Moniepoint Inc has announced the opening of applications for its 2026 Women in Tech internship, reinforcing a six-year effort to build a sustained pipeline of female talent across critical technology roles.
The programme, launched to address structural gaps in retention and career progression for women in tech, has now produced five cohorts with what the company describes as a standout outcome: a 95% retention rate among participants. According to co-founder and Group CEO Tosin Eniolorunda, the initiative was designed not merely to improve entry into the industry, but to ensure continuity, skills development, and upward mobility.
“Entry has never really been the hardest part,” Eniolorunda noted. “What matters is whether people stay, grow, and move into leadership roles.”
Interested applicants can apply here
Beyond Access: Solving the Retention Problem
The framing reflects a broader shift in how leading technology firms approach gender inclusion. While global data shows rising female participation at entry level, attrition rates remain disproportionately high, particularly in engineering and technical leadership tracks.
Moniepoint’s approach has been to intervene at the early-career stage but with a structured pathway into core operational roles. Participants in the Women in Tech programme are placed across engineering, product management, design, and data functions—areas central to the company’s fintech infrastructure.
The emphasis on integration into real business units, rather than isolated training tracks, appears to be a key driver of outcomes. Interns are embedded in live projects, contributing directly to product development and operational systems.
From Internship to Core Infrastructure
The company points to individual success stories to illustrate the programme’s impact. One such example is a participant from the 2022 cohort who worked on third-party integrations for Moniepoint’s POS services—work that later underpinned key business unit integrations.
This reflects a deliberate design: aligning internship contributions with commercially relevant systems. It also signals the company’s broader talent strategy—using internships not as temporary engagements, but as feeder systems into long-term technical roles.
Interested applicants can apply here
2026 Cohort: Applications Now Open
Applications for the 2026 Women in Tech internship are now open, with the company positioning the programme as an entry point “from inside the system” for aspiring female professionals in tech.
The initiative comes at a time when Nigeria’s fintech sector continues to expand rapidly, with increasing demand for skilled engineers, product managers, and data specialists. Yet the gender gap remains pronounced, particularly in technical and leadership positions.
By focusing on retention and progression—not just recruitment—Moniepoint is attempting to address what many analysts see as the more complex challenge in building inclusive technology ecosystems.
For candidates, the proposition is clear: not just a pathway into tech, but a structured route into one of Nigeria’s fastest-growing digital finance platforms.
Interested applicants can apply here
