Unity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its dedication to advancing digital fee adoption and {financial} inclusion by partnering with home card scheme supplier, AfriGo, to spice up card utilization throughout its retail buyer segments.
This pledge was made throughout a high-level strategic enterprise engagement held at Unity Bank’s head workplace in Lagos on Friday, with AfriGo’s Government Administration crew.
Talking through the session, Unity Bank’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ebenezer Kolawole, said: “We’re dedicated to creating the AfriGo Card a main supply channel for Unity Bank. As a nationwide home card scheme, it deserves to be promoted each internally and externally as a neighborhood answer with important potential to redefine Nigeria’s card fee panorama.”
Mr. Kolawole additionally pledged the {Bank}’s continued help for the adoption of AfriGo playing cards throughout its community, whereas urging AfriGo to accentuate consciousness campaigns to drive larger market acceptability.
In his remarks, the Managing Director of AfriGo, Ebehijie Momoh, counseled Unity Bank for the help it has given the scheme, stating that the {Bank} ranks among the many prime 5 adopters of the AfriGo card and highlighted its rising affect in increasing {financial} inclusion and bettering entry to digital funds.
He famous that AfriGo has continued to innovate with applied sciences that help immediate funds and offline capabilities, guaranteeing broader entry to e-payment programs throughout underserved markets. He added that partnerships with options like Faucet & Go have helped enhance contactless fee adoption, bettering comfort for cardholders who commute for work, enterprise, or leisure.
Momoh expressed optimism in regards to the potential of Unity Bank’s intensive retail community to drive deeper collaboration geared toward enhancing e-banking penetration nationwide.
This collaboration underscores Unity Bank’s enduring tradition of digital innovation and its dedication to {financial} inclusion by way of homegrown expertise. Over time, the {Bank} has launched a number of digital options that display this dedication.
Notably, Unity Bank pioneered USSD banking, *7799#, in native languages, an initiative geared toward deepening entry amongst underserved rural and semi-urban populations. It additionally launched Unifi, a youth-focused digital banking platform designed to fulfill the approach to life and {financial} wants of the youthful demographic. Most just lately, the {Bank} unveiled GenFi, a gamified cell banking answer tailor-made for kids and youngsters to domesticate good cash habits from an early age.
