Duplo, the leading financial operating system for African businesses, has partnered with Wema Bank, to enable seamless financial management for businesses using the ALAT by Wema Bank platform. Through this partnership, businesses will have access to Duplo’s financial operations platform, enabling them to automate payments, manage expenses and approvals, generate and collect invoices, and control financial workflows within a single integrated ecosystem.
For many growing businesses, banking is only one part of the financial operations challenge as 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, making it difficult for businesses to scale efficiently. Finance teams in mid-sized Nigerian firms also spend an estimated 30-50 hours per month on manual reconciliation, dispute resolution, and audit preparation representing substantial operational costs when valued at market labour rates.
The integration between Wema Bank and Duplo is designed to help businesses move beyond basic transactional banking into a more structured and streamlined financial operating system. Businesses using ALAT by Wema Bank will gain access to tools including local and international payments, expense management and approvals, invoice generation and collections, vendor payment automation, real-time financial reporting, and financial workflow controls powered by Duplo. These capabilities will enable companies to move beyond basic banking and operate with a more structured financial operations system. As part of the partnership, existing ALAT business customers will receive three months of free complimentary access to the platform, allowing them to experience its financial automation capabilities at no additional cost.
