Rural banks to operate MTN mobile money transfer in 2013

Sunyani, Nov. 13, GNA – Rural Banks in the country will soon operate MTN mobile money transfer services, Mr Ebenezer Twum Asante, National Sales Executive of Mobile Telecommunication Network (MTN) said on Tuesday.      He said the company was seriously working out modalities with the ARP Apex Bank to ensure that all rural banks were networked and connected to the service by the end of April, 2013.      Mr Asante announced this when briefing the media to highlight events lined-up for the fourth anniversary celebration of Bisvel Communication Limited in Sunyani.      Bisvel Company is MTN’s authorised dealer in Brong-Ahafo Region to distribute its products.      Mr Asante explained that MTN cherished its relationship with its users and would work to ensure all subscribers especially those in rural areas benefited from other packages.      He said currently the company had more than 11 million network subscribers representing 50.9 per cent of the market share and the leading mobile telecommunication company in the country.      Mr Charles Osei Akoto, MTN Technical Manager, admitted the company was aware of the regular and intermittent network failures and assured users of network quality and stability in 2013.      He said the company’s fibre network reinforcement project was still on course and on its completion many concerns would be addressed.      Mr Akoto said the company’s subscribers in Brong-Ahafo Region had increased from 650 in 2008 to 1.2 million in 2012 targeting that by the end of 2013 an additional 200,000 users would be hooked on to the network.      Alhaji Baba Seidu Issifu, Chief Executive Officer of Bisvel Communication, said MTN’s mobile service had created mutual benefits for both companies.      He said Bisvel had added 81 subscriber acquisition canvassers, 18 value added services ambassadors, 90 local agency scheme agents and 60 retail ambassadors who were tasked with specifics projects to enhance growth.      Alhaji Issifu said the company was a job provider for mostly the youth directly and indirectly with more than 8,000 youth engaged in the number of point of sale businesses, popularly known as “space-to-space” in the Region.      He said through the “project hunter”, an initiative by the company, more than 60,000 subscribers had been connected to the MTN network this year.   GNA... Read Full Story