As part of its contribution towards Federal Government’s efforts to deepen financial inclusion in the country, leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria, has collaborated with payment solution provider, Wari, to provide an innovative payment platform for Nigerians.
Designed as a convenient and easy-to-use payment solution, Wari allows users to make payment for goods and services, buy airtime, pay bills, deposit cash and make withdrawals within the country or outside.

Wari can also be used to transfer money and remit through accredited agents across Nigeria, and the service is available to anyone irrespective of whether they are account holders or not.

Speaking on the innovative service, Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Maurice Newa described Airtel’s partnership with Wari as a collaboration of two forward-thinking brands, coming together to offer accessible and convenient payment service to millions of Nigerians, helping them carry out their day-to-day transactions seamlessly.

“‘Wari is designed to meet the needs of Nigerians, including the banked and unbanked; everyone who needs to make or receive payment for good and services. It also reduces the risk of carrying cash while travelling since you can deposit and withdraw at your destination through Wari agents whether within the country or outside Nigeria,” Newa noted.

In his own remarks, “Mr Damilola Bamiro, Country Manager, Wari Nigeria, says that the partnership will strengthen Wari’s local presence in all the local governments inNigeria. This strategic plan will greatly increase access to financial services of the various institutions especially to the unbanked”.

According to him, “Wari as an African grown agent network has always ensured the best user experience, taking into consideration all local peculiarities and cultures. This, it has done in its 23 countries of presence”.

As part of the partnership, Airtel Nigeria is expected to identify potential Wari agents across the country for the purpose of providing the product and services.

To start using the Wari, Airtel subscribers and non-subscribers can visit any designated Wari agent in their locality and request for the services, the agent will then facilitate the specific transaction on behalf of the customer. Both customer and Wari agent will receive alerts as confirmation of the transaction carried out.

Wari is a payment solution company with presence in 23 African countries and in partnership with licensed commercial banks in Nigeria to drive merchant payments through Wari platform under the brand name “Wari”.

CBN should grant the mobile networks mobile money licenses, it will create employment and ease accessing financial services, Kenya is a successful example.

Nigerians should be wary of all these channels . i just use one to buy airtime , https://www.easypaypadi.com/ , and the idiot refuse to credit me the amount. we had to make me go through so many loops like registering with adobe.com etc and i still did not get my credit . we have been on it for 5days now and i just give up . it is about 1000 naiara. 800 naira for mtn and 200 for glo and he just did not want to credit my phone. i just wish i had gone to the street to buy my normal recharge cards ......

lets beware especially https://www.easypaypadi.com/.

lesson learnt

Scammers!, they are owing their sales Executives for over a year be wary of these senegalese coy! Evn their staff salary and entitlement is always a problem for them to receive, unserious set of pple! Go ask ecobank how they messed them up! After ecobank printed thousands of questionnaires wari pulled out last minute!