One of the leading Ghanaian Banks, Fidelity Bank, has entered into a partnership with the Ghana Post Company Limited to roll out 33 new Fidelity Agent Points at key Ghana Post outlets across the country.
According to Fidelity Bank’s Managing Director, Mr. Julian Opuni, the move forms part of measures to improve the banking experience and to enhance access to banking transactions by customers of Fidelity Bank through Fidelity Agent Points at various Ghana Post outlets.
The agreement was reached when Mr. Bice Osei Kuffour, the Managing Director (MD) of Ghana Post, met Fidelity Bank’s MD, Mr. Julian Opuni to finalize the agreement which is expected to strengthen the existing business partnership and discuss ways of deepening financial inclusion in the country.
During the meeting, Mr. Opuni commended Ghana Post Company Limited for coming on board to ensure that the goal of supporting the government’s financial inclusion agenda is achieved.
“This partnership has contributed to easy access to our products and services as customers and non-customers alike are able to conveniently perform banking transactions at Ghana Post locations without the need to travel to a fully-fledged banking hall. This new partnership will deliver 33 new agents point at various key locations across the country.”
Mr. Julian Opuni
The Outlets to Soon Cover the Whole Country
Mr. Opuni expressed his excitement and confidence that in the coming years the partnership would be expanded to cover all of the Ghana Post outlets in the country and enhance the services provided at those outlets.
Mr. Bice Osei Kuffour, on his part, assured that Ghana Post is fully committed to supporting the growth of the partnership for the continued delivery of quality service to all stakeholders. He added that the new outlets will help Ghanaians to appreciate good and convenient banking.
The Managing Director also commended Fidelity Bank PLC for the initiative, saying that the initiative would create employment for many Ghanaians who are desperately looking for jobs.
Mr. Kuffour encouraged the public to take advantage of the convenience of banking at designated Ghana Post offices and make good use of it. He further urged stakeholders to place utmost faith in the partnership to deliver the required results. The Managing Director moreover, indicated his commitment to supporting the growth of the partnership for the continued delivery of quality service to all stakeholders.
Fidelity Bank has since 2010 partnered with the Ghana Post to promote financial inclusion in Ghana in keeping with the Banks’s “Together We’re More,” brand promise. The two entities have since collaborated in many ways to make banking services easily accessible and convenient for the Ghanaian populace.
Under the partnership, customers are able to engage in banking transactions such as account opening, cash withdrawals, cash deposits, balance enquiries, mini statements, cardless transactions, funds transfers, utility bill payments, and airtime top-ups at the Ghana Post outlets.
