditwebinar
The Compass
10 episodes of insights, trends, and tips to help you navigate the fintech world. All the A players read the Compass!
Anchor API Guide
We launched our brand-new guide, "7-Step Guide to Choosing an API Provider for Your Financial Solution." Helping you find the perfect APIs for your financial solutions.
WE WERE OUTSIDE
drove conversations, forged connections, and supported the ecosystem.
We made it a priority to be where it mattered most—connecting with you, learning alongside you, and contributing to the ecosystem. From supporting women in tech at the Women Techmakers’ event to sharing bold ideas at Lagos Startup Week and Nigeria Fintech Forum, every moment was about driving the conversations that shape your future.
We also brought the vibes, sponsoring events like Oya Make We Groove, while engaging with innovators at Moonshot and Africa Startup Festival. We can’t wait to do even more in the year ahead!
Here are a few PICTURES:
WE WERE OUTSIDE
CREW AT AFRICA STARTUP FESTIVAL
CREW AT NIGERIA FINTECH FORUM
CREW AT MOONSHOT
CREW AT LAGOS STARTUP FEST
SEGUN AT THE AFRICA STARTUP FEST
SEGUN AT NIGERIA FINTECH FORUM
SPONSORED (OYA MAKE WE GROOVE) EVENT
SEGUN ADEYEMI AT THE FII, RIYADH
SEGUN ADEYEMI AT THE FII, RIYADH
WE NURTURED OUR COMMUNITY
“If you want to go far, go together...”
We couldn’t have done all we did this year without the amazing people behind Anchor. Here are some of the beautiful experiences that we wove with beautiful people at Anchor in 2024.
Here are a few HIGHLIGHTS
WE NURTURED OUR COMMUNITY
8 New Crew members
We welcomed some awesome superstars across various teams bringing in expertise and fresh perspectives aboard the Anchor ship.
MOYO
JAMES
TOBILOBA
ELIZABETH
MO
TOSIN 2.0
GENEVIEVE
TOSIN
3 New BABIES
We welcomed 3 babies to the Anchor family - proof that life and work can grow together.
2 YEARS IN BUSINESS
We also celebrated our 2nd anniversary! That’s:
📅
24 months
⏳
730 days
🕒
Over 17,520 hours
3 days of fun
In true Anchor fashion, we broke away from our desks to go on a retreat to have fun, and strategize so we can serve you better in the new year.
looking forward
Looking ahead
We want to take a moment to thank you, our customers, partners, and investors. In 2024, we celebrated amazing milestones together, but we know this is just the beginning. With you by our side, 2025 holds even greater possibilities.
Let’s keep building, growing, and breaking new ground together.
site credits
Design direction
James Nwankwo
Design
James Nwankwo
Ibrahim Otukoya
Development
Tosin Sobogun
Content
Omolara Dada