Running a smooth and efficient business remains a major challenge in Nigeria. And despite best efforts from government as well as private stakeholders, solutions which address core small scale business operations still remain few. Eyowo, a financial solutions platform, is looking to solve this challenge.
Eyowo Integrated Payment Limited is a bank whose objective is to give everyone access to basic financial services. And you don’t even need internet network to access its services as anyone who has a mobile phone can send, spend, receive, save and borrow money through the platform.
To drive help achieve its aim of helping businesses grow, the company has launched the Boost Your Business with Eyowo retail/business workshop series in Lagos.
Tara Ben-Adeola, Marketing Manager, Eyowo addressing guests at the first edition of the Boost Your Business with Eyowo retail and business workshop in Lagos
Themed “Driving Business growth with data,” the workshop is aimed at creating an avenue where retailers and business owners can learn how to improve business performance using modern tools and strategies.
The workshop, which took place on Saturday February 8 2020, had retailers, business owners and stakeholders in the fin-tech industry all in attendance.
Speaking at the workshop, CEO, Tomi Amao reiterated the institution’s vision with the purpose of solving financial inclusion problems and making daily transactions seamless for businesses in Nigeria.
“The boost your business retail seminar is one of many steps we are taking to achieve our vision which is to promote and drive financial inclusion throughout Africa. We believe this is very possible,” he said.
The guest speaker, Dr. O. Olufemi Oyenuga, Chief Customer Enterprise Architect, Oracle Ecemea [CTO], delivered a lecture around the theme Driving Business Growth with Data.
Some of the business solutions which the attendees were educated about include, Eyowo For Business which is a business solution that caters for the inherent problems undergone by professionals in the financial sector of the economy/organizations; and Eyowo for Retail, a retail solution that takes the cumbersome nature of accounting and stock keeping and make it seamless, while giving the retailer instant settlements.
Eyowo provides simple, modern and reliable financial services to anyone with a phone number. This includes consumers, retailers, businesses, and developers. Its next retail seminar series will be held in Abuja on Saturday 15 February.
