DataPro

What DataPro does

DataPro Limited is a Lagos-headquartered, privately-held Nigerian firm founded in 1995 by Abimbola Adeseyoju, operating as a multi-line compliance, credit rating, and risk information services provider. The company is registered as a Credit Rating Agency with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Nigeria and is separately licensed by the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) to deliver data protection compliance audits under the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023. Itself-described as "Africa's first Compliance Consulting Company," DataPro addresses issuers, financial institutions, corporates, FinTechs, sub-nationals, and government clients requiring regulated rating, AML/CFT/CPF compliance, enhanced due diligence, address verification, PEP screening, background checks, debt recovery, and business information services.

The company's product portfolio is structured as a platform-plus-modules architecture anchored by its SEC-regulated Credit Rating service and supported by Compliance Solutions (AML/CFT/CPF training and consulting), Enhanced Due Diligence, Customer Address Verification (positioned as a pioneer offering in Nigeria), PEP List, Background Checks, Debt Recovery, Business Information Services, and the Tigran for DataPro risk platform. Distribution is enabled through the api.datapronigeria.com API platform and Paystack-powered e-payments checkout, alongside a Training Calendar for compliance training delivery. Knowledge and thought-leadership assets — Rating Brief, Rating Guide methodology, E-Library, and the annual International Rating Webinar — reinforce methodological authority.

DataPro operates a hybrid revenue model built primarily on professional-services fees (rating engagements, AML/CFT and NDPC audits, EDD and background screening), with supplementary subscription/recurring revenue from API access and data products such as the PEP list and address verification database, and transactional fee income routed through Paystack. Go-to-market is sales-led direct to corporate, financial, and government clients, supplemented by event-driven thought leadership (the annual webinar featuring SEC Nigeria leadership), channel distribution via Paystack and APIs, and a community-led motion through free training for journalists and analysts.

Name

DataPro

Legal name

DataPro Limited

Website

https://datapronigeria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DataPro Limited is a Lagos-based Nigerian firm founded in 1995 that delivers SEC Nigeria-regulated credit ratings, NDPC-licensed data protection compliance, AML/CFT consulting, due diligence, and risk information services to corporate, financial, government, and FinTech clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagos

HQ country

Nigeria

HQ region

Africa

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Credit Rating Services: Fee-based credit rating engagements for issuers seeking ratings registered and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria, including issuer, instrument, and sub-national ratings.
2. Compliance & AML/CFT Training and Consulting: Recurring and one-off consulting and training engagements covering Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Countering Proliferation Financing compliance, delivered through training calendar programs.
3. Enhanced Due Diligence, Background Checks & Address Verification: Recurring and project-based due diligence, background screening, and customer address verification services sold to corporate clients for KYC and onboarding use cases.
4. Data Protection Compliance Services: Licensed data protection compliance services including audits and certifications under NDPC authorization, delivered to data controllers and processors in Nigeria.
5. PEP List & Business Information Services: Subscription or pay-per-access data products such as the Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) list and broader business information services for AML compliance teams.
6. API Services: Programmatic access to DataPro's verification, business information and rating data through the api.datapronigeria.com platform, sold to integrating enterprises.
7. E-Payments Transactions: Transactional payment processing through the Paystack payment gateway for clients purchasing DataPro services, generating transactional fee revenue.
8. Debt Recovery Services: Project-based debt recovery services offered to commercial clients to support collection on outstanding obligations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Core offering

DataPro Limited is a Lagos, Nigeria-based credit rating agency and compliance consulting firm that delivers SEC-regulated credit rating assessments (issuer, instrument, sovereign, sub-national), AML/CFT/CPF compliance training and consulting, NDPC-licensed data protection compliance audits, and enhanced due diligence, background checks, address verification, PEP list, and business information services to corporate, financial, and government clients. Its services are accessible via a developer API platform and supported by a proprietary Tigran risk evaluation platform.

Product overview

DataPro Limited operates a platform-plus-modules architecture rather than a single unified product. At its core is its Credit Rating service (regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission, Nigeria), which is supported by a broader suite of complementary compliance, verification, and information modules — including Data Protection Compliance, Compliance Solutions (AML/CFT/CPF), Enhanced Due Diligence, Customer Address Verification, PEP List, Background Checks, Debt Recovery, Business Information Services, and API Services. E-Payments is delivered via the Paystack gateway, while Tigran for DataPro is offered as a dedicated risk platform that supports financial credit evaluations. Knowledge and thought-leadership offerings — Rating Brief, E-Library (Resources/Store), Rating Guide, and the annual International Rating Webinar — round out the portfolio, with the 2025 edition marking the firm's 30th anniversary.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Tigran for DataPro: Risk-evaluation platform referenced in the website navigation as 'TIGRAN FOR DATAPRO', associated with DataPro's address-verification and risk analytics offering.

Products and services

• Credit Rating Credit rating assessments for issuers across sovereign, sub-national, corporate, financial institutions, FinTechs, and structured finance sectors, delivered under SEC Nigeria regulation.
• Data Protection Compliance Data protection compliance services including audits and certifications aligned with the Nigeria Data Protection Act (NDPA) 2023, delivered under NDPC licensing to data controllers and processors.
• Compliance Solutions (AML/CFT/CPF) AML/CFT/CPF (Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism, and Countering Proliferation Financing) compliance training and consulting services for organisations.
• Enhanced Due Diligence Robust enhanced reporting services to help organisations save time and resources in conducting due diligence on counterparties.
• Customer Address Verification Address verification service for verifying customer addresses as part of KYC/AML onboarding workflows, positioned as a pioneer offering in Nigeria.
• PEP List Politically Exposed Persons (PEP) list subscription service supporting AML/CFT screening and counterparty checks.
• Background Checks Background check services supporting employment screening and due diligence on individuals.
• Debt Recovery Debt recovery services offered to organisations for managing and collecting outstanding obligations.
• Business Information Services Business information services providing credit and corporate intelligence to support decision-making.
• API Services Developer-facing API services enabling programmatic access to DataPro's credit, compliance, and business information data products.
• Tigran for DataPro Risk Platform Risk platform branded for DataPro that supports financial credit evaluations and address-verification risk analytics.
• E-Payments Online payment acceptance for DataPro services, processed via the Paystack payment gateway.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CreditRegistry Services Limited: Nigerian credit bureau serving banks and financial institutions with consumer and commercial credit data. Comparable to DataPro's business information and verification services for the same Nigerian financial-sector buyer base.
• CRC Credit Bureau Limited: Nigerian credit bureau providing consumer and commercial credit information. Comparable to DataPro's address verification and business information services addressing KYC and credit decisioning use cases in Nigeria.
• Agusto & Co: Nigeria-based credit rating agency and business information provider. Directly comparable to DataPro as a domestic Nigerian rating agency offering corporate and credit research across similar issuer segments.
• GCR Ratings (Global Credit Rating): Pan-African credit rating agency rating sovereign, bank and corporate issuers across West Africa including Nigeria. Comparable as a competing African rating agency operating in DataPro's core market.

Emerging players

• Veremark: Digital background-check and due diligence platform operating across emerging markets including Africa. Comparable as a technology-led provider competing for the same EDD and background screening mandates DataPro services.
• Loqate (GBG): Global address verification and data quality platform. Comparable as a technology-led address verification provider whose capabilities overlap with DataPro's pioneer address verification service in Nigeria.

Broad incumbents

• Dun & Bradstreet: Global business information and commercial credit data provider with deep Nigerian and African corporate data coverage. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping business information and due diligence products that DataPro also sells.
• Moody's Ratings: Global credit rating agency rating Nigerian sovereign, bank and corporate issuers. Comparable as the dominant incumbent in DataPro's core credit rating business against which domestic agencies must compete for mandates.
• First Advantage: Global background screening and due diligence provider. Comparable as a broader incumbent offering overlapping employment screening and EDD services that DataPro delivers to corporate clients.
• Deloitte Nigeria (Risk Advisory): Big Four risk advisory practice in Nigeria offering AML/CFT, data protection and compliance consulting. Comparable as a broader incumbent competing for the same enterprise compliance and data protection mandates DataPro services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dataprolimited
• Facebookfacebook.com/DataProLimited
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/datapro-limited
• Instagraminstagram.com/datapronigeria

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about DataPro