FINCA PARTNERS WITH AIRTEL MONEY ON DIGITAL MONEY PLATFORM

September 23, 2020

Lilongwe, 23rd September, 2020: FINCA Limited and Airtel Money have announced a partnership which will revolutionize the way FINCA customers transact with their savings accounts and mobile money.

The new partnership will enable FINCA and Airtel Money customers to transfer funds between the two platforms. Speaking in an interview, Daniel Makata, FINCA’s Head of Mobile and Digital Business said, “Our aim is to keep evolving our products to adapt to modern financial technology. This integration will help us enhance financial inclusion as more customers can easily access financial services using Airtel Money’s widespread Agent network.”

 Makata further said that the financial industry’s adoption of mobile money is an opportunity for both FINCA Limited and Airtel Money to grow their urban and rural reach with secure financial services.

Commenting on the partnership, Airtel Money Director, Polycarp Ndekana said, “We are pleased to add FINCA to our list of financial services partners on the Airtel Money platform. We want to keep adding value to our mobile money portfolio to meet our customer’s varying financial needs.”

He further added that integration with FINCA will allow customers to conveniently transact between their Mobile money wallet and their FINCA account for savings or loan repayments.

The integration between Airtel Money and FINCA is one of the initiatives aimed at advancing financial inclusion and delivering solutions that enrich the lives of communities. FINCA is now the 7th financial institution to be added to the Airtel Money platform joining other financial service providers.

To access the service, Airtel Money customers with FINCA accounts will simply dial *211# for the Airtel Money Menu, select ‘Bank’, and then ‘FINCA’. Customers can also access the Airtel Money menu from the ‘My Airtel App’. FINCA clients access the service by dialing *312# on the FINCA Mobile menu and select ‘Funds Transfers’, followed by ‘Bank to wallet’.