African financial institution, Guaranty Trust BANK (GTBank) PLC, has raised the bar of digital banking for its customers as the lender on Wednesday launched GTWorld, a mobile banking app that is designed to cater for the various growing aspects of cashless banking.
Built on the back of the bank’s customer-centric digital strategy, GTWorld, which is now available for download from the Google Playstore for Android phones and the Apple App Store for iPhone, features biometric authentication, such as facial recognition and fingerprint, which recognize a customer and adapt to his banking modes.
The mobile banking app also features a switch to GAPS Lite, the online banking platform for small businesses which offers a flexible and secure channel to make payments and collections anywhere in the world.
With the rapid growth of smartphone penetration in Nigeria, the bank stated, “there has been a steady increase in the adoption of mobile banking solutions.”
It explained also that, smartphone users are very conscious about the security and efficiency and convenience of banking applications; adding that: “On those three fronts, the GTWorld app has remarkably excelled.”
The mobile banking App also offers customers access to more than 90 per cent of the Bank’s services on their smartphones, guarantees further security through biometric authentication and ensures convenience through the quick feature, which enables a user to perform transactions without signing in, among others.
Commenting on the launch of App, Segun Agbaje, the Managing Director of Guaranty Trust Bank plc, Stated : “We are delighted to be at the forefront of digital banking solutions that are making banking faster, easier and safer for our customers. The Simplicity of GTWorld and innovations such as facial recognition and fingerprint also ensure that our customers enjoy a seamless experience, anywhere, anytime and anyhow they choose to bank.
“Gtbank has consistently played a leading role in Africa’s banking industry. The GTBank brand is regarded by industry watchers as one of the best run financial institutions across its subsidiary countries and serves as a role model within the financial services industry due to its bias for world class corporate governance standards, excellent services, quality and innovation.”
Source: https://nationalaccordnewspaper.com/cashless-gtbank-launches-gtworld-app-improve-digital-banking/