[ 2016-10-28 ]

E-zwich agents go up to 100 as GhIPSS prospects for more
Over 100 e-zwich agents have been set up mainly in
Accra, few other regional capitals and major
towns, as efforts are stepped up to bring e-zwich
services closer to the people.

The move follows exponential growth in the use of
the biometric card by over 100 percent in terms of
volume and over 200 percent by value in the first
half of this year compared to the same period
last year.

All the 100 e-zwich agents are private individuals
and a few outlets of microfinance institutions,
who are offering the range of e-zwich services to
complement the banks.

The Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement Systems
(GhIPSS) began the initiative to create the agents
less than three months and has steadily increased
the number of agents to the current number and are
prospecting for more.

A team from GhIPSS was in the Western and Central
regions to prospects for more agents who will soon
be set up to also provide the service. The team is
expected to visit other regions as well.

The decision by government to use the e-zwich to
pay beneficiaries of its various social
interventions and other projects, together with
increased use of the payment system by private
sector organisations has led to more people
receiving payments on the card.

It is to ensure that these cardholders enjoy
quality service at locations easy to access, that
GhIPSS has set out to set up the agents.

The Chief Executive of GhIPSS Archie Hesse is
encouraging enterprises and business minded people
to contact GhIPSS if they are interested in
serving as e-zwich agents. He explained that such
people will be trained and assisted to set up and
provide the range of services.

Source - Ultimatefm

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