Managing director and chief executive of the bank, Mr Patrick Akinwuntan, speaking on Ellevate, said the gender-based proposition for women-owned businesses is targeted at reducing gender inequality in entrepreneurship and aids equal representation for women in the formal business sector.
Akinwuntan reiterated that the businesses under Ellevate will also have “access to Ecobank’s unique digital payments and collections solutions like Omnilite for payments, EcobankpayNQR for contactless local and cross-border collections, modern POS channels and various lifestyle benefits including campaigns and promotions to drive their business growth and personal well-being.”