Introduction
Every fintech loves to talk about the future, and we do too. But this World Product Day, we’re turning the spotlight on the 6 products used to improve efficiency at Fincra. These are the tools our teams rely on daily from dashboards and docs to AI and automation to get the real work done.
It’s World Product Day, and we’re flipping the switch (like Drake did) instead of launching something new, we’re spotlighting the fintech products used at Fincra to improve efficiency across teams from strategy and finance to product, marketing, and security. They’re real, practical, and used every day by the people behind the work.
ERP & Microsoft Excel
The OG Finance Stack
Recommended by: Bukola Ijebor, VP, Finance
Let’s be honest: finance will never betray Excel. No matter how many dashboards you build, there’s a comfort in pivot tables that can’t be replaced. Add ERP to the mix, and you’ve got structure, compliance, and sanity all in one place.
Fancy tools don’t fix bad structure. Excel + ERP is still the backbone of real financial operations, As Nigerians will say “till tomorrow we still dey us am”
ChatGPT: How GPT Supports Strategy and Efficiency at Fincra
Your Favorite (Unpaid) Strategy Intern
Recommended by: Musa Obed, Strategy Lead & Chief Economist
At the intersection of deep thinking and rapid execution is GPT. Musa uses it to pressure-test ideas, co-draft economic analysis.
The strategist’s real edge? Knowing what to ask AI, and when to ignore it.
GP VPN: A Security Product That Powers Daily Work at Fincra
Because Secure Access > Fancy UI
Recommended by: Precious Augustine, Product Settlement.
When you’re managing the infrastructure that moves actual money, flashy apps don’t cut it. You need reliability. GP VPN helps Precious access sensitive systems securely even at 2am on a public Wi-Fi network during NEPA’s 9th outage of the day.
Transformation Tools Used to Improve Cross Functional Team Efficiency
The Transformation Toolkit
Recommended by: Tobi Akeredolu, Transformation Lead
Tobi’s tool stack is a beautiful contradiction: part old-school, part future-proof. She lives in Google Sheets and Docs, automates attendance with a Chrome extension, and co-creates with GPT and DeepSeek. It’s like managing a digital orchestra except half the players are bots.
Great tools don’t replace leadership. They just help you scale it
Content Tools Used at Fincra for Efficient Marketing
Content Ops, But Make It Fintech
Recommended by: Egorp David, Marketing Associate.
Egorp, David, Drounz, he goes by many names workflow turns chaos into clarity. Pllugg helps him repurpose podcast content into bite-sized gold. GPT fills in creative gaps. And Grok keeps track of everything without judgment (unlike your calendar reminders).
If content is king, these tools are the real power behind the throne.
SentinelOne: A Product That Helps Us Stay Secure and Efficient
Cybersecurity’s Silent Guardian
Recommended by: Timi, Information Security Analyst
When you’re building payments infrastructure across borders, the last thing you want is a breach. SentinelOne gives Timi real-time endpoint protection, threat detection, and remediation that doesn’t break a sweat or your systems.
Real fintech security doesn’t wait for an incident to happen. It watches, learns, and prevents.
Final thoughts
There’s no magic product but there is a pattern, these 6 products used to improve efficiency at Fincra weren’t chosen for buzz or branding they’re the real tools our teams open every day to plan, build, and deliver results.
- Use what works
- Automate what drains you
- Stay secure
- And keep it simple
At Fincra, we don’t just build these tools we integrate them into real workflows. Check out what it means to be a builder at Fincra building payment products for businesses across Africa.
On this Product Day, we salute the unsung tools that help us ship, scale, and stay sane. Happy building!
