1ST National Savings and Loans Limited has unveiled its mobile banking vans at its headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra.
The Chief Executive Officer of the savings and loans company, Mr Patrick Anumel, who performed the launch, explained that the move was to practically demonstrate the vision of the company, which is partly “to be a truly national bank for the ordinary person.”
“Like other products we have rolled out in the past months, the mobile banking vans are going to be used for the purpose of actualising the vision of First National,” he stated.
According to him, statistics available showed that 70-80 per cent of Ghanaians are unbanked, adding that most of these people live in the rural and suburban areas.
He also stressed that the introduction of mobile banking through the use of vans would make it possible for his outfit to serve the unbanked population on their doorstep.
The vans, Mr Anumel said, had an electronic device known as the mobile Point of Sale (mPOS).
“It is significant to note that First National was the first financial institution to adopt the concept of field cashiers, who we now call Mobile Bankers. These are First National members of staff who go round from shop, house, office and market assisting people to deposit their monies into their various accounts with the use of mPOS,” he said.
He went on to state that the mobile banking vans would make banking for “our customers more convenient, safe, secure and reliable”.
“You don’t need to stop whatever you are doing and walk or drive to the banking hall. We shall drive the banking hall to you through these vans,” he added.
Mr Anumel disclosed that some of the services of the mobile banking vans would allow for withdrawals from accounts and deposit into accounts.
The other services were transfer from one account to another in 1st National and transfer of funds from one person to another in 1st National, he added.
Mr Anumel seized the opportunity to urge Ghanaians to open an account with 1st National and enjoy the benefits of First National Fast Cash among other products.
A senior member of staff of 1st National, Mr Silas Antwi, demonstrated how withdrawal and deposit transactions could be carried out on the company’s mPoS through its mobile banking vans.