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Moniepoint MFB Launch All-in-One Moniebook Platform

In a bold move to revolutionize how small businesses operate in Nigeria, Moniepoint Microfinance Bank officially launches the innovative all-in-one Point-of-Sale and business management , Moniebook Platform. This All-in-One Moniebook Platform is a unified solution that integrates payments, inventory tracking, sales monitoring, and customer relationship management into a single intuitive dashboard was announced on December 3, 2025. Specifically designed for MSMEs-the backbone of Nigeria’s economy-Moniebook eliminates the chaos of manual record-keeping, reduces operational losses, and efficiently empowers scale.

With the MSME sector in Nigeria contributing over 50% to the country’s GDP and employing in excess of 80% of the workforce, grappling with inefficiencies such as stockouts and fragmented financial tools, the launch by Moniepoint could not have come at a more opportune time.

Moniepoint MFB: Who Are They? A Brief Background

Moniepoint Inc.-the parent firm behind Moniepoint MFB-is the fastest-growing fintech unicorn in Africa, with a valuation of over $1 billion after it received a funding round of $110 million in 2024 that included investments from global heavyweights such as Google. Founded in 2015 as a payments aggregator, Moniepoint has become a full-stack financial services company serving millions of businesses across Nigeria and beyond. Focused on “financial happiness for Africans everywhere,” the company expanded from agency banking and remittances through its MonieWorld product to comprehensive business enablement tools. Moniepoint MFB, licensed by the Central Bank of Nigeria, powers transactions for more than 2 million merchants today and processes billions in volume annually. This launch marks another milestone in their quest to digitize the informal retail sector-where pen-and-paper methods are still hegemonic.

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What Is Moniebook? Breaking Down the Platform

At the core, Moniebook represents Nigeria’s first integrated POS and bookkeeping system, basically turning every simple transaction terminal into a strong command center for business. Unlike most POS devices that stand alone and handle just the processing of payments, Moniebook knits front-end sales together with back-end operations, thus offering visibility and automation in real-time. It’s available as a subscription add-on to Moniepoint’s existing cobalt-blue touchscreen POS terminals, which can be leased for seamless upgrades—no hefty upfront hardware costs.

It targets those fragmented sectors: retail (supermarkets and boutiques), hospitality (restaurants and lounges), health (pharmacies), and services such as salons. More than 4,000 businesses were on the beta phase, which accounted for over ₦19 billion ($13 million) transactions and thus proved its effectiveness in a real world.

Key Features: Tools to Supercharge Your Business

Moniebook packs a robust suite of features for the daily grind of an MSME owner. Here’s the breakdown:

FeatureDescriptionBenefit for MSMEs
Integrated Payment ProcessingSeamless POS transactions with split payments, credit sales, discount support, multi-payment methods – cards, transfers, and USSD. It reduces friction in checkout, thereby increasing sales conversion and reducing cash-handling risks.
Inventory Management: Real-time tracking of stocks, auto low stock alerts, ‘Expiry Date Tracking’, and automated suggestions for reordering. Helping avoid stockouts and overstocking, it reduces wastage by up to 30% in the perishable goods verticals of pharma and food retail.
Sales & Reporting AnalyticsInstant dashboards for sales trends, revenue forecasts, and customizable reports by day/week/month.Enables data-driven decisions to help owners spot top-selling products and optimize their prices.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Maintains data on customer profiles, history of purchases, loyalty programs, and target promotions. Incentivizes repeat sales and marketing personalization, thus enhancing customer retention through the simplification of engagement.

| Staff & Role Management | Role-based access controls, performance tracking, and shift scheduling in a multi-user environment. | Increases accountability while securing sensitive data and makes oversight easier within a multi-branch system. |

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| Multi-Location Support | Centralized control over inventory, sales, and staff across branches. Ideal for scaling businesses to maintain consistency without on-site micromanagement.

These features are accessible via an intuitive mobile app or web dashboard, with an offline mode for uninterruptible operations in low-connectivity areas-a nod to the country’s infrastructure challenges.

Empowering MSMEs: Real Impact and Beta Success

Besides poor record-keeping, MSMEs in Nigeria face peculiar challenges: 70% of them identified poor record-keeping as a barrier to growth in a 2024 PwC report, which results in losses of as high as 20% annually due to inefficiencies. Moniebook addresses this head-on by automating mundane tasks and freeing owners to focus on innovation and customer service.

Babatunde Olofin, the Managing Director of Moniepoint MFB, accentuated the role it plays as a “growth partner”: “Our mission has always been to help businesses grow by giving them the tools they need to succeed. Moniebook is engineered to be a holistic source of truth in the hands of every entrepreneur, aligning with our mantra of creating financial happiness.”

Adding to this, the Head of Product for Moniebook, Oluwole Adebiyi, said, “We built Moniebook with the realities of Nigerian business owners in mind, beginning with a deep understanding of their everyday challenges. It helps entrepreneurs focus on serving customers and growing their enterprises while handling real-time record-keeping.”

Success of the beta phase onboarding over 4,000 users and processing ₦19 billion shows good demand. Early feedback indicates a 40% reduction in reconciliation time and improvement in cash flow visibility, thus positioning Moniebook as a catalyst for profitability.

Pricing: to fit budget and scaling

Moniepoint keeps barriers low with a subscription model:

  • Core Plan: ₦ 6,000/month – For single-branch operations with one device. Add-ons: ₦4,500 per extra branch, ₦2,500 per additional POS.
  • Pro Plan: ₦8,500 /month – For multi-location set-ups with advanced analytics and support. Add-ons: ₦5,500 per additional branch.

The implementation fee is minimal, and existing Moniepoint users are able to upgrade terminals at no extra cost in hardware. This tiered approach makes the product accessible to solopreneurs while scaling for chains.

The Larger Picture: Change in Nigeria’s Business Frontier

Moniebook isn’t a tool but a strategic pivot for Moniepoint, diversifying revenue from beyond dominant payments into business ops SaaS. With over 40 million MSMEs in Nigeria alone, capturing even just 1% would process trillions of transactions annually to fuel lending and ecosystem growth. This launch comes on the back of Moniepoint’s $90 million extension of its Series C round, further underscoring investor confidence in their expansion. While other competitors like Orda, Paga’s Doroki, and OmniRetail are pushing into the POS space, seamless integration and a huge merchant network make Moniepoint an unrivaled edge. To MSME owners, it’s just in time to become an ally for building resilient, tech-driven ventures against economic volatility. Ready to level up? Head over to https://moniebook.moniepoint.com/, sign up, and join the thousands already transforming their operations. At Moniepoint, it’s more about building the future of Nigerian business than banking on it—each transaction at a time. Africa (December 2025).

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