Power to the ATM!

THE City of Windhoek, First National Bank and Namibia Electronic Payment Terminals have entered into an agreement to allow people to buy prepaid electricity at any FNB teller machine countrywide.

Because the bank’s ATMs have full Saswitch functionality, clients of other banks can also buy electricity from them. No cash is required, as the money is deducted directly from a person’s account.The number on the AVM pre-paid electricity card is entered into the ATM and the token number is printed on an ATM slip.Windhoek residents can now also pay their municipal accounts at any FNB branch or ATM countrywide.Pre-printed deposit slips are available at all branches free of charge for over-the-counter payments.This service is available to everyone with a City of Windhoek account, regardless of their banking institution.The benefits are shorter queues in the municipality’s cash hall, more convenient payment options for residents and the payments can be made countrywide.The Mayor of Windhoek, Matheus Shikongo, says that more than 12 per cent of the country’s population now lives in Windhoek and the city has an annual growth rate of about four per cent.For this reason, he said, partnerships such as this one were necessary to cope with the increasing workload at the municipality’s cash hall, he says.No cash is required, as the money is deducted directly from a person’s account.The number on the AVM pre-paid electricity card is entered into the ATM and the token number is printed on an ATM slip.Windhoek residents can now also pay their municipal accounts at any FNB branch or ATM countrywide.Pre-printed deposit slips are available at all branches free of charge for over-the-counter payments.This service is available to everyone with a City of Windhoek account, regardless of their banking institution.The benefits are shorter queues in the municipality’s cash hall, more convenient payment options for residents and the payments can be made countrywide.The Mayor of Windhoek, Matheus Shikongo, says that more than 12 per cent of the country’s population now lives in Windhoek and the city has an annual growth rate of about four per cent.For this reason, he said, partnerships such as this one were necessary to cope with the increasing workload at the municipality’s cash hall, he says.