Want to keep fit and diet without going to the gym? You can do that in the comfort of your bedroom with handy do-it-yourself (DIY) instructions on your mobile device. Yes, easy exercise and diet regimen are now available on handsets. Google has incorporated in mobile devices into fitness regims to improve the efficacy of workout sessions and tips for healthier life.
To show that technology should be a part of everyday life, Google organised ‘Get Fit with Google’ to demonstrate how mobile devices can be incorporated into fitness regimens.
Its Communications and Public Relations Manager, West Africa, Mr Taiwo Kola-Ogunlade, said this was necessary because people search online daily for health/fitness/gyms to improve on their well-being.
He spoke at Google’s get fit programme in Lagos.
He said Google decided to incorporate mobile devices into fitness regimen health/fitness/gym because people search for fitness regimen in December and January across the world, while in Nigeria, it follows a quarterly pattern as people search for gyms more than health, wellness or fitness. ”Yet that search goes down in the first quarter because of other things that compete for time. We want people to sustain that tempo round the year because health is wealth, now they can get instructors to help them out in the comfort of their homes, using their mobile devices,” said Kola-Ogunlade.
At a group session where the mobile devices were tested, Analytical Lead at Google, Mr Abdulsalam Abdullateef, demonstrated how a various Android apps and Android wearable devices can be used during exercise or just to make daily activity much easier.
He said some devices, for example, can be used for checking the weather news, asking for directions and surfing the internet as well as taking dictation, among others.
“People should check their health numbers through: ‘Ok Google’, ‘Let’s Recap’, for a description of the devices and apps. For example, Tabata and Fit App, which works with an accelerometre on Android smart watches to measure distance walked, calories burnt, heart rate, among others, during workouts.
Participants were put through their paces with aerobics and cycling session, among other exercises.
Chef Uzo Orimalade was also on hand to demonstrate practical way of getting the best out of fruits, vegetables and water/teas as snacks or whole meal.
Four technologically advanced stockbroking firms and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have launched an initiative to step up the use of mobile online trading portals for transactions at the stock market. The four stockbroking firms, which included GTI Securities, Investment One Stockbroking International Limited, Meristem Securities and CSL Stockbrokers, had earlier launched mobile trading portals. Capital Bancorp Plc also has online trading portal.
The new initiative, tagged: “Smart Trade”, being coordinated by the NSE was meant to rally the stock market behind the mobile online trading, standardise and unify the platform and further provide regulatory support for the individual stockbroking firm’s efforts.
At the launch of the initiative at the Exchange in Lagos, executive director, market operations and technology, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Ade Bajomo said online and mobile stockbroking have potentials to tremendously improve the depth of the Nigerian capital market by widening investors’ base.
According to him, from the current retail trading investors’ base of five million, the stock market could leverage on increasing mobile and internet usage in Nigeria to grow retail investors’ base to some 25 million, which will create a win-win situation for all stakeholders.
Bajomo said the online platform would enable investors to buy and sell stocks on the Exchange with real-time processing functionality, adding that the platform would also enhance financial inclusion, transparency and market integrity as it gives investors greater control over their investment decisions.
He said the platform would provide users real-time market data with availability of various technical indicators to analyse the trend and momentum of the market, thus enabling investors to make informed decisions based on the latest data.
He assured that the online portal was made up of world-class technology with robust client data protection and security framework to give clients a seamless experience when processing transaction.
Managing director, GTI Securities, Amos Aledare, said the stockbroking firm has put in place adequate arrangements to ensure hitch-free operation of its online trading portal.
Managing Director, Investment One Stockbroking International Limited, Mr Oluwole Awe, said the initiative would move the market to the next level, assuring that stockbrokers would support the initiative to achieve the desired result.
“The platform has a robust security features, which are well articulated to ensure that investors trades and accounts are not compromised. This platform will enable our client make their stockbroking portfolios on mobile devices tablets, laptops and desk top computers,” Bajomo said.
He outlined that the mobile online trading initiative would ride on the back of full dematerialisation and the direct cash settlement to create a seamless experience for investors.
The direct cash settlement initiative will require complete documentation and reconciliation of investor information, holdings, contact details and bank account details.
According to him, while full dematerialisation is being implemented, the direct cash settlement initiative would be simultaneously implemented, leveraging on the progress made from putting into operation the dematerialisation processes.
“Direct implication of this initiative would be increased investor control, which in turn would translate to increased investor confidence, improved levels of financial inclusion and surge in trading volumes,” Bajomo said.
Four technologically advanced stockbroking firms and the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) have launched an initiative to step up the use of mobile online trading portals for transactions at the stock market. The four stockbroking firms, which included GTI Securities, Investment One Stockbroking International Limited, Meristem Securities and CSL Stockbrokers, had earlier launched mobile trading portals. Capital Bancorp Plc also has online trading portal.
The new initiative, tagged “Smart Trade”, being coordinated by the NSE was meant to rally the stock market behind the mobile online trading, standardize and unify the platform and further provide regulatory support for the individual stockbroking firm’s efforts.
At the launch of the initiative at the Exchange in Lagos yesterday, executive director, market operations and technology, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), Ade Bajomo said online and mobile stockbroking has potential to tremendously improve the depth of the Nigerian capital market by widening investors’ base.
According to him, from the current retail trading investors’ base of five million, the stock market could leverage on increasing mobile and internet usage in Nigeria to grow retail investors’ base to some 25 million, which will create a win-win situation for all stakeholders.
Bajomo said the online platform would enable investors to buy and sell stocks on the Exchange with real-time processing functionality adding that the platform would also enhance financial inclusion, transparency and market integrity as it gives investors greater control over their investment decisions.
He said that the platform would provide users real-time market data with availability of various technical indicators to analyse the trend and momentum of the market, thus enabling investors to make informed decisions based on the latest data.
He assured that the online portal was made up of world-class technology with robust client data protection and security framework to give clients a seamless experience when processing transaction.
Managing director, GTI Securities, Amos Aledare, said the stockbroking firm has put in place adequate arrangements to ensure hitch-free operation of its online trading portal.
Managing director, Investment One Stockbroking International Limited, Mr Oluwole Awe, said the initiative would move the market to the next level, assuring that stockbrokers would support the initiative to achieve the desired result.
“The platform has a robust security features which is well articulated to ensure that investors trades and accounts are not compromised. This platform will enable our client make their stockbroking portfolios on mobile devices tablets, laptops and desk top computers,” Bajomo said.
He outlined that the mobile online trading initiative would ride on the back of full dematerialization and the direct cash settlement to create a seamless experience for investors.
The direct cash settlement initiative will require complete documentation and reconciliation of investor information, holdings, contact details and bank account details.
According to him, while full dematerialization is being implemented, the direct cash settlement initiative would be simultaneously implemented, leveraging on the progress made from putting into operation the dematerialization processes.
“Direct implication of this initiative would be increased investor control, which in turn would translate to increased investor confidence, improved levels of financial inclusion and surge in trading volumes,” Bajomo said.
Banks are abandoning telecommunication networks to create alternate channels to support mobile money platforms and give subscribers value for their money. This new digital platform may define the success of mobile payment in future without involving telcos, writes COLLINS NWEZE.
As 45-year-old lawyer, Moshood Rasaq, waited outside the courtroom for his colleagues, his smartphone beeped with a familiar SMS message alert. It was another reminder for him to pay his electricity bill.
In three minutes, he opened his mobile money platform on his phone and the payment was done. A few years ago, he could only have imagined making such payment with ease without going to the bank.
With mobile money, instead of paying with cash, cheque, or credit cards, a consumer uses a mobile phone to pay for goods and services, and it is now the new face of banking but not without some hitches.
Expectedly, mobile money is yet to be fully embraced by the banking populace because of poor connectivity by telecommunication operators (Telcos).
In many cases, poor connectivity hinders seamless completion of transactions. Some customers explained that the fear of getting transactions completed at record time without hitches has prevented them from doing banking the mobile way.
For instance, Chinyere Okafor, a sales girl in Lagos, lamented her experiences in using mobile money platforms. “I tried to send money to my brother in Aba using a mobile platform but the transaction was stalled because of poor network. I went to my bank to make the deposit. Until banks solve connectivity challenges and build confidence in the network, I will not try it again,” she said.
Cases like this have prompted banks to rethink their mobile money strategies. Hence, to achieve a seamless mobile money services, a consortium of six banks and Unified Payments have inaugurated PayAttitude, an electronic payment scheme that allows transactions in online and offline platforms.
Chairman, PayAttitude, Victor Etuoku, who listed the participating banks as FirstBank of Nigeria Ltd, Zenith Bank Plc, Access Bank Plc, Diamond Bank, Skye Bank Plc and United Bank for Africa Plc, said the lenders are commitment to making the project succeed.
He said the collaboration with Unified Payments on PayAttitude is expected to drive innovation in service delivery, convenient mobile payment system and making Nigeria’s financial system the “safest and fastest growing amongst emerging markets.
“PayAttitude guarantees subscribers the confidence and comfort of successful mobile payment for goods and services at merchant locations at all times, notwithstanding the challenges of telecommunication or unavailability of network in the merchant’s bank or the customer’s bank,” he said.
Managing Director/CEO, PayAttitude, Agada Akpochi, reiterated that challenges of telecommunication or unavailability of network in the merchant’s bank or the customer’s bank will no longer delay transactions.
The GMD/CEO, FirstBank, Bisi Onasanya, affirmed that no doubt Unified Payments and PayAttitude would redefine the domestic payments ecosystem that had been plague numerous challenges.
The bank chief said the lender is working to constantly provide dynamic and relevant solutions that will improve the lifestyle of its customers whilst ensuring the safety and security of their funds.
He noted that with the developments in the electronic money industry, it became imperative for the payments industry to look inward for a solution that will guarantee successful retail payments of Point of Sale (PoS) terminals without depending where online real-time communication is not required between the acceptance device and the customers’ accounts in the bank.
Besides being part of the PayAttitude platform, Access Bank Plc went a step further, by inaugurating a new multi-banking payment solution, PayWithCapture.
The platform, a mobile payment solution, allows customers to make payments by scanning a merchant’s pre-generated code using the camera of their mobile device.
The product, the lender explained, can be linked with different payment cards, giving users options on payment instrument of their choice.
• GMD Access Bank Plc Herbert Wigwe
The bank’s Group Managing Director, Herbert Wigwe said: “Forging growth in mobile payment solutions requires inclusiveness. For the potential of mobile payment technologies to truly explode, it is important that we begin to see it as more than a bank initiative but more of a consumer initiative. That is where inclusiveness comes in”.
Telcos react
Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya, has called for a review of the current mobile money model, saying a telco-led model will help expand retail banking, thereby driving financial inclusion in the unbanked segment.
Telecoms companies are not permitted to provide their own mobile money services as the current model approved by the financial regulator, CBN, empowers banks to provide mobile money services while telecoms companies play only a supporting role.
Speaking, at the yeraly lecture of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Nigeria (CIBN) in Lagos, Mr. Ogunsanya, said for the mobile money market to reach its full potential, it is important that restrictions on telcos activity in mobile money are lifted.
CEO, MTN Nigeria, Michael Ikpoki, urged banks to expand its retail footprints; they must seek to develop simple products, push for transparency and ensure that their products and services are relevant to the target segment.
CBN defends policy
The CBN has also admitted that its mobile money expectations are not met, despite N5 billion annual turnover recorded by operators. CBN Director, Banking Supervision, and Chairman, Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF), ‘Dipo Fatokun, defended the bank-led model, saying the CBN does not regulate telcos and will not give them total control of the project. He said the CBN will continue to monitor progress being made in the mobile money space.
He said: “It is not correct that we have not made progress in mobile money. It is right that our expectations on mobile money has not fully been met and probably because we were very ambitious in setting the target.”
He regretted that most of the mobile money transactions are for subscription payment, and remittances, like mobile wallet sending money to account in the bank, or account in the bank sending money to mobile wallet.
NDIC’s connection
The Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has called on stakeholders in the mobile money business to seek ways of extending the service to a larger proportion of the population.
• NDIC MD Umaru Ibrahim
NDIC’s chief, Umaru Ibrahim, who made this known during a roundtable discussion on mobile money services in Lagos, said there are over 100 million mobile phone lines in the country.
He said: “According to Enhancing Financial Innovation and Access (EFiNA) survey, the rural population is 71 per cent, while 76.2 per cent of the population remains unbanked. Mobile phone ownership is 55.6 per cent in the rural areas.”
He explained that effective rendering of mobile banking financial services can be a key mechanism in achieving the objective of National Financial Inclusion Strategy (NFIS) based on the huge success recorded by Kenya, Uganda and South Africa in enhancing financial inclusion through mobile financial services.
Ibrahim said mobile banking subscribers will soon get deposit insurance coverage, with each subscriber guaranteed up to N200,000, or N500,000 as applicable to Microfinance Banks/Primary Mortgage Banks and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) respectively, in the event of bank failure.
He said if a bank fails, the insured mobile account can be transferred to another sound bank, to further engender public confidence in the system and promote financial stability. According to him, the framework for extending deposit insurance to individual customers of mobile payment services is being finalised.
Brand My Car, Nigeria’s first out-of-home vehicle advertising company, has rolled out an initiative geared towards giving more value to its customers on its unique advertising platform.
Tagged “Pay-Per-Data,” the initiative frees brands from the doubts about upfront OOH advertising rentals and enables them to pay based on estimated eyeballs reached during campaign periods.
According to the Managing Director of Brandmycar, Amaka Okolo, the initiative is driven by emerging global best-practice in the industry which prescribes the inclusion of measurable and verifiable data in the business, giving room for a lot more transparency in OOH rental billing processes.
To ensure this becomes the standard, Okolo said Brandmycar has introduced a short code, to which customers are only required to respond to Call to Action set by advertisers. All text messages by responders are Free. For example Text “WIN” to 5555. This will activate a data-driven monitoring on deployed campaigns and advertisers will only have to pay for each respondent to their campaign/Call to Action.
Brand My Car was launched in the market last year and spoke of allowing private car owners to earn extra income on their cars by turning them into mobile advertising platforms. Today, BMC has expanded its catchment to cabs and “Keke” areas in response to client demands to well-targeted, cost-friendly campaigns.
Okolo said the client is allowed to first identify the target market after which BMC deploys advertisers’campaign based on agreed placement platform.
“The campaign is monitored online real-time by both BMC and Advertiser through a customised solution and the client only pays for data of respondents to campaign. Minimum data cut-off is 5,000. Advertisers can end campaign once target set is reached. It is only at this time that the Advertiser sends BMC campaign material and pays only for printing of material,” she explained.
Okolo further said Brandmycar provides the added value of conducting a race exercise on behalf of clients based on the profiled target market to ensure maximum reach to those that are pre-planned to be exposed to the campaign.
“If an advertiser desires to reach students in an urban area like Lagos, we go to the field and make sure the vehicles on which the campaigns would be deployed are ones with very high exposure to the communities, destinations and routes of the students,” she said.
She listed cost effectiveness, real-time tracking and value for money as the prime benefits of the unique advertising channel and said enabling “selective audience targeting by demographics, interest, lifestyle, among others, is critical to an advertisers goal of effective campaign delivery.
“At Brandmycar, the ultimate goal is to convert viewers into new Customers. We provide all the gateways necessary to bring qualified leads to advertisers, offering automated lead capture from beginning to end in real-time. And advertisers can view the results of their advertising spend, and make educated adjustments to campaigns as needed,” she added.
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has admitted that its mobile money expectations are not met, despite N5 billion annual turnover recorded by operators.
CBN Director, Banking Supervision, and Chairman, Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF), ‘Dipo Fatokun who disclosed this at the Nigeria Electronic Fraud Forum (NeFF) June meeting held in Lagos at the weekend, said: “It is not correct that we have not made progress in mobile money. It is right that our expectations on mobile money has not fully been met and probably because we were very ambitious in setting the target”.
He regretted that most of the mobile money transactions are for subscription payment, and remittances, like mobile wallet sending money to account in the bank, or account in the bank sending money to mobile wallet.
Fatokun said the mobile money space started in Nigeria about two years ago, adding that about 21 Mobile Money Operators have already been licenced. “What we have discovered is that what has led to slow growth is because of lack of agency. For mobile money to be successful, you must have agent. The CBN did report setting up some conditions on agency banking which the mobile money operators are keying into,” he said.
“We have also released a guideline on super agent structure. We expect that some of the telcos, if not all, will serve as super agents. Two of the telcos already have our approval in principle, to make their agents available for mobile money”.
Speaking on the NeFF 2014 annual report with theme: “e-Fraud: Fighting the battle, winning the war”, which was also launched at the event, Fatokun said Nigeria needs to put necessary controls to avoid fraud in the e-payment space. “We have articles there to open the eyes of the public on how to stop electronic fraud. We have articles from different stakeholders. It will help you on what you need to avoid if you want your account to be safe,” he said.
He said the assessment of the e-payment industry is that the value and volume of electronic transactions in e-payment has been in the increase. However, he said the value and volume of fraud, though globally is on the increase, but in Nigeria is on decrease because of so many controls in place.
Nigeria’s National carrier, Globacom, has said that the newly launched Rhapsody of Realities, a daily devotional mobile service on its network, will add value to the spiritual lives of Christians.
In a press release issued in Lagos on Friday, the leading telecommunications outfit disclosed that the innovation, which contains reading and voice contents, was designed for the spiritual edification of the Christian faithful.
According to the company, the materials in the daily devotional are based on the Rhapsody of Realities devotional published monthly by Christ Embassy Church, one of the fastest growing Pentecostal churches with large followership in Nigeria and South Africa. Rhapsody of Realities has been rated in some quarters as the number one daily devotional in the world with translations in various languages.
The ROR Mobile Service from Glo is a Value Added Service that offers subscribers the opportunity to receive Rhapsody of Realities content on their phone via Interactive Voice Response, (IVR) text message or WAP. According to Mr. Ashok Israni, Globacom’s Chief Regional Marketing Officer, the service is offered in English, Hausa and Pidgin English.
Israni explained that the service comes in the following versions – E-Rhapsody and Download, ROR Voice Services and the Daily ROR SMS service. The E-Rhapsody and Download is an electronic version of ROR in which a subscriber will receive a link to download a PDF version of ROR. Content will be in text format (PDF) supported by mobile OS, Androids, Blackberry, Windows phone, iPhone and any data enabled devices.
“The Daily ROR is SMS-based and the subscriber receives a text message, which will have a mini URL for more of the message to be read from Rhapsody of Realities WAP portal,” Israni explained
ROR Voice Service is the voiced Rhapsody of Realities reading for the day. For ROR voice content, subscribers will get an out-bound call daily with content in the language subscribed for.
The subscriber can subscribe to the ROR voice service by sending the corresponding activation keyword to a particular short code. Israni said that for Voice ROR in English, subscribers are required to Text VROR to 55515; for Voice ROR in Pidgin, text VRORP to 55515; for Voice ROR in Hausa, text VRORH to 55515 and for ROR SMS, text ROR to 55515.
For E-download, the text is EROR to the short code 55515 . Subscribers will only get the content for the service subscribed for. For instance, if one subscribes for ROR English, he will get the content in English accordingly.
According to Globacom, one can also dial 55515 on the IVR portal to listen to the IVR instructions on how to activate the ROR services. Israni disclosed that Subscription to the Rhapsody of reality voice is affordable with content costing N35 for 3 days or N70 per week.
Global remittances will grow slowly this year, but accelerate again between next year and the year after. However, remittances are projected to reach $586 billion, at a slower growth rate of 0.4 per cent due to economic conditions.
In sub-Saharan Africa, Kenya has shown strongest growth. Remittances to the continent are projected to grow by 0.9 per cent to reach $33 billion this year while the stagnation in remittances to Nigeria was offset by strong growth in Kenya (10.7 per cent), South Africa (7.1 per cent), and Uganda (6.8 per cent). Last year, Kenya received $1.5 billion in remittances.
According to a World Bank data on the state of global remittances (Migration & Development Brief) analysed by online money transfer service WorldRemit, remittances are however, expected to accelerate again to reach an estimated $636 billion in 2017.
Fees remain far too high: the average cost of sending $200 to sub-Saharan Africa remains at 12 per cent (far off the G20’s target of five per cent); largely due to the cost of bricks-and-mortar agent networks of traditional firms. There is a huge potential for mobile technology to reduce costs on both the send and receive sides, the global lender report indicated.
Reading these findings in conjunction with a recent report by the Global Service for Mobile (Communication) Association (GSMA) 2014 State of the Industry Report on Mobile Financial Services, Mobile Money will grow to play a huge role in remittances and help to bring down fees:
Global Mobile Money usage is exploding: 261 mobile money services are now live across 89 countries with 103 million active users as of December last year. More than half of these services currently in operation are in sub-Saharan Africa. 90 per cent of money transfers to Kenya on WorldRemit go to MPesa mobile wallets.
Mobile Money helps to reduce remittance fees: the GSMA reports that the median cost of sending $100 via Mobile Money is $4.0, less than half the average cost to send money globally via traditional money transfer channels.
Mobile Money remittances are growing fast with last year witnessing a steep increase in the number of international remittances via mobile money. The value of Mobile Money remittances represents a tiny fraction of total flows, but was the fastest growing of all Mobile Money services last year.
One in five international remittance transfers to mobile money accounts in December last year went via WorldRemit. Mobile Money is WorldRemit’s fastest growing receive method.
Visa and Bharti Airtel are collaborating to bring innovative mobile payment services to Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles and Tanzania.
In a statement, the firms said they would build on existing capabilities of Airtel’s Mobile Money service, allowing subscribers to use their Airtel Money account to pay in stores and online wherever Visa is accepted.
Additionally, customers can withdraw money and make payments from their Airtel Money account using their Airtel Money Visa companion card.
On the development, Vice President of MNO Partnerships for Visa, Vish Sowani, said: “Mobile payments can transform the lives of people throughout Africa who commonly have access to a mo-bile phone, but not a bank. For mostnew subscribers, this will represent their first payment account and bring some of the latest digital payment advancements into the everyday experiences of Airtel’s customers.”
They firms explained that aside everyday Visa transactions in stores, online and at ATMs, Airtel Money could also be used to make micro-payments, conduct fund transfers, purchase airtime and pre-paid electricity, plus Internet bundles – using an easy, safe mobile experience.
Director/Head, Airtel Money Africa, Chidi Okpala, said: “We are excited to embark on the next phase of development for Airtel Money with our new partner Visa.
“We can look forward tofurther empowering our Airtel Money customerswith access to retail, ATM and online payments using only their Airtel Mobile Phone and companion card to manage all their mobile payment needs.”
Visa and Airtel have launched an Airtel Money Visa Card in Kenya and will roll out services in other markets starting this year.
Firm’s MD talks about the impact of Carmudi’s mobile app during the Social Media Week in Lagos, TONIA ‘DIYAN writes.
Mobile Apps are booming in Nigeria. Studies see an annual increase of over 30 per cent in the use of apps in Nigeria, both for local and global apps. Carmudi.com.ng, Nigeria´s number one car site, recently launched its local mobile app. During the Social Media Week (SMW), Christian Keller, the Managing Director of Carmudi Nigeria exlaind why the Carmudi app was crucial to the company’s success and how it has changed the way Carmudi is able to connect with its customers – buyers and sellers of cars.
In the second half of 2014, Carmudi Nigeria launched a mobile app. What first started as a side project quickly became its biggest growth driver. “We see extremely strong growth rates on our mobile app usage”, says Keller, during the Social Media Week panel discussion, recently.
To understand why mobile apps play a special role in African countries, Keller pointed out that “Africa is a Mobile First continent. People immediately adopted phones without making the detour through desktop Personal Computers (PCs) or laptops. That is why mobile is even more important to Africa. Studies have shown that by 2017, 334 million Africans will be connected to the internet via smartphones – the majority of them without having seen the internet on a desktop before.”
Explaining the rational for businesses to create an app, he said, “Customers on mobile apps are more loyal than website users. They return more often to the service and it is easier to keep in touch with them over notifications – much of which cannot be achieved with a mobile website alone. In the case of Carmudi, he explained that the firm’s mission is to make car buying and selling as easy as shopping for daily groceries. “People need to gain access to the entire available market anywhere and anytime to arrive at an informed decision. The Carmudi app allows customers search for the right car on the go or upload a car in less than two minutes.”
The Carmudi app allows people to find their next car at the convenience of their mobile devices. Just like the website, it features 30,000 verified cars which are available for sale in Nigeria, but makes it more convenient to use. Users can directly call a seller from their phone or upload their cars with the phone´s camera. Interested sellers can send their notifications directly to their app and searches can be saved.
The SMW is one of the events which has branched out from the mobile phone market in Africa, and has become one of Africa’s leading mobile industry events. With various industries present on the mobile market, Carmudi Nigeria, which is Nigeria’s leading online car site, was present at the SMW event to share its story in the African mobile market.
Carmudi, which was founded in 2013 is currently available in 20 countries around the world. The vehicle marketplace offers buyers, sellers and car dealers the ideal platform to find cars, motorcycles and commercial vehicles online.
