By Henry Kargbo

Africell Sierra Leone electronic cash transfer unit, Afrimoney and Rokel Commercial Bank have last Friday 18^th November 2022 jointly launched the Put and Pull, (Bank to Wallet, Wallet to Bank service at the RCBank Juba branch, Juba Hill in the West end of Freetown.

Welcoming all at the launching which brought telecom corporate and banking executives together, the Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr Ekundayo Walton Gilpin expressed his profound delight at the historic unveiling of RCBank-Afrimoney Put and Pull cash transfer service in Sierra Leone.

Dr Gilpin described the joint venture as another milestone achievement with a huge benchmark achievement in the electronic and digital cash transform platform scheme, pointing out that with the technologies, RCBank has always been is always at the forefront in the banking industry in Sierra Leone. He said RCBank delivers reliable cash transfer payment solutions via convenient, reliable and safe channels, adding that his bank does not only earn customers their desired convenience, but also bridge the gap in banking, by way of promoting sustainable financial inclusion across the board.

Dr Gilpin said RCBank is proud to form significant part of such platform, reassuring both RCBank and Afrimoney customers of easy access to cash on their phones linked to their RCBank accounts, wherever they find themselves in the country. The service, he continued will entreat customers happiness in the country.

The Director of Afrimoney Sierra Leone, Martison Obeng-Agyei said that the RCBank-Afrimoney Put and Pull cash transfer venture comes in during the holidays and beyond, during which customers can withdraw cash from their RCBank accounts and transfer it to their respective Afrimoney wallets with the utmost ease and convenience.

He thus called on urban and rural businesses to subscribe to Afrimoney RCBank Pull-Put service to avoid travelling along with too much money with them, as both financial service institutions are always set to earn customers quick access to their cash at any given time.

Obeng-Agyei encouraged all to embrace the service as it is highly needed by Sierra Leoneans, and informed that the service comes along with so many positive things that will help the business communities across the country. He implored customers and subscribers of both agencies rush now and to tap into the opportunities up for grabbed by RCBank and Afrimoney Sierra Leone, to ease their financial transactions and cash transfers from one to point to the other with the utmost safety and security.

The Director of Finance, RCBank, Abassie Thomas reassured customers and subscribers of the firmest partners with the telecom giant to ease the facilitation of cash transfer from his bank to Afrimoney wallets of subscribers, as it will always make life easy for customers across the country. Thomas added that with the joint scheme of RCBank-Afrimoney cash transfer system customers can transfer money via their Africmony accounts to their RCBank accounts anytime of the day, noting that customer will have easy access, especially businesses who normally come to the bank.

It should be recalled that in aspect of Afrimoney Sierra Leone’s innovative financial inclusion and cash transfer drive, the service provider has in the last ten months plus signed series of pacts with financial service providers including CMBank, BnB, Skye Bank to name the few.

Also in the area of safe, reliable and easy payments of bills, Afrimoney Sierra Leone has done similar engagements with the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority, LICCSA Business College, Easy Solar, Power-Gen renewable energy firm, the list goes on and one…in furtherance towards enhancing doing business via efficient cash transfer scheme provided by Afrimoney Sierra Leone.