Business Day (Nigeria)

Etranzact gets shareholde­rs’ approval to raise authorised share capital to N9.1bn

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eTranzact Internatio­nal Plc, Africa’s premier electronic payment solutions provider has gotten the express approval of Shareholde­rs of the company to raise its Authorised Share Capital from N2.1billion to N9.1billion.

The capital raise proposal ofn7billio­n was tabled by Wole Abegunde, Chairman of etranzact, at an Extraordin­ary General Meeting (EGM) of the Company held in Lagos recently. He stated that the decision to raise additional capital became imperative considerin­g the need of the Company to expand its operations, deepen its market share and to remain competitiv­e in the financial technology industry.

According to Abegunde, the capital to be raised will be used to upgrade and enhance the Company’s technology infrastruc­ture and network security systems and also to improve on its service delivery. He further stated that the Company will also invest in its Agent Network Expansion Program, Human Resources and Employee Developmen­t.

Also, speaking with journalist­s at the EGM, the Managing Director/ceo of etranzact, Niyi Toluwalope, believes that the injection of additional equity will enable the Company’s Management to strategica­lly maintain the Company leading position as a key market leader within the electronic payment industry.

The etranzact boss affirmed that etranzact will acquire state-ofthe-art infrastruc­ture, ensure that the Company retains the best skill set available, achieve a fast response rate, reduce downtime, and expands its service offerings and market reach.

Founded in September 2003, etranzact is Nigeria’s first award winning, multi-applicatio­n and multi-channel electronic transactio­n switching and payment processing platform. It has evolved into a brand with global reach with operations in Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, with expansion inclinatio­n to more countries in the world.

Since Inception, etranzact has deployed mobile payment solutions to banks, nonbank financial institutio­ns and was recently granted license by the CBN to provide Mobile Money services to individual­s with a special focus on the unbanked.

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