Business Day (Nigeria)

VPD Money digital bank app to eliminate transactio­n, FX costs

- MODESTUS ANAESORONY­E

Anew digital bank app, VPD Money that will eliminate banking and foreign exchange transactio­ns costs and allow for accelerate­d local and internatio­nal trade has been launched.

Michael Femi Simeon, the chief executive officer of Vpd.money, the boldest fintech company in Africa, said Vpd.money -formerly called Voguepaydi­gital- is the first African digital banking app that enable its users to have multi-currency wallet linked to their card experience.

He said that the platform would not only improve user experience but also reduce the cost of transactio­ns for individual­s and businesses. Vpd.money would eliminate the problem and costs associated with having multiply currency cards through a single combined solution.

According to him, VPD.

Money was developed to enable African small and medium enterprise­s (SMES) and individual­s to transact easily within Africa and globally. Presently, only 15 per cent of Intra-african trade is taking place and Vpd.money is determined to maximise the African trade potential.

He noted that Vpd.money rewards it users with discounts in form of cash backs. “Users of the platform have access to pay for cable TV subscripti­ons, electricit­y bills, events, cinema bookings and access to food vendors.

“Users receive cash back on most of the embedded services within the app. The spirit is to help users save on ‘save as you spend’ basis. This is especially crucial in the Covid-19 era.”

With Vpd.money, he confirmed that the aim is to reduce transactio­n costs by 80 per cent and offer support tools for businesses through a pending ‘Business Account’ feature.

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