Achieving cashless society: Ecobank calls for collabo between telcos & banks



The Executive Director of Ecobank Ghana, Mr. George Mensah-Asante has underscored the need for all telecommunication companies in the country to collaborate with banks and financial Institutions in developing innovative technology-based products and services to leverage marketing of goods and services so as to make Ghana’s dream of cashless society a reality.
Ecobank Ghana Exec. Dir., George Mensah- Asante
He made the observation at the launch of the second edition of Jumia mobile week celebration dubbed Jumia “mobile week reloaded” held in Accra on Friday 27th May.

The one week celebration which starts off from 30th of June till June 5 is a proud initiative of Jumia Ghana with sponsorship from Ecobank and Tigo which promises to offer customers major discounts on purchase of variety of mobile phones of their choice through a wonderful online shopping experience offered by Jumia Ghana, the biggest online shopping mall in the country.

Mr. Mensah-Asante who doubles as the Head of Consumer Banking of Ecobank Ghana said his outfit’s partnership with Jumia Ghana to for the launch of the mobile week is just a “testament of our resolve to continually leverage technology and relevant strategic partnerships for introducing new products into the Ghanaian market”.

He also observed his outfit through excellent partnership with all major Telco’s in the country has helped promote their respective mobile money products and services all geared towards offering Ghanaians the comfort in their financial transactions leading to the realization of a cashless society.

Jumia (www.jumia.com) is the leading ecommerce platform in Africa with a presence in 11 countries. Since launching in 2012, the company has transformed the way that African consumers shop by offering them the opportunity to buy everything from fashion items to consumer electronics to home appliances all online.

Jumia is part of a larger ecosystem of companies supported by Africa Internet Group (AIG), the leading internet platform in Africa with a network of companies including Carmudi, Easy Taxi, Everjobs, hellofood, Jovago, Kaymu, Lamudi, Vendito and Zando across 23 African countries.

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http://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Jumia-Ghana-mobile-week-celebration-launched-443092 

http://tv3network.com/business/jumia-ghana-mobile-week-begins-monday-may-30 

http://spynewsagency.com/ecobank-jumia-others-to-make-ghanas-cashless-society-dream-real/ 

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http://radioxyzonline.com/2016/05/28/jumia-ghana-mobile-week-celebration-launched/ 


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