‘Papa Banji’ is a free to watch comedy web series showing on YouTube and can be viewed across the globe. Season 3 of ‘Papa Benji’ went live last Wednesday, months after season one and two premiered with positive reviews. 

Papa Benji tells the story of a man, his family, customers, everyone and everything surrounding them and how it impacts the society. It’s depiction of the life of an everyday Nigerian relies on the use of comedy to take one off the heat of daily hassles.

Babajide Sipe, Head Marketing and Corporate Communications at Ecobank Nigeria, said the bank’s decision to bring ‘Papa Benji’ to the screen from inception is to take entertainment to higher level, adding that the show also serves as a platform to showcase the bank’s ubiquitous digital payment platforms, providing people with entertainment whilst showing them how to bank hassle-free on their phones. This is banking at your fingertips which is endearing the Pan African bank to many Nigerians.

Ecobank Digital platforms includes the Ecobank Mobile app, USSD *326#, Ecobank Online, Ecobank OmniPlus, Ecobank Omnilite, EcobankPay, Ecobank RapidTransfer, ATMs, and PoS terminals.

Also available to customers is an extensive distribution network of over 60,000 agency banking locations spread across the country.

Specifically on the pervasive nature of the Ecobank Mobile app, Sipe said the app which is available for download on the Apple Store and Google Playstore makes it extremely easy to bank on the go 24/7, enabling customers to cater to their everyday banking needs anywhere and at any time directly from their mobile device.

“Our Mobile app allows customers manage their accounts, send money, make payments, buy airtime, pay for services, and do other transactions across the 33 African countries where Ecobank is present. The mobile app is secure, reliable, convenient, and available to everyone.

At Ecobank, we have just one Mobile App on Google Play store, unlike other Banks with different apps in the respective countries they operate. Our customers are able to send money instantly to the 33 African countries where Ecobank is present; transfer money to other bank accounts both domestic and international; transfer to a mobile money wallet in the same country; transfer money by email and SMS in the same country; and send money to Visa cardholders through Visa Direct.

Other unique features, include the opportunity to open an Xpress Account; create and fund a Virtual card; set travel notifications for enhanced card security; block and unblock one’s bank card; attach other bank cards for transactions; as well as being able to add one’s banking profiles from different countries”, he stated.

The web series of ‘Papa Benji’’ first season premiered with 13 episodes in December 2020. It stars actors like Bethel ‘Senator’ Njoku, Onyebuchi Ojieh, Nedu Wazobia, Jemima Osunde, Basketmouth, and a host of other comic stars.

The online comedy series follows the life of its eponymous character, Papa Benji, an industrious Igbo man who took a loan to start his pepper soup joint, which attends to many other interesting characters that come into the joint.

The series also interjects conversations about current issues of social relevance in a relatable manner.

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The six-month campaign, which is set to run between July 1 and December 31, 2024, will see 540 customers of the Pan African bank winning various monetary rewards.

Announcing the commencement of the campaign, Adeola Ogunyemi, head, Consumer Banking, said it is part of the bank’s strategy to reward customers’ loyalty, adding that it would also deepen financial inclusion for all classes of Nigerians, especially those in the rural and semi-urban areas.

She explained that participation is open to both new and existing individual customers of the bank across the country, who qualify to be rewarded, while also enjoying a first-grade banking experience.

According to her,

“Under the reward initiative, 520 of our customers will win N50,000 monthly for 6 months; 16 customers are expected to win N500,000 quarterly in September and December and 4 customers will win N2,000,000 each at the end of campaign. We expect many Nigerians particularly those that are yet to have account with us to avail themselves of this opportunity and enjoy the top-notch services that we offer.”

Speaking on the dynamics of the campaign, Victor Yalokwu, head, Consumer Segments & Products, stated that the conditions to qualify for the campaign were made simple and easy, all in a bid to ensure both new and existing customers participate and get rewarded.

According to him, “New customers only need to open an account with a minimum of N10,000  and maintain for 30 days to qualify for the monthly draw which also applies to existing customers. To qualify for the quarterly draw, new and existing customers are expected to deposit and maintain a minimum amount of N50,000  for 3 months consecutively while to qualify for the grand prize, customers are expected to deposit and maintain a minimum amount of N50,000 for 6 months consecutively. In addition, customers are expected perform a minimum of 2 transactions monthly,” he noted.

Mr. Yalokwu further explained that prospective customers can open an account by visiting here while customers with dormant accounts can visit here to reactivate their accounts.

Ecobank is a major player in the distribution of financial services in Nigeria, leveraging digital platforms including Ecobank Mobile App, MySME App, USSD *326#, Ecobank Online, Ecobank OmniPlus, Ecobank Omnilite, EcobankPay, Ecobank Africa, ATMs, POSs and an extensive distribution network of over 240 branches and over 50,000 Agency Banking locations.

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Also available to customers is an extensive distribution network of over 50,000 Ecobank Xpress Point (agency banking) locations spread across the country.

Head of Payments, Ecobank Nigeria, Dayo Adeyemi said the bank has put measures in place to ensure its customers and users of digital channels have uninterrupted access to full banking services via its state-of-the-art digital channels during the Yuletide season, stressing that Ecobank had embarked on digital transformation drive many years ago to improve customers’ experience and create alternative access to banking services.

Speaking specifically on Ecobank Mobile app, he said the app, which is available for download on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, makes it extremely easy to bank on the go 24/7, enabling customers to meet their payment needs anywhere and at any time directly from their mobile device.

“The Ecobank App, the first of its kind in Africa has an innovative payment solution, it allows customers manage their accounts, send money, pay bills, buy airtime, pay merchants, and do other transactions across the 33 African countries where Ecobank is present. The mobile app is secure, reliable, convenient, and available to everyone.  This is the season of giving and we offer our customers more options for sending money to loved ones. They can also transfer money to other bank accounts both domestically and internationally,” he said.

He noted that businesses can also carry out uninterrupted transactions during this season via the Omni Lite app. According to him, the app is designed to enhance productivity, manage cash flow, and bolster efficient management of customers’ working capital cycle and its cash management capabilities include account services, payments, collections, liquidity management, detailed and customizable reports, amongst others.

“The Ecobank Omni Lite app enables faster processing of instructions with loading option or file import for mass payments, a customizable system environment with choice of language, time zone and comprehensive, user-friendly navigation menu and state-of-the-art system architecture that meets international safety standards.

He added that “Ecobank continues to provide convenient digital banking solutions to the market. We do this in the hope that every individual can easily open and operate a bank account, make payments, and send remittances to other people, on the back of the numerous self-service solutions deployed by the bank. Everyone can do this without visiting any of the bank’s branches,” he said.

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