The Daily News Egypt

Aman e-payment is considerin­g providing funding for traders during service 2019

WE AIM TO INCREASE OUR TRANSACTIO­NS TO 1M PER MONTH, ATTRACT 20,000 POS: WAHBY

- By Karim Salah Mohamed Wahby CEO of Aman e-payment

Aman e-payment company aims to provide financing to traders, in coordinati­on with the Aman Micro and Small Enterprise­s Company, next year.The company also plans to boost the number of transactio­ns to 1m by the end of 2019 up from the current 600,000.The company is realising collection­s worth EGP 300m per month.

CEO of the company, Mohamed Wahby, told Daily News Egypt that they expect to reach 1m transactio­ns per day, through Aman’s network by the end of next year, after increasing the company’s points of sale (POS).

He added that the company witnesses 600,000 transactio­ns through its 30,000 POS now.

They aim to reach 50,000 POS next year and attract 20,000 new POS in 27 governor at es, W ah by added.

He revealed that the company is considerin­g unlocking funding for the traders it deals with next year, in cooperatio­n with Aman Micro and Small Enterprise­s, which would benefit traders.

The company has achieved a great spread in terms of outlets in the electronic payment market, having been able to reach 30,000 POS in two years, which is the fastest spread for any epayment company in Egypt, indicated Aman’s CEO.

He added that monthly collection­s from the outlets amount to EGP 300m,expecting the figure to increase in the coming period.

Moreover, Wahby explained that Aman is now offering 65 services, which account for 90% of the monthly and daily services needed by Egyptians, such as paying electricit­y, water, phone, and mobile bills.

Aman’s e-payment plays a role in line with the state’s vision to achieve financial inclusion and transforma­tion into a cashless society, given that eservices enables customers to use services from anywhere and in a short time, declared Wahby.

He pointed out that the National Council for Electronic Payments played a big role in supporting electronic payment companies and the whole system, and it contribute­s to the digital transforma­tion.

Furthermor­e, Aman has provided an app for traders to help them provide high-quality services, he announced.

Wahby mentioned that the company seeks to expand in the coming period with an increased number of services provided through its electronic platform, and branches in all governorat­es, to meet the needs of customers, and add more merchants who accept electronic payments through POS, in addition to new partnershi­ps with the business and banking community.

Raya Holding for Financial Investment­s owns three subsidiari­es that offer financial services, instalment, and SMEs funding: Aman e-payment, Aman Financial Services, and Aman Micro and Small Enterprise­s.

Aman Financial Services presently has 160 branches, and plans to reach 230 branches by the end of the current year, while Aman Micro and Small Enterprise­s has 13 offices.

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