DRC: Equity Bank strengthens its partnership with VISA inc.

Equity Bank Congo and VISA inc. strengthen their partnership. While in the DRC, Andrew Torre, president of Visa for the CEMEA region and Aida Diarra, president of Visa Afrique had a working session, this Tuesday, July 9, 2019, with the staff of the leading pioneer bank. ‘innovation.

Maintaining a privileged partner that dates back to the launch of the first Visa cards in the DRC, the two delegations focused their discussions on future innovative projects to be launched and mechanisms to strengthen their collaboration.

« It was a very symbolic visit to further affirm their commitment to accompany our bank for various services that VISA will bring. We will be in the foreground as for the first cards we introduced in the DRC. The exchanges revolved around the various innovative projects that we will have to launch « , reported the Managing Director of Equity Bank Congo, Célestin Mukeba.

From these rich exchanges, the delegation of Visa inc. appreciated the efforts of its partner in the field of banking and financial inclusion at country level.

The delegation of Equity Bank Congo, to which Deputy Chief Executive Officer Hugues Bonshe was a member, praised the ease, simplicity and reliability with which its clients operate their transactions all over the world thanks to their solutions. international VISA cards.

Hence, the strengthening of this partnership between Equity Bank Congo and VISA inc. to materialize new innovative initiatives.

« Equity Bank is leading with the issuance of VISA credit cards. We have more than 80% market share. Which is very considerable. And we intend to continue to consolidate this positioning there for the happiness of customers, « said Celestin Mukeba.

VISA inc. is a global payment technology company that works for the use of digital currency. It has a network that connects the world, individuals, every day, thanks to innovative payment solutions.

Equity Bank is its first historical and privileged partner in the DRC with whom it hopes to offer customers a simple and flexible means of payment.

Emilie MBOYO