COVID-19: Interswitch raises N305m
N integrated payment and digital commerce group, Interswitch Group, has raised N305 million towards its response on COVID-19. Out of the cash, employees of the firm raised N75 million while the company augmented their efforts with N230 million.
“These interventions sit well within the context of our corporate mission; to create transaction solutions that enable individuals and communities prosper across Africa. The Group also supported The Young President’s Association and the government in setting up the already functional Eti-Osa Isolation Centre in the state.
Through its healthcare subsidiary, eClat Healthcare, it is also building a user-friendly, locally-nuanced software application for members of the public as a first-line intervention for the assessment of risk and pre-disposition to the novel coronavirus infection.The software platform analyses users’ information provided from answers to a series of questions around risk factors, recent exposure, observed symptoms, health and travel history.
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