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Pecan Trust, She Leads Africa Empower 200 Women Entrepreneurs

Pecan Trust sponsored the She Leads Africa Business Boost Lab at the LCCI Conference Centre, Lagos, training 200+ women entrepreneurs across branding, finance and business development, with the bank framing financial empowerment as a key driver of women's economic liberation.

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The Punch2026
News

Lagos urges microfinance banks to boost SME financing

Lagos State calls on microfinance banks to deepen small-business lending, the space Pecan has served since 2016.

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Nigerian TribuneMarch 2025
Partnership

Pecan Trust, She Leads Africa empower 200 female entrepreneurs

Tribune's coverage of the Business Boost Lab partnership, 200+ women entrepreneurs from textiles to agribusiness given hands-on training, savings and health-insurance guidance, and financial-literacy support from Pecan Trust.

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The PunchMay 2024
Health

Pecan Bank launches new micro-health insurance product

Pecantrust unveiled Pecan Plus, micro-health insurance giving customers healthcare access from ₦1,000 through an HMO partnership and 1,000+ healthcare centres nationwide, covering common illnesses with telemedicine for under-served areas.

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BellaNaijaMay 2024
Health

Pecan Bank Introduces the New Micro-Health Insurance Product, Pecan Plus!

BellaNaija's feature on the Pecan Plus launch, affordable health cover from ₦1,000 and 1,000+ healthcare centres, framed around protecting under-served customers from out-of-pocket medical costs while encouraging savings.

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TechCabalMay 2023
Product

Pecantrust unveils new brand identity, reintroduces flagship USSD code, website

Pecantrust launched a refreshed brand identity plus its first mobile and web app, 'My Pecan Bank', reintroducing flagship USSD code *7006*17# and mypecanbank.com so customers can bank fully through digital channels.

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ThisDaySeptember 2022
News

PecanTrust Disburses ₦5bn Loan in Six Years

Marking its sixth anniversary, PecanTrust reported ₦5 billion in loans disbursed over six years, with a focus on financial inclusion, reaching unbanked customers and women-led businesses through products like Pecan Ajo and Pecan SME finance.

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VanguardSeptember 2022
News

PecanTrust@6: Disburses ₦5bn value of loan in 6 years

Vanguard's report on the sixth-anniversary milestone, ₦5bn disbursed and a poverty-alleviation mission spanning finance for healthcare, education, housing and women-led businesses.

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BusinessDaySeptember 2022
News

PecanTrust disburses ₦5bn worth of loan in 6 years

BusinessDay's coverage of the same sixth-anniversary milestone, ₦5bn in cumulative loans and a strategy centred on grassroots financial inclusion.

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