Pitch deck

MONIVA

Your AI-powered financial companion

Starting in Nigeria. Built for the world.

The problem

Money decisions are hard, and too many people are left out

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Too many decisions

Saving, spending, borrowing and investing choices pile up every day, with little trusted guidance.

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Locked out of credit

Freelancers, traders and market sellers earn irregularly and have no formal credit history.

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Hidden costs and scams

Fees, exchange-rate margins and fraud erode trust, especially when sending money abroad.

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Why Nigeria, why now

A large need and a mobile-first population

26%

of Nigerian adults were financially excluded in 2023.

$19.5B

sent home by Nigerians abroad in 2023, about 35% of all remittances to sub-Saharan Africa.

Sources: EFInA 2023 Access to Financial Services survey (via NAN) · World Bank (via Arise News)

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Our solution

An AI-powered financial companion

One app that helps people decide, automates the routine, and shows the true cost of every choice.

Inform

Plain-language answers with assumptions shown.

Automate

Routine money tasks run on reminders and plans.

Simplify

Fewer decisions, with clear next steps.

Protect

Scam checks and honest labels build trust.

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Who we serve

One companion, six groups of people

Individuals

Everyday tools to save, pay, send and learn.

Young professionals

Payday habits, goals and first investments.

Freelancers

Smooth irregular income with slow-day vaults.

Underserved communities

Group saving, USSD access and local languages.

SMEs

Track income and costs, and build a record that supports credit.

CEOs and leaders

A personal co-pilot for planning and cash-flow decisions.

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Feature · MONIVA Intelligence

A co-pilot that explains itself

Ask in plain language: can I afford this, how much should I save, what if I save more.

Built-in calculators for goals, affordability and what-if plans.

Always states its assumptions and never promises returns.

Says “I can’t tell” when it has no data, instead of guessing.

Today: calculators and rule-based answers.
Next: personalised AI on the user’s own connected data.

Prototype screen

Can I afford a ₦200,000 laptop?

After buying, you would have ₦300,000 left, about 3.0 months of essentials. That meets the common 3–6 month cushion.

Assumptions: only the numbers you entered. I cannot see your real balances.

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Feature · Ajo circles

Group saving people already trust, made safer

Digital ajo and esusu: everyone pays each round and one member takes the pot.

A clear record of who paid and who is next, so no one disappears with the pot.

A trust score from on-time payments that can later support credit readiness.

Prototype: keeps the record. Holding group money needs a licensed partner.

Market Women Ajo

Round 1 of 4

₦10,000 each · pot ₦40,000

1 · You

Paid

2 · Ada

Paid

3 · Tunde

Due

4 · Fatima

Due

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Feature · Send abroad

Support your people in the diaspora, with the true cost shown first

Compare the fee and the exchange-rate margin before sending.

Saved recipients in the UK, US, Canada and the Eurozone.

A Scam Shield check before every send.

Families abroad can request money in return.

OptionFeeThey get
MONIVA₦1,500£77.77
Bank wire₦10,000£71.19
Cash agent₦3,750£75.46

₦150,000 sent to the UK. Illustrative sample figures from our prototype, not live quotes. Real transfers need a licensed provider.

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Feature · Save and autopilot

Saving that runs on habit, not willpower

Goal vaults

Named goals with a target date and a suggested monthly amount.

Autopilot reminders

Payday nudges, bill set-asides and a forecast of planned savings.

Bills radar

Recurring bills, monthly total and due-soon warnings.

Smart next steps

One clear suggestion at a time, so there is less to decide.

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Feature · Invest and learn

Learn to invest before risking a naira

Practise

Paper-trade Nigerian and US stocks from naira, with buy and sell.

Understand

Charts with moving average and RSI, plus a portfolio health check.

Learn

MONIVA Academy: 12 lessons with quizzes, a glossary and a strategy lab.

Paper trading only. Results are hypothetical and never shown as real returns.

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Feature · Trust and access

Built to be trusted and open to everyone

Trust

Scam Shield checks before risky actions.

Honest labels on every feature: Demo, Connection required, Coming soon.

Never fakes balances, prices, news or payments.

ID numbers are never stored in the prototype.

Access

USSD preview: works on any phone, without data.

English, Pidgin, Yorùbá, Hausa and Igbo (preview).

Tiered identity verification for higher limits.

Mobile-first design that works on small screens.

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Partnerships

An intelligent assistant for banks and fintechs

Financial institutions can integrate MONIVA’s personalised assistant into their own platforms.

Embedded assistant

The co-pilot inside a partner app, through an API or SDK.

Co-branded tools

Vaults, ajo and learning modules under the partner’s brand.

Verified marketplace

Licensed providers listed with fees and risks shown plainly.

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Business model

Sustainable revenue without compromising trust

Revenue streamHow it works
Institution integrationLicence or integration fees from banks and fintechs.
Premium subscriptionOptional advanced analysis and reports for individuals.
Business featuresIncome, invoice and cash-flow tools for freelancers and SMEs.
Referral partnershipsClearly disclosed referrals to verified, licensed providers.
Provider feesFees on regulated services where lawful, shown upfront.

Principle: core safety features, like Scam Shield, always stay free.

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Where we are today

Early-stage, with no major customers yet

Built

A working, tested prototype of the full experience on web and mobile, with honest demo labels.

Next

Pilot with real communities: traders, freelancers and ajo groups. Then a first partner institution.

Go-to-market

Founder-led, through an existing audience of 6,000+ finance learners and community ajo groups.

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Roadmap

Nigeria first, then Africa, then the world

PHASE 1 · NOW

Prototype

Polished, tested experience with honest demo data.

PHASE 2

Connected

Secure sign-in, live market data, alerts and AI on a user’s own data.

PHASE 3

Approved

Licensed partners for payments, identity checks and investing.

PHASE 4

Expand

Family and business products, more currencies and markets.

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What we are looking for

Money, made yours.

Pilot partners: communities and institutions

Licensed payment and identity partners

Mentors, advisors and early funding

Baeolah Dayo Abdullazeez, Founder · [Add your email and prototype link]