By Etop Ekanem

Telecommunications company, Etisalat, has restated its commitment to the Federal Government’s plan to ensure financial inclusion for all strata of the country.

Director, Digital Business, Etisalat Nigeria, Adia Sowho, affirmed the company’s support while making a presentation entitled, “A Telco’s Perspective on Financial Inclusion,” at the 10th Annual Banking and Finance Conference of the Chartered Institute of Bankers of Nigeria, CIBN, in Abuja.

The conference is the flagship event of the CIBN and provides stakeholders in the financial services sector a platform for knowledge sharing on contemporary issues affecting the sector and the economy as a whole.

Sowho said telecommunication companies in Nigeria had a lot to offer in helping the  government to achieve some of the set goals of the financial sector especially the attainment of the financial inclusion goals of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN.

According to her, Etisalat Nigeria in line with government’s objectives on financial inclusion has developed some innovative products such as Easy wallet and GTEasySavers Account, in partnership with Guaranty Trust Bank, as part of the company’s initiatives to drive the achievement of the financial inclusion goals.