Govt must consider Universal Mobile Wallet System to drive financial inclusion
April 26, 2021 Striggner-Quartey
The government and policy makers must engineer policies that will cause a “quantum shift and drive massive participation in the digital eco-system, Vodafone Ghana’s Legal and External Affairs Director, Geta Striggner-Quartey has said.
She said, having made a commitment to bridge the digital and economic divide with its purpose led agenda, Vodafone Ghana in an industry first, completely waived charges to any network via Vodafone Cash.
“We urge the government to lift barriers to significantly drive increased usage and acceptance across board. Having a universal wallet system which makes it possible for customers to access funds from every mobile agent will be a game changer,” she said.
Having made a commitment to bridging the digital and economic divide with its purpose-led agenda, Vodafone Ghana in an industry first, completely waived charges to any network via Vodafone Cash.
And to broaden financial inclusion, bring relief to clients, increase volumes and frequency of monetary movements across networks, Vodafone Ghana’s Legal and External Affairs Director, Geta Striggner-Quartey believes government and policymakers must engineer policies that will cause a “quantum shift and drive massive participation in the digital eco-system.”
“We urge the government to lift barriers to significantly drive increased usage and acceptance across board,” she said adding “having a universal wallet system which makes it possible for customers to access funds from every mobile agent will be a game changer, she said”.
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