e-Naira is a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) issued by
the apex bank as a legal tender. It is the digital form of the Naira and will
be used just like cash while the e-Naira wallet is a digital storage that holds
the e-Naira. The e-Naira wallet is required to access, hold, and use the
e-Naira.
The Head, Consumer Banking, Olukorede Demola-Adeniyi, said
the bank decided to create massive awareness among its customers because of the
benefits to both individuals and businesses, disclosing that the bank has also
created a dedicated information page for customers to access vital information
regarding the policy and how they can easily sign up for the wallet at
https://www.ecobank.com/ng/enaira
“e-Naira is the Nigerian digital currency issued and
regulated by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). It has the same value as the
physical Naira and guarantees simple, safe, and fast transfers and payments
anytime and anywhere. Think of it as the same Naira but digital, borderless,
and with more possibilities,” she stated.
Further, she listed other benefits of e-Naira to include
support to the digital economy thereby leading to improved economic activities.
She noted that it will also simplify and facilitate easy cross-border payments
and trade. Mrs. Demola-Adeniyi stated that the e-Naira will bring about
financial inclusion and improve effectiveness of monetary policies, reiterating
that the e-Naira will circulate alongside cash, as it will complement cash as a
less costly, more efficient, generally accepted, safe, and trusted means of
payment.
To sign up, she urged customers of the bank to “visit the
Google Play Store or Apple AppStore to download the e-Naira Speed Wallet or
Merchant Speed Wallet App; click on sign up, select Ecobank and enter the
required information.”
She stated that Ecobank has carried out various
sensitization activities both internally and externally. She also confirmed
that the Ecobank Mobile app has the eNaira menu under the Transfers section to
facilitate easier digital payments.
In addition, customers can fund their wallets directly from
the Ecobank Mobile app. She enjoined merchants, especially, to sign up the
e-Naira Merchant Speed Wallet App to enable them receive payments seamlessly
and position their business for better profitability.
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