Pan
African banking group, United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc has partnered Konga,
Nigeria’s leading e-commerce company and Innovectives Nigeria
Limited to create a seamless delivery and payment system by integrating mobile
point of sale solution into Konga's delivery system.
Mobile
POS (mPOS) which is powered by UBA PLC and MasterCard will make it easier for
Konga customers to pay for their orders thereby enhancing payment acceptance
and making reconciliation easy for Konga customers and sales agents. The
mobile POS payments are 100% secure and accept for local and
international card types.
The
new Mobile POS will accept MasterCard, Visa and Verve cards from all banks and
enable Konga delivery agents to easily capture sales. Customers can also
confirm payments on the spot thus improving accountability in e-commerce
transactions.
“We
have partnered with Konga to get this innovative payment solution because it
offers convenience to Nigerians who are increasingly shopping online. Mobile
POS offers a significant improvement in transparency in the way customers pay
for their goods. Konga delivery people will be able to accept payments from a
phone-like POS terminal and UBA is powering this with its advanced digital
payments technology” said Dr. Yinka Adedeji, Divisional Head, Digital Banking,
UBA Plc.
Konga
has adopted convenient, cutting edge and secure payment solutions to reduce
cash handling and enhance the shopping experience for its customers.
With
a customer base in excess of 10 million, UBA has invested heavily in building a
robust and secure Digital Banking platform that supports its digital banking
operations globally through strategic partnerships with various local and
international organizations.
The
UBA Group is a highly diversified financial services provider, with business
offices in New York, Paris and a subsidiary in London. A leading player on the
African continent, UBA has significant market share and operations in 19
different African countries. The Group has a strong retail franchise across the
continent offering its customers a bouquet of products and services tailored to
meet their different financial needs.
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