{"id":38987,"date":"2020-03-17T20:40:47","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T19:40:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=38987"},"modified":"2020-03-17T20:40:47","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T19:40:47","slug":"ecobank-xpress-save-and-xpress-loan-is-designed-to-stimulate-micro-savings-in-the-economy-akinwuntan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/ecobank-xpress-save-and-xpress-loan-is-designed-to-stimulate-micro-savings-in-the-economy-akinwuntan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cEcobank Xpress Save And Xpress Loan Is Designed To Stimulate Micro Savings In The Economy\u201d &#8211;  Akinwuntan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Managing Director, Ecobank Nigeria, Patrick Akinwuntan \u00a0said the Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan is a digital product designed to stimulate micro savings in the economy.<\/p>\n<p>According to the bank Managing Director,<b>\u00a0<\/b>this innovative product is part of the bank\u2019s overall strategy to drive financial inclusion and make full banking truly accessible to all in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan will expand access for eligible customers to obtain short term micro credit loans to bridge cashflow gaps thus contributing to the national efforts to deepen financial inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ecobank Nigeria recently unveiled a new product offering, Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, enabling<b>\u00a0<\/b>customers to conveniently &amp; speedily open digital savings accounts and also obtain<b>\u00a0<\/b>short-term micro credit loans using their mobile phones through a USSD platform, *326#.<\/p>\n<p>Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, the first of its kind in the Nigeria market, is an online real-time, self-service solution which is suitable for all micro entrepreneurs, artisans, traders, low income earners and the entire unbanked and underbanked mass market population.<\/p><div data-ad-id=\"32665\" style=\"text-align:center; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px;float:none;\" class=\"afw afw_ad_image afw_ad afwadid-32665  \">\r\n                                                            <div style=\"font-size:10px;text-align:center;color:#cccccc;\">Advertisement<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.accessbankplc.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"auto\" max-width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Banner-1.jpg\"><\/a>\r\n                                                                        \r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>The Xpress Save and Xpress Loan product is simple to access digitally through the mobile phone and it is available 24 hours every day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe announced our plans to take banking to every neighborhood in Nigeria no matter how far, through our agency banking &#8211; the Ecobank Xpress Point. This. we have done and will continue to do until every household in Nigeria feels our presence. Through Xpress Save and Xpress Loan, we will empower these target households with the ability to save easily for the rainy day and also give them access to small loans to enable them to fund their businesses with more ease. All these are in line with the Ecobank Group mandate which is to contribute to the economic development and financial integration of the African continent\u201d. Mr Akinwuntan stated.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>T<\/b>he Ecobank Xpress Save allows mobile phone users to save money in their digital savings accounts (Ecobank Xpress Save account) which is opened simply and instantly through USSD code &#8211; *326#.<b>\u00a0<\/b>On the other hand, Xpress Loan allows customers who have Ecobank Xpress Save account access short term micro loans instantly to meet their immediate needs. To be eligible for the loan the customer needs to simply open Xpress Save account, meet Tier 1 KYC requirements and our simple credit score. The Ecobank Xpress Save and Xpress Loan product requires no paper work and no fees are charged for onboarding. 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