Absa has extended its free Wi-Fi service to its Maponya Mall branch, making the bank the first financial institution at one of Gauteng’s major township shopping centres to offer up to 100Mb of free WiFi per day to all shoppers.
“The service is available for use on any wireless mobile device, tablet or PC within a two meter radius of the branch,” says Kudzi Samushonga, Absa’s provincial executive: retail banking in Gauteng. “This also allows non-Absa customers to walk into the mall, log in and prosper.”
Other branches which feature this facility include Sandton Mall, Hyde Park, Alberton, Edenvale, Balfour Park and Southgate Mall, with several new branches set to offer the service in the coming months.
“Our aim is to use technology not only to extend the reach of financial services across all communities but also to provide a mobile banking platform that allows our customers to access us in the channel most convenient to them,” Samushonga adds.
