{"id":1132,"date":"2014-10-31T17:18:00","date_gmt":"2014-10-31T17:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/2014\/10\/31\/uba-target-youths-with-smartmoney\/"},"modified":"2020-09-02T19:30:16","modified_gmt":"2020-09-02T19:30:16","slug":"uba-target-youths-with-smartmoney","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/uba-target-youths-with-smartmoney\/","title":{"rendered":"UBA target youths with \u201cSmartMoney\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b>A new world of online shopping,<br \/>\ntravel and dining is awaiting African youths that subscribe to United Bank for<br \/>\nAfrica\u2019s (UBA) new \u201cSmartmoney,\u201d a specially designed prepaid card targeted at<br \/>\nyouths on the continent.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/10\/Smartmoney3-735x1024.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/10\/Smartmoney3-735x1024.jpg\" width=\"458\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">UBA, which launched the<br \/>\nSmartMoney prepaid card this week, says it will initially be issued in Nigeria,<br \/>\nGhana, Kenya and Burkina Faso and later by December 2014 in all the 19 countries across<br \/>\nAfrica where it has operations.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSmartmoney comes as a prepaid<br \/>\ncard that is easy to use, convenient and safe, with chip and pin technology,<br \/>\nyou can load up and explore every corner of the globe and web the easy,<br \/>\nconvenient way\u201d says Yinka Adedeji, Divisional Head, e-banking of the UBA<br \/>\nGroup.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">SmartMoney card is widely<br \/>\naccepted card in more than 1.6 million Visa ATMs worldwide, 24 hours a day, and<br \/>\nseven days a week. The Smartmoney prepaid card can also be linked to UBA\u2019s<br \/>\npopular mobile banking platform \u201cU-Mobile\u201d enabling holders of the card to<br \/>\naccess banking services on their phones no matter where they are globally.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/10\/SmartMoney4-738x1024.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ubagroup.com\/57-marina\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2014\/10\/SmartMoney4-738x1024.jpg\" width=\"460\" height=\"640\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cNo matter where you are, if you<br \/>\nhave your mobile phone, you can manage your SmartMoney card by visiting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartmoneycard.me\/\">www.smartmoneycard.me<\/a>. SmartMoney also<br \/>\ngives you an all time online access to the Visa Travel Planner, with which you<br \/>\ncan create your very own travel guidebook using Lonely Planet content, Visa<br \/>\noffers and ATM locations\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">A major attraction of SmartMoney<br \/>\nprepaid cards is that users can load the exact amount they want to spend on the<br \/>\ncard. This ensures that they are able to effectively manage their spending<br \/>\nplans while travelling or when they go shopping.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cSmartmoney is the perfect<br \/>\nprepaid card for students and young adults. It is a trendy card that is<br \/>\ndesigned not only to stand out but also help youths keep a tap on their<br \/>\nspending patterns. It is gives a sense of freedom and security since it is not<br \/>\ntied to the cardholder\u2019s bank account. So, there is no fear that a cardholder\u2019s<br \/>\nbank account will be compromised with SmartMoney\u201d<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">UBA\u2019s issuance of the SmartMoney<br \/>\nprepaid card is expected to boost the financial inclusion agenda of many<br \/>\nAfrican governments especially among the youths. UBA is recognized as one of<br \/>\nthe biggest card payment card issuers on the continent.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Recently, the UBA also announced<br \/>\nthe introduction of Value Added Services (VAS) on all its POS machines across<br \/>\nAfrica. With the new VAS on the POS machines UBA cardholders will be able to<br \/>\nmake payment for other services on the POS including Airtime purchase, Cable<br \/>\nsubscription, Electricity, Water and other bill payments on UBA POS machines.<\/div>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">United Bank for Africa Plc is one<br \/>\nof Africa&#8217;s leading financial institutions offering banking services to more<br \/>\nthan 10 million customers across over 700 business offices in 19 African<br \/>\ncountries. With presence in New York, London and Paris, UBA is connecting<br \/>\npeople and businesses across Africa through retail, commercial and corporate<br \/>\nbanking, innovative cross border payments, and trade finance.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0A new world of online shopping, travel and dining is awaiting African youths that subscribe to United Bank for Africa\u2019s (UBA) new \u201cSmartmoney,\u201d a specially designed prepaid card targeted at youths on the continent. &nbsp; UBA, which launched the SmartMoney prepaid card this week, says it will initially be issued in Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and 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