SAP Africa has announced a partnership with ActivEdge Technologies, a SAP OEM (original equipment manufacturer) certified partner, to drive innovative mobile solutions to fulfil the growing needs of the financial services industry in West Africa.
A statement from the company quoted the Managing Director, SAP West Africa, Mr. Richard Edet, as saying that the ActivEdge Technologies OEM partnership would help SAP to further penetrate the thriving financial services space in West Africa.
He said, “SAP intends to become the platform of choice in mobile commerce banking and a trusted advisor to the banking industry in West Africa. This partnership will allow ActivEdge to build its own intellectual property in rapid response to market demands and thereby help SAP grow its market share in the region.”
According to CEO of ActivEdge Technologies, Mr. George Agu, the partnership means that banks in West Africa can now enjoy the benefits of a comprehensive mobile platform at an affordable price.
He explained that the partnership would enable banks to grow their market share, provide flexible and convenient services to the growing mobile customer base and the unbanked population.
As part of the partnership, ActivEdge Technologies is now certified to offer the following SAP solutions: SAP Mobile Banking, SAP Mobile Inclusive Banking, SAP Mobile Consumer Payments, SAP Mobile Remittance, SAP Mobile TopUp and SAP Mobile Payments.
Agu explained that prevailing trends in the local banking sector showed that many banks were still looking at mobile commerce simply from a transactional viewpoint.
