Unity Bank, Afrigo Collaborate To Deepen Electronic Payments Access

Unity Bank Plc has spoken about partnering domestic card scheme provider, AfriGo, to deepen electronic payments access using its retail customer segments.

The collaboration would also enhance the financial inclusion drive in the financial services sector of the economy.

Details about the collaboration emerged during a high-level strategic business engagement held at Unity Bank’s head office in Lagos on Friday, with the AfriGo’s Executive Management team.

Speaking during the session, Unity Bank’s Managing Director/CEO, Mr. Ebenezer Kolawole, stated: “We are committed to making the AfriGo Card a primary delivery channel for Unity Bank.

“As a national domestic card scheme, it deserves to be promoted both internally and externally as a local solution with significant potential to redefine Nigeria’s card payment landscape.”

Kolawole also pledged the Bank’s continued support for the adoption of AfriGo cards across its network, while urging AfriGo to intensify awareness campaigns to drive greater market acceptability.

Managing Director of AfriGo, Ebehijie Momoh, while responding, commended Unity Bank for the support it has given the scheme, ranking Unity Bank among the top five adopters of the AfriGo card.

He also highlighted the card’s growing impact in expanding financial inclusion and improving electronic payments access in the country.

Momoh said AfriGo had continued to innovate with technologies that support instant payments and offline capabilities, ensuring broader access to e-payment systems across underserved markets.

He added that partnerships with solutions like Tap & Go have helped boost contactless payment adoption, improving convenience for cardholders either commuting for work, business, or leisure.

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Momoh expressed optimism about the potential of Unity Bank’s extensive retail network to drive deeper collaboration aimed at enhancing e-banking penetration nationwide.

A release on the collaboration added that notably, Unity Bank pioneered USSD banking, *7799#, in local languages, an initiative aimed at deepening access among underserved rural and semi-urban populations.

It said the bank also launched Unifi, a youth-focused digital banking platform designed to meet the lifestyle and financial needs of the younger demographic. Most recently, the Bank unveiled GenFi, a gamified mobile banking solution tailored for children and teenagers to cultivate smart money habits from an early age.