MoneyMaster Selected As Payment Partner For Ounje Eko Phase 2
The Lagos State Government has reappointed leading Payment Service Bank, Moneymaster for the second phase of the ‘Ounje Eko’ Food Discount Market, which commences across the state on September 1, 2024’.
A food price discount initiative packaged by the Lagos State Government to bring succor to residents of the state, ‘Ounje Eko’ provides a variety of food items to residents at a discount of 25 percent.
The scheme, which recommences on Sunday, September 1, across all the Local Government Areas (LGAs), Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and in the premises of five tertiary institutions in the state was successfully piloted in March this year.
MoneyMaster’s innovative and robust payment and collection technology infrastructure was fully deployed during the pilot exercise and once again it has been given the mandate to deploy its cutting-edge collection solution for seamless transactions at Ounje Eko discount markets.
“We are excited to partner with the Lagos State Government in the second phase of the Ounje Eko discount markets as this programme aligns with our corporate philosophy of adding value to people’s lives”, MoneyMaster PSB disclosed in a statement.
Moneymaster’s secure, fast transaction processing and robust payment channels, which facilitated excellent performance in the scheme’s first phase, has been described as the factor responsible for the retention of the bank for the payment programme.
MoneyMaster PSB, which was issued a license by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) in August 2020 has been instrumental in providing financial technology services to bridge the gap between the banked, underbanked and unbanked populace in the country.
