Lagos, Nigeria — 22nd July 2026 — Duplo, the leading financial operating system for African businesses, has officially entered into a strategic partnership with Wema Bank following a partnership signing ceremony held at Four Points by Sheraton, Victoria Island, Lagos. The partnership will enable businesses using the ALAT Business platform to automate and manage their financial operations from a single integrated platform.
For many growing businesses, banking is only one part of the financial operations challenge. Finance teams still manage invoices, approvals, vendor payments, expense requests, collections, and reconciliation across spreadsheets, email, banking portals, and accounting systems. This fragmentation often creates delays, errors, poor cash visibility, and weak financial controls.
The integration between Wema Bank and Duplo is designed to help businesses move beyond basic transactional banking into a more structured operating system for finance. Businesses using ALAT will gain access to tools that support local and international payments, invoice generation and collections, expense management, approval workflows, vendor payment automation, real-time reporting, and stronger financial controls.
As part of the partnership, existing ALAT Business customers will receive three months of complimentary access to Duplo’s platform, giving them the opportunity to experience its financial automation capabilities at no additional cost.
“This partnership reflects our commitment to building a digital banking platform that supports how businesses actually operate,” said Tunde Mabawonku, Executive Director – Finance & Digital Optimization at Wema Bank Plc. “Businesses today need more than access to payments. They need tools that help them manage cash flow, control expenses, collect revenue, and make better financial decisions. By integrating Duplo into ALAT and offering complimentary access to its platform, we are giving our business customers a more complete digital banking experience that supports their growth.”
For Duplo, the partnership expands access to its financial automation platform by embedding it directly into the banking environment businesses already use.
“Our goal at Duplo is to help African businesses run their financial operations with greater clarity, control, and efficiency,” said Yele Oyekola, CEO and Co-Founder of Duplo. “Many businesses are still managing payments, invoices, approvals, and reconciliation across disconnected systems. This slows decision-making and creates unnecessary operational risk. Partnering with Wema Bank allows us to bring Duplo directly into the banking platform businesses already use and trust, making it easier for companies to manage their finances in real time, improve visibility over cash flow, and scale with confidence.”
The partnership was formally signed by executives from both organisations in the presence of business leaders, partners, customers, and members of the media. Guests also experienced a live demonstration of the integrated solution, showing how businesses can automate onboarding, expense management, approvals, invoicing, and payments from a single platform.
The signing ceremony marked another milestone in advancing digital financial infrastructure for Nigerian businesses. By combining Wema Bank’s trusted banking services with Duplo’s financial operations platform, both organisations are equipping businesses with the tools they need to automate operations, strengthen financial controls, and scale more efficiently.
About Duplo
Duplo is the financial operating system for African businesses. It enables businesses to streamline their financial operations by bringing payments, collections, invoicing, expense management, approvals, and financial workflows into a single platform. By eliminating the need to juggle multiple tools and banking portals, Duplo helps businesses improve visibility, strengthen financial controls, and operate more efficiently.
For more information, please visit www.tryduplo.com.
About Wema Bank
Wema Bank is a leading Nigerian financial institution providing innovative banking and digital financial services to individuals and businesses. The Bank combines trusted banking infrastructure with technology-driven solutions to support business growth, financial inclusion, and economic development across Nigeria.
Through its flagship digital platform, ALAT by Wema, the Bank delivers secure and convenient digital banking services while equipping businesses with solutions that improve financial management and operational efficiency.
For more information, please visit www.wemabank.com.
