As the platform of choice for convenient, affordable and instant banking services, Ecobank has more presence in Africa than any other financial institution in the continent, Mr. Patrick Akinwuntan has said.
Akinwuntan, who’s the Managing Director of Ecobank Nigeria Plc, made the remark in an interview with newsmen in Lagos.
“We have more country presence than any other financial institution across Africa, and currently in 36 countries. Therefore, our central technology platform positions us as the platform of choice and enables us leverage for scale, efficiency, affordability, quality of service across the continent.
“We are able to relate our common product, common platform, common services, and common set value proposition to our customers. We spent the last 2 years building on our unrivalled platform and laying the foundation that enables us accelerate to leadership in this market,” he said.
He also reaffirmed that his mandate in Nigeria is to grow the Ecobank brand by delivering it as a brand of choice, noting that Ecobank service will be available and within the reach of every Nigerian either in their homes or locality through any of the bank’s versatile touch points.
“My mandate in Nigeria is to deliver the brand promise of Ecobank as the platform of choice for convenient, affordable and instant banking services to customers in Nigeria.
“It’s our ambition that we are within easy reach in your locality at an Ecobank express point through our agents or within your arm’s length on your phone; you can open an account and you can make payment; you can receive payment straight on your phone and at any time cash out through our agent at any Ecobank Xpress point or the ATM.
“In addition, our multi-featured digital payment solution, EcobankPay – it’s our rebrand of the Ecobank Scan+Pay QR offering designed to allow us deliver unified and instant self-service across a range of interconnected payment solutions. This allows our customers pay in-store via the Ecobank mobile app or *326#.
“It is the Ecobank everywhere strategy across Africa that we are implementing in Nigeria,” the Managing Director stated.
Akinwuntan noted that whether as a global player or as an African player, Ecobank is a major contributor to the economic development and financial integration of Africa.
He further added that with the bank’s ground-breaking digital banking solutions – including the Ecobank Mobile app, Xpress account and Ecobank OMNI – the bank is positioned to reach 100 million customers by 2020.
