ALAT, the first mobile online bank in Nigeria which recently won an award as the ‘Best Digital Bank’, has announced the upgrade of it’s app from v2.2 to v2.4. The upgraded version comes with 4 exciting features for users.
It only gets better with us, soon you can enjoy Access to loans, Virtual Dollar card Tracking of cards and Account Funding. #GetALAT #ExperienceALAT pic.twitter.com/6tO8pU8Q5K
— ALAT By Wema (@alat_ng) January 25, 2018
And, here are the new features on the app:
Loan service
Users can now request for short term loans on the ALAT app without the usual stress of queuing up in the bank. It also eliminates the usual paper work involved in getting a loan as all necessary documents can be uploaded on the app. Now you can request for a loan from the comfort of your house.
ALAT now offers LOANS!!! Exciting features now available on the stores…upgrade to v2.4 quickly #BeALAT @alat_ng @CeBIHNG @wemabank pic.twitter.com/DUPK9w8Von
— Dele Adeyinka (@Dele_Adeyinka) January 29, 2018
Virtual Dollar card
No longer do debit cards have to be plastic cards, ALAT introduces the Virtual Dollar card that allows users pay in dollars straight from their ALAT account without the usual hassle of sourcing for dollars when making foreign transactions.
It also gives users immediate access to the U.S dollars without necessarily owning a domicilary account. It also eliminates the risk that comes with carrying cash and the stress of converting your Naira to dollars.Jjust like the ALAT card, the virtual Dollar card is also free for users.
ALAT Dollar Virtual Card for your FX transactions is now live on the stores…upgrade to v2.4 #BeALAT @alat_ng @wemabank pic.twitter.com/fN5f7RNVFW
— Dele Adeyinka (@Dele_Adeyinka) January 29, 2018
Fund my account
This feature allows users fund their account without stepping into the bank. If there ever was a way of reducing the crowd in the banking hall, this is it.
Users can fund their account through various means: they can fund it through a direct debit from their Wema Bank account, through transfers from your account and also with the bank card from any Nigerian or foreign bank.
I love your new fund from account @alat_ng it work like magic.. pic.twitter.com/ucvi142Lnp
— Mr. Kene (@eg_nigeria) January 28, 2018
Card delivery tracker
ALAT v2.2 also allows users activate, lock and unlock their cards, with ALAT v2.4 users are also able to track their cards status anywhere they are.
In a post by ALAT, it had this to say about the future of banking “We believe banking should and can be a true democracy where you have the power to control your finances. We believe banking should be as basic as breathing.”
This new feature sure does promise users a lot more than the usual and we hope it lives up to expectations.
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