PiggyVest, Quidax, others share how they use AI at Kora Sundown Sessions 2025
At the 2025 Kora Sundown Sessions, executives from PiggyVest, Quidax, and other top firms revealed how they’re using AI; from building custom in-house tools to managing privacy risks to boost productivity and transform business operations.
At the recent Kora Sundown Session held on November 8, 2025, several executives from companies, including PiggyVest, Quidax, and Onus Financial Services, shared insights into how they are using artificial intelligence (AI) to boost productivity and efficiency.
From creating bespoke AI tools to managing privacy concerns, these insights were shared during a panel session titled How AI Will Reshape Business Models in Africa.
Moderated by Techpoint Africa’s Chimgozirim Nwokoma, the panel featured Ugodre Obi-Chukwu, Founder and CEO of Nairametrics; Somtochukwu Ifezue, CEO of PiggyVest; Frank Atat, Industry Professional; Onyinye Olisah, CEO of Onus Financial Services; and Buchi Okoro, CEO of Quidax.
Ifezue disclosed that PiggyVest has grown threefold this year with the same number of employees, attributing the efficiency gains to automation.
“The team members are more productive because of AI, from engineering to customer service,” he said.
For Obi-Chukwu, who operates in the media space, AI’s influence has been even more profound.
“There’s been some disruption, but it has also been good. Today, it has made our reporting a lot more accurate. We can now go through a company’s financials in 30 minutes instead of two days.”
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Buchi Okoro, CEO Quidax at Kora Sundown Sessions
For companies like PiggyVest and Quidax, using AI is not straightforward, as it poses potential privacy risks to customers.
Okoro said that while employees are encouraged to use AI, there must be clear guardrails, which is why Quidax has an AI usage policy.
“Today, AI is still at a stage where it’s open to bad actors and malfeasance. If you expose a lot of confidential information to AI, there’s no telling how that could affect your customers. This is why a usage policy is important.”
Ifezue agreed, noting that PiggyVest addresses the same risk by building its own AI too...
