Alhaji Alimi Abdulfatai, Managing Director/CEO, Afabalim Mats Ventures, deals in children’s clothing and accessories at the popular Sheikh Abubakar Gumi Central Market in Kaduna, the Kaduna State capital. In this interview, he talks about his experience as a merchant using PaywithSpecta, submitting that his business is growing more and more following his introduction to the solution by his account officer.
Last year was very difficult for our business as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. So, we hope things will be better this year. We are just starting the new year but the challenges we are encountering, needless to say, is certainly going to be similar to those of last year. At the moment, business is just fluctuating. The business environment is not really stable yet but so far so good, I am confident that this year will be better considering the way the customers are turning up.
Once a customer says he does not have money and we assure him that he can pay with some little interest, he relaxes. People actually prefer the PaywithSpecta because of the low interest rate.We are into children’s wears and accessories, especially infants. Our business is unique. With or without hardship, man must procreate and if that happens, you must cloth the kids and that is where we come in.