Best ALAT alternatives

#1 alternative

Kuda

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Nigerian digital bank for free transfers and a naira card.

4.3

Lagos · 7M+ · ~$90M raised

7.2Solid

Correct Nigerian digital bank to put on a comparison table. Confirm the current CBN class and whether USD cards are issuing before you recommend it for dollar spend.

Best for: Nigerian residents who want a mobile bank with free transfers.

Licence

Digital / commercial bank licence

Protection

NDIC on funds in the Kuda account, subject to prevailing NDIC limits (Kuda terms). Do not call it a CBN commercial-bank licence — the terms name a microfinance bank.

Monthly

Free core account

#2 alternative

Bankly

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Nigerian CBN microfinance bank. NDIC. Not on the July 2026 46-MFB revocation list.

Lagos · MFB-scale · Acquired by C-One Ventures, Apr 2025

6.2Mixed

Bankly is a CBN microfinance bank. NDIC follows the MFB, with MFB limits. C-One Ventures bought it in April 2025. CBN revoked 46 other MFB licences on 1 July 2026 — Bankly was not on that NDIC list. Still treat it as a smaller object than Kuda or Wema/ALAT.

Best for: Nigerian users who want an MFB with NDIC and already understand that is not Kuda’s licence class.

Licence

Microfinance Bank — Bankly Microfinance Bank Limited

Protection

NDIC on eligible deposits at the licensed MFB — microfinance cover, not a commercial-bank story. Confirm live membership.

Monthly

MFB SKU — confirm live

#3 alternative

OPay

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Nigerian super-app: wallet, rides, and a card in one icon.

4.4

Lagos · 40M+ · ~$570M raised

6.8Mixed

Score OPay as a money super-app. Do not put it in the same FDIC/FSCS-style column as Kuda without labelling the licence.

Best for: Nigerian consumers who already live in a super-app, not a current account.

Licence

MMO / PSP (confirm current class)

Protection

Wallet / MMO rules — not automatically NDIC bank deposits

Monthly

Free wallet

#4 alternative

Yuh

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Yuh is not a bank. Swissquote Bank Ltd is. esisuisse cover is CHF 100,000, shared.

Gland · Swiss all-in-one app · Swissquote (100% after July 2025)

7.6Solid

Yuh is not a bank. The English homepage says it in one paragraph: Swissquote Bank Ltd provides the banking, FINMA authorises that bank, and esisuisse cover is CHF 100,000 shared with Swissquote. July 2025 ended the PostFinance joint venture. If you already hold cash at Swissquote, do not count CHF 100,000 twice. Zak is Bank Cler. Neon sits at Hypothekarbank Lenzburg. Read those files separately.

Best for: People who live in Switzerland and want spend plus invest, and who accept Swissquote as the bank.

Licence

Fintech app — not a bank

Protection

Yuh itself is not a bank. Banking sits at Swissquote Bank Ltd, FINMA-authorised. esisuisse covers eligible deposits up to CHF 100,000. Yuh and Swissquote are one entity, so the cap is shared.

Monthly

No fees whenever possible — live list on yuh.com/en/pricing

#5 alternative

Chase UK

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J.P. Morgan Europe Limited trading as Chase. UK bank, PRA/FCA, FSCS up to £120,000.

London · UK digital bank · JPMorgan Chase

7.6Solid

Chase UK is a bank. The legal name is J.P. Morgan Europe Limited. PRA-authorised, FCA-regulated, FSCS up to £120,000. It is a useful UK current account with honest travel spend. It is not Revolut’s multi-country stack and not a US Chase login. UK tax residents only.

Best for: UK residents who want a JPMorgan current account in an app, with FSCS, and cheap travel spend.

Licence

UK bank

Protection

FSCS up to £120,000 per depositor per bank (Chase UK FSCS page) at J.P. Morgan Europe Limited.

Monthly

£0

#6 alternative

Neo Financial

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Calgary fintech. Not an OSFI bank. Eligible cash sits in trust at CDIC-member institutions.

Calgary · Canadian fintech · Private

6.8Mixed

Neo Financial is not a bank. Neo Financial Technologies Inc. is a Calgary fintech, a FINTRAC money-services business and a payments-Canada PSP. CDIC cover, when it applies, follows the member institution that holds the funds in trust — Peoples Bank of Canada is named on the HISA. File it as a Canadian app with a partner-bank deposit, not as EQ Bank.

Best for: Canadian residents who want the Neo app and will read which CDIC member holds the cash.

Licence

MSB and payment service provider

Protection

Neo is not a CDIC member. Eligible funds held in trust at CDIC-member institutions can be covered up to CAD $100,000 per beneficiary per member institution.

Monthly

$0 monthly on chequing, on the September 2026 agreement