She made this call
in a keynote address delivered at the 2016 annual retreat of the Committee of
E-banking Industry Heads (CeBIH) held in
Abuja, Thursday.
Speaking on the
theme of the retreat, “Disruptive Technology and Future of Payment”, Awosika
said that such fund was necessary to facilitate emergence of Nigeria as an
exporting nation in terms of digital solutions, adding that this should be part
of the agenda of CeBIH as an industry group.
She said: “I think
as an organisation you need to mobilise your institutions to create funds to
help young minds create solutions.
“As we are buying
solutions from around the world, we can be selling solutions from Nigeria. The
solutions we create from here can also be sold to the rest of the world. The
institutions with the deep pockets should contribute towards research for the
developments that are required. As an organisation you should add that to your
agenda so that you can impact on the process of building the future”.
She noted that while
the financial services industry must embrace
technological changes, which have become a regular occurrence, it is the task of CeBIH members to think
holistically and come up with responsive solutions that will help the industry
leverage of these changes.
Awosika challenged
banking industry professionals to lead with a mind of a holistic agenda without
a narrow view which is the beauty of a collaborative action.
You all represents
competing institutions but you all work under one umbrella, and thinking for
the industry in a way that you are not protecting your personal offices, your
personal institutions but understanding
that as a nation, we will gain from
this. Let the solutions that you proffer be responsible, solving the problems
of your industry but also creating solutions for the society at large.
Addressing the
gathering of experts from leading electronic payment firms, CeBIH Chairman and
Chief Digital Officer, Wema Bank Plc, Mr. Dele Adeyinka said that the focus of
CeBIH is collaboration to drive exponential growth of the electronic payment
industry. He said: “CEBIH was established in 2009 with the objective of
promoting electronic banking services in line with global best practice and
serve as a forum for sharing ideas and experiences among the practitioners
saddled with the responsibility of implementing strategies for a strong and
thriving electronic business in their respective banks.
“Over the years, the
Committee’s focus has been on collaboration and in this spirit, banks have
partnered to collectively seek ways of enhancing the industry in a manner that
protects the interest of member banks and ultimately the banking public.
“As an association,
we have experienced the gains of collaborating to present a common front in
addressing issues that affect our business. This is in line with the vision of
the founding members as stated in our tag line: “Driving Excellence and
Dynamism through Collaboration”. Our desire is therefore to see that this type
of collaboration becomes an industry-wide phenomenon.”
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