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Dumsor: Stanbic Bank To Install Solar Powered ATMs In Ghana

Dumsor: Stanbic Bank To Install Solar Powered ATMs In Ghana

From New Business Ethiopia

To serve its customers who can’t access their cash because of power outages, Stanbic Bank introduced solar powered offsite ATMs in Ghana. It is the first solar powered offsite ATMs in the country.

The solar powered ATMs have been rolled out to provide a reliable, cost efficient alternative to running ATMs during the ongoing power outages. This will come as a relief to those who rely on ATMs, rather than traditional banks, to make financial transactions, according to Farihan Alhassan, Head of Customer Channels Stanbic Bank.

“As a customer conscious bank, we definitely need to make sure that clients readily access their money whenever they want,” he said. “We wanted to prevent the inconvenience caused to clients when ATMs are completely down because there’s no power.”

The solar powered ATMs will also help sustain the environment while reducing the pressure on the national grid.

“The generator sets that are powering our various branches emit a lot of toxins and that is certainly not good for the environment,” said Hendrix Glover, ATM Manager, Stanbic Bank. “It’s in the interest of society that we try and use the renewable sources of energy that have a negligible effect on the environment.”

Read more at New Business Ethiopia