VISA Incorporated has been
announced by the Brand Journalists’ Association of Nigeria (BJAN) as the Best
Card Payment Scheme in Nigeria. This announcement was made at the 4thAnnual
BJAN Marketing Awards. This year’s awards which began with a conference themed
‘”Mobile Money in Nigeria: Challenges, Opportunities and Threats”, which
addressed the challenges of this platform and finding lasting solutions to
create effective mobile money programs in the country.
Speaking
at the Awards’ presentation, Country Manager for Visa West Africa Ade Ashaye
said: ‘We are excited to receive this award for Best Card Payments Scheme in
Nigeria and it is an honor to be recognized by the Brand Journalists
Association in Nigeria. Visa’s aim has always been to replace costly,
inefficient forms of payment with more secure, convenient and reliable ways to
pay and be paid.’
Visa improves lives and
livelihoods, foster opportunities and strengthens economies through its
efficient and secure digital payments solution which aligns to the financial
inclusion plans of the Federal Government of Nigeria and the Central Bank of
Nigeria. Visa is also committed to bring the benefits of electronic payments to
500 million more people globally by the end of 2020.
The BJAN Chairman, Goddie
Ofose said Visa emerged the winner after considering the organization’s strides
in the provision of digital financial services to the financial services
industry in Nigeria through its contribution to the cashless initiative of the Central Bank of Nigeria and the
ability of the company to localize their products to meet the needs of the Nigerian market.’
Visa was nominated
alongside other payment platforms in the financial services industry and
emerged the winner after the organizations’ performance for the year was
reviewed using measurement tools defined by the Brand Journalists’ Association
of Nigeria.
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