NEWS IN GHANA

Universal Merchant Bank (UMB), one of Ghana’s leading indigenous banks in the country has introduced a mobile application (UMB Speed App) aimed at offering every customer convenience and improved banking experience. Dubbed “UMB Speed App” the new app can boast of exciting features and tools to improve banking experience and offers every customer on-the-go access to their finances all from the comfort of their mobile phones. Speaking at the launch of the product, CEO of UMB, Mr. John Awuah expressed confidence about the new app, saying “it will help ameliorate the kind of hustle customers goes through in accessing financial problems”. “I’m happy to reiterate that the mobile banking application will bring banking to your fingertips like UMB bank in the power of your hands”, he stressed. While explaining the importance of the app, Mr. John Awuah said, “think of a world where you do not have to walk into a bank and still have your peace of mind knowing that you still have full

Ghana’s online shopping giant, Jumia Ghana has announced plans to give every customer the shopping experience of a lifetime with a mega 80 percent discount on purchase of assorted mobile phones, tablets and accessories on its website (www.jumia.com.gh) starting from March 19-25, 2018. This is only made possible through the power of Jumia Mobile Week Promotion intended to wow every customer who wants to shop for their favorite mobile phones, tablets and its accessories at an amazing low prices. The one week campaign which touted as the biggest mobile sale of the year by Jumia Ghana is expected to sell out over 15,000 mobile phone, tablets and its accessories. At a media interaction in Accra on Monday, February 28, Head of Marketing, Jumia Ghana, Joseph Owusu Badu explained this year’s Jumia Mobile Week promotion seeks to make smartphones affordable so everyone can own it. It equally seeks to encourage people to visit Jumia online platform to buy not only smartphones but also