Unity Bank Reaffirms Commitment To Advancing Electronic Payment Adoption And Financial Inclusion, Partners AfriGo

<h4>Unity Bank Reaffirms commitment<&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Unity Bank Plc has reaffirmed its commitment to advancing electronic payment adoption and financial inclusion by partnering with domestic card scheme provider&comma; AfriGo&comma; to boost card usage across its retail customer segments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This pledge was made during a high-level strategic business engagement held at Unity Bank’s head office in Lagos on Friday&comma; with AfriGo’s Executive Management team&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Speaking during the session&comma; Unity Bank’s Managing Director&sol;CEO&comma; Mr&period; Ebenezer Kolawole&comma; stated&colon; &&num;8220&semi;We are committed to making the AfriGo Card a primary delivery channel for <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">Unity Bank<&sol;a>&period; As a national domestic card scheme&comma; it deserves to be promoted both internally and externally as a local solution with significant potential to redefine Nigeria’s card payment landscape&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Mr&period; Kolawole also pledged the Bank’s continued support for the adoption of AfriGo cards across its network&comma; while urging AfriGo to intensify awareness campaigns to drive greater market acceptability&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In his remarks&comma; the Managing Director of AfriGo&comma; Ebehijie Momoh&comma; commended Unity Bank for the support it has given the scheme&comma; stating that the Bank ranks among the top five adopters of the AfriGo card and highlighted its growing impact in expanding financial inclusion and improving access to electronic payments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>He noted that AfriGo has continued to innovate with technologies that support instant payments and offline capabilities&comma; ensuring broader access to e-payment systems across underserved markets&period; He added that partnerships with solutions like Tap &amp&semi; Go have helped boost contactless payment adoption&comma; improving convenience for cardholders who commute for work&comma; business&comma; or leisure&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Momoh expressed optimism about the potential of Unity Bank’s extensive retail network to drive deeper collaboration aimed at enhancing e-banking penetration nationwide&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This collaboration underscores Unity Bank’s enduring culture of digital innovation and its commitment to financial inclusion through homegrown technology&period; Over the years&comma; the Bank has introduced several digital solutions that demonstrate this commitment&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Notably&comma; Unity Bank pioneered USSD banking&comma; &ast;7799&num;&comma; in local languages&comma; an initiative aimed at deepening access among underserved rural and semi-urban populations&period; It also launched Unifi&comma; a youth-focused digital banking platform designed to meet the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">lifestyle<&sol;a> and financial needs of the younger demographic&period; Most recently&comma; the Bank unveiled GenFi&comma; a gamified mobile banking solution tailored for children and teenagers to cultivate smart money habits from an early age&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;