Full List of FCCPC, CBN-Approved Loan App Companies and Their Apps

Full List of FCCPC, CBN-Approved Loan App Companies and Their Apps

  • The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a list of newly approved loan apps
  • The list contains names of 154 companies operating loan companies in Nigeria after deleting the initial list for a 'clean up.'
  • The commission also gave provisional approval to about 40 loan app firms and placed 20 under a watchlist

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has issued a new list of 154 companies granted full approval to operate loan apps in Nigeria.

Earlier, the FCCPC delisted the approved companies for ‘clean up.’ After adding apps each firm owns under its approval list, the newly released list is more detailed.

Loan apps, FCCPC, CBN approved loan apps in Nigeria
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) releases list of approved loan apps Credit: Novatis
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FCCPC places 20 loan apps under a watchlist

The list of the apps associated with the firms will let the customer identify the companies behind the app they use and also reduce incidents of app duplicity by the companies.

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The FCCPC also said other companies were given conditional approval, bringing the total loan companies approved by FCCPC to 194.

The complete list contains names of 154 fully approved firms and 40 with conditional approval.

The commission revealed that it had put 20 loan apps suspected of engaging in unethical practices under its watchlist.

Apps on FCCPC watchlist

  • Getloan
  • Joy Cash-Loan
  • Camelloan
  • Cashlawn
  • Nairaloan
  • Eaglecash
  • Moneytreefinance Made Easy
  • Luckyloan, and Cashme.
  • Swiftkash,
  • Hen Credit loan
  • Nut loan,
  • Cash door
  • Cashpal
  • Nairaeasy gist loan
  • Swiftcash
  • Easynaira
  • Secucash
  • Creditbox-Africa.

FCCPC frowns at Google for allowing unapproved apps on Play Store

According to the director general of the FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, many unapproved loan apps are still available on Google Play Store, despite an agreement with the tech company that they should be deleted.

He said the Commission would continue to engage with Google to explain how and the reason the apps are still on the app store.

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The FCCPC boss said that compliance with the Guidelines of all DMLs, whether or not they want to be placed on Playstore, operate via APK file formats, or any other means.

He stated that failure to comply with the Guidelines violates the law and renders their operations illegal.

List of approved loan apps

  • GETLOAN
  • CAMELLOAN
  • JOY CASH-LOAN UP TO 1,000,000
  • NAIRALOAN
  • MONEYTREE FINANCE MADE EASY
  • LUCKYLOAN PERSONAL LOAN (NIZ SERVICES LIMITED)
  • CASHME
  • EASYNAIRA
  • CREDITING
  • 1HEN CREDIT LOAN (ORANGE LOAN AND PURPLE CREDIT LTD)
  • 1NUT LOAN
  • CASH DOOR
  • CASHPAL
  • NAIRAEASY GIST LOAN
  • SECUCASH
  • CREDITBOX-AFRICA
  • SWITFCASH
  • SWIFTKASH APP
  • EAGLECASH APP
  • MONEYTREEFINANCE MADE EASY APP
  • WIFTKASH APP
  • HEN CREDIT LOAN APP
  • CASH DOOR APP
  • JOY CASH-LOAN UP TO 1,000,000 APP
  • EAGLECASH APP
  • LUCKYLOAN PERSONAL LOAN APP
  • GETLOAN APP
  • EASELOAN APPS
  • XGO FINANCE LIMITED
  • XCREDIT
  • NAIRA NAIJA
  • IMONEYPLUS-INSTANT
  • NAIRANAIJA-INSTANT
  • NOWNOWMONEY
  • NAIJA CASH

Loan apps licenced by CBN

  • GREENBOND FINANCE COMPANY LIMITED
  • BAINES MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED
  • KONDO MICROFINANCE BANK LIMITED

Editor's Note: This article was first published in 2023 and was updated to reflect the current regulatory realities in Nigeria as of January 2026.

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Full List: FG asks Google to delete them

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) gave loan apps five days to prove that they operate within the set guidelines governing the industry or be deleted and sanctioned.

FCCPC also asked Google to remove the 18 loan apps from Playstore for violation of its guidelines.

The commission said compliance with its rules was mandatory, and failure to adhere constitutes a violation of the law.

Source: Legit.ng

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Pascal Oparada (Business editor) For over a decade, Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy. He has worked in many media organizations such as Daily Independent, TheNiche newspaper, and the Nigerian Xpress. He is a 2018 PwC Media Excellence Award winner. Email:pascal.oparada@corp.legit.ng