Chief Information Officer Titi Fakuade outlines how COVID-19 has produced unexpected benefits and discusses the operator ’ s plans for becoming a major digital player
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Chief Information Officer Titi Fakuade outlines how COVID-19 has produced unexpected benefits and discusses the operator ’ s plans for becoming a major digital player
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T he disruption from the global pandemic has yielded some unexpected benefits for Lonestar Cell / MTN . The Monroviabased telco has capitalized on the growth in digital to strengthen its mobile payment services . In contrast , customers , either through working from home or consuming more data , have become more digitally savvy – which complements the company ’ s core vision to empower and provide everyone with the benefits of a modern , connected life . Therefore , we continue to evolve our technology and IT landscape to enable true innovations that provide business value to align with our goal to become a FinTech and digital player .
“ The good thing about COVID-19 is it has accelerated adoption ,” said CIO Titi Fakuade . “ There are so many things we do now that pre-COVID we wouldn ’ t have engaged in – such as virtual conferences , meetings which require providing people with data and internet services wherever they may be . With the rise in Work From Home ( WFH ), people can work effectively while adopting these tools .
FEBRUARY 2021