SOLAD Power group has joined the
Interswitch Financial Inclusion Services Limited agent banking network, known
as Quickteller Paypoint, as a sub-agent.
The move enables SOLAD to digitise
collections and provide existing energy customers with a broader range of
financial services, as part of the company’s strategy to build a fully
integrated digital power-as-a-service network.
SOLAD will progressively integrate its
sites into the agent network, beginning with its operations in Ogun State,
digitising the customer experience and using power supply as the foundation on
which SOLAD customers will be able to pay for more than 5,000 different
services at SOLAD customer service centres
Services will include cash-in cash-out,
bill payments, and other agent network related activities. As more SOLAD sites
go live, they will be added to the Quickteller Paypoint network ensuring that
these services are available to all SOLAD customers.
Welcoming SOLAD to the Quickteller Paypoint
platform, Titilola Shogaolu, Divisional CEO at IFIS stated that the addition of
SOLAD helps IFIS unleash its value proposition to the energy sector especially
mini-grid and off-grid segments. Payments and collections have become more
convenient for both agents and customers alike.
“We are excited about the partnership with
SOLAD and believe that with our platform, customers utilizing SOLAD services
nationwide in the long term will enjoy seamless ways to pay for electricity
services,” she said.
Commenting on the agreement, SOLAD Power
Group Nigeria CEO, Yewande Olagbende, said: “SOLAD has connected more than
10,000 small businesses with reliable, affordable power and we can now begin to
supplement the customer relationship by providing additional value-added
services in some of our locations.
“This is part of our long-term ambition to
build a fully integrated digital power-as-a-service network that is able to
develop and deliver a range of services alongside our power distribution
infrastructure. We look forward to rolling out more sub-agents as our network
of projects expands.”
Expanding on SOLAD’s digital service
ambitions, SOLAD Power Group CEO Denis O’Brien said: “SOLAD has a unique
proposition, in that we are delivering innovative power solutions using clean
energy to communities that desperately need it, but we recognise that power
alone is just the beginning.
“By digitising the customer service
experience and integrating into other service providers we can use power supply
as the entry point through which a wide range of digital service propositions
can be provided.
“The more we learn about our customers’
needs and preferences, the better we will be able to design and deliver service
propositions that meet their unique circumstances.
“Our pilot site in Ogun State, in
partnership with Interswitch, is our first step in delivering these connected
services. We have a firm belief that a mobile led approach will help thousands
of business owners across our platform.”
Welcoming SOLAD to the Quickteller Paypoint
platform, Titilola Shogaolu, Divisional CEO at IFIS stated that the addition of
SOLAD helps IFIS unleash its value proposition to the energy sector especially
mini-grid and off-grid segments. Payments and collections have become more
convenient for both agents and customers alike.
“We are excited about the partnership with
SOLAD and believe that with our platform, customers utilizing SOLAD services
nationwide in the long term will enjoy seamless ways to pay for electricity services,”
she said.
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