United Bank for Africa Plc, UBA, this week expanded its service offerings by partnering with MyECheck to introduce a new social commerce payment system dubbed EmailMoni which it said will advance the payments landscape in Nigeria and across the African continent.
A statement issued by the bank described EmailMoni as a next generation payments technology that enables people and businesses to securely send and receive money electronically in real-time and at low cost using a downloadable mobile smartphone app or from a web app that can be accessed across all internet-enabled platforms.
The new service allows individuals and businesses to make receive electronic payments securely in a number of easily accessible and convenient ways. Users can send and request money instantly using Microsoft Outlook email, or any web mail. Money can also be securely requested and sent using Facebook, SMS text and other methods.
Available on iOS on the Apple App Store and for Android on Google Play, the EmailMoni mobile app for smartphones will over time, interact with a card-less ATM network using Quick Response (“QR”) Code enabling cash to be deposited and withdrawn from the system at thousands of ATM locations in Nigeria and across Africa.
EmailMoni will enable faster more efficient payments for UBA customers who are billers, such as cable and utility companies. Customers can also send and receive secure payments instantly and conveniently, while non-bank customers will be able easily access UBA banking and payment services.
“We are proud to open a new frontier for e-payments in Africa with EmailMoni. This conforms with our desire to continuously deliver innovative and convenient payment options to our customers. Our innovations in the digital banking space have been possible because of our huge investments in building efficient, trustworthy platforms. We assure our customers that we are committed to continually bring the best in the financial technology space to ensure they always have the best and most convenient banking experience with all our service channels” said Yinka Adedeji, divisional head, Consumer and Digital Banking at UBA.
