UBA-MoneyGram Rewards Customers in Anniversary Promo

Thirty customers of UBA Plc who received money through the UBA-MoneyGram International transfer platform have emerged winners in the ‘UBA-MoneyGram 15 Years Anniversary Promo’ draw that held at the UBA headquarters in Lagos.

 During the draw 30 customers won quality prizes namely LCD TVs, Home Theatre Sets and Fridges for receiving money through the bank from  July 23 to  October 23.

As part of commitment to reward loyalty, UBA-MoneyGram, a product of the relationship between United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc and MoneyGram International is leveraging on 15 years of robust relationship with its esteemed customers in Nigeria which enables every customer to win valuable prizes.

The ‘UBA-MoneyGram 15 Years Anniversary Promo’ is in recognition of the landmark achievement by UBA in its partnership with MoneyGram. Since 1997, UBA has been the pioneer and leading agent of MoneyGram Money Transfer Company in Nigeria where the bank has successfully grown the MoneyGram franchise and has also expanded into the shores of African countries, where the Bank has operations.

Stella Okojie, product manager, MoneyGram International Money Transfer, UBA Plc, said “the partnership with MoneyGram has been highly rewarding for UBA as well as MoneyGram International.”

According to her, overtime, customers who received money via UBA MoneyGram have continued to benefit from the Promo.

“At UBA, we place premium on our customers. This Promo was instituted to give our teeming customers due recognition and welcome new customers to the platform. We are proud to say that the partnership with MoneyGram has been rewarding,” she added.

Similarly, as part of activities to celebrate 15 years of robust relationship, UBA-MoneyGram has begun to execute hospital based CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) projects in some public hospitals in Nigeria.

The beneficiary hospitals are: Lagos (LUTH), Ibadan (UCH), Benin (UBTH)  and UMTH –Enugu. Recently, UBA-MoneyGram donated a fully branded crèche to the Oncology Pediatric ward of The Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).

Kemi Okusanya, business development manager, MoneyGram International Money Transfer, emphasised that the promo was part of the overall strategy by UBA and MoneyGram to drive and sustain customer loyalty, while encouraging patronage by other targets that require money transfer services within and outside the country where MoneyGram services are offered.

“We are in a partnership which has blossomed over 15 years and it remains the best value that comes from money remittances in Nigeria. We are well pleased to be associated with UBA.

Similarly, Emmanuel Onokpasa, group treasurer, UBA Plc said no customer was left out in the promo exercise as every transaction attracted instant gift. Every customer, once they receive money through the bank got instant gifts of biro, key rings and table clothes.

UBA MoneyGram global money transfer service as the oldest agent of MoneyGram international remained a very dominant player in the money transfer business in Nigeria and has continued to touch the lives of Nigerians by leveraging on the vast branch network of UBA to make dollar payouts to beneficiaries of money transfer services from different parts of the world. For their patronage, the Bank in conjunction with MoneyGram has continuously rewarded customers.