Innovate 1 Pay Expands, Takes Fintech Services to Dubai

Africa’s leading payment gateway brand, Innovate 1 Pay has announced the expansion of its operations and provision of financial technology services to African expatriates in Dubai, Middle East.

With the move, Innovate 1 Pay is aiming to consolidate cooperation and integration between Dubai and several African countries as well as tap into the market to address unmet needs.

Africa is set to surpass China and India as a job market by 2040, and with the recent visa reforms in the UAE, Dubai has emerged as an attractive destination for Africans to pursue career advancement and professional fulfilment. Innovate 1 Pay is leading this drive with the provision of international money transfer and payment services.

Chairman of Innovate 1 Pay, Mahmood Ahmadu, said the move will enhance ease of doing business between the UAE and Nigeria and ultimately drive business growth.

“With the maturing of financial markets in Africa, we have expanded our presence to a total of 56 countries currently, and with the promise that the new UAE visa regime holds for African professionals, we believe the prospects for growth in addressing this demographic is very promising indeed.

“The next generation of financial services needs to reflect customer expectations around secure and quick transfer of funds. Our relationship with government bodies and comprehensive presence in the African market positions Innovate 1 Pay uniquely in being able to leverage these strengths, and amplify them with the use of appropriate and user friendly technologies,” he stated.

Speaking, its Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Nwachukwu, noted: “The time for a concerted effort to extend financial inclusion in Africa is right now. Africa is currently the second fastest growing continent, after Asia, and we are looking at an average GDP growth of 5% across the continent that has lasted a decade now.”

On the potential of Africa’s population, he said Innovative 1 Pay is working towards the larger social goal of boosting financial inclusion on the continent.

“Africa is home to 40 per cent of the people in the world, who lack access to banking services and we at Innovate 1 Pay see our business mission within the context of this larger social goal. Bringing financial inclusion to all is possibly one of the most important steps in empowering untapped human potential, more equitable wealth distribution and a universally prosperous world.”

The UAE and African countries ties are on solid track.  Due to the relationship, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Dubai Chamber) has announced its plans to host the fifth edition of the Global Business Forum (GBF) on Africa from November 18-19 in Dubai.
Organised with the theme: Scale Up Africa, GBF Africa 2019 will bring together African and UAE governments and business leaders to explore avenues of economic cooperation and to facilitate bilateral trade and investment flows.
The high-level forum will place a key focus on forging the connections that will enable scale-up, and explore how public and private sector players in Africa and the UAE can work together to sustainable partnerships.

The impressive performance of Innovate 1 Pay represents the tremendous room for growth and expansion that exists at the intersection of increasing demand, market growth and the outreach potential of tech-enabled services.

The company was commended for its efforts to empower financial inclusion at the recent Central Bank Payment Conference in Berlin, which included representatives from the European Commission, the Federal Reserve, Deutsche Bundesbank, Visa, and the Assistant Governor of Australia’s Reserve Bank, among others.

In April, Innovative 1 Pay received the Euro-Knowledge ‘Most Innovative IT Company of The Year Award’ at a ceremony held at the British House of Lords.
Innovate 1 Pay is one of Africa’s leading providers of payment services, international money transfer and foreign exchange services. It can address the needs of either individuals or organizations, through a diverse portfolio of solutions.
The company’s quick, secure and intuitive processes facilitate seamless multi-channel transfers for both banked and unbanked customers. Innovate 1 Pay is the exclusive distributor of foreign currency to Bureau de Change (BDC) operators in Northern Nigeria.
Based in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja and with a global operations office at Jumeirah Lakes Towers, Dubai UAE, Innovate 1 Pay is Nigeria’s largest provider of payment services, having processed over a million transactions for clients in Nigeria and beyond on its platform.