OLX, Interswitch Partner To Enhance User Experience

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L-R: PR & Communications Lead,OLX Uche Nwagboso; Group Head Retail & Chains, Interswitch, Senior Manager, Business Development, OLX Mayokun Fadeyibi, Marketing Manager, OLX Fife Aiyesimoju and Tomi Ogunlesi, Corporate Brand Manager, Interswitch during the OLX Interswitch Partnership Announcement

OLX, Nigeria’s number one online classifieds site, announced that users can now pay for its premium services, Do-It-For-Me and Top Ads using the Interswitch platform.

Speaking at a press event for the partnership announcement in Lagos, Senior Manager, Business Development, OLX Nigeria, Mayokun Fadeyibi said that partnering with Interswitch to launch paid products is a strong strategic fit leveraging the two leading companies respectives strengths.

She stated that OLX is constantly re-inventing the wheel to ensure that OLX users can trade safely on the site and are able to use their services with minimal stress.

According to Fadeyibi, trust and safety which are both priorities for OLX and Interswitch will ensures that OLX users can continue to trade safely on the site whilst making payments using the Interswitch secure platform

“This partnership will enhance OLX position as the market leader that is focussed on facilitating trade safely and expand Interswitch user base,” she said.

Do-it-For-Me is a premium service that helps busy executives sell their vehicles with the helps of the OLX Champs who are sales experts sell their items.

They handle posting the item on the site, taking calls from buyers, negotiating for the right price and closing the deal.

Fadeyibi also added that OLX recently launched an escrow service for its users.

The escrow service will provide a safety nest for both the buyer and seller to ensure that they trade safely on the platform.

“The buyer will be able to pay the money into an OLX bank account while undergoing inspection and validity of the item before OLX transfers the funds to the seller once the item is approved by the buyer,” she disclosed.

Also speaking on the partnership, Paul Ohakim, Group Head, Retail & Chains, Interswitch stated that the company was excited to partner to further deepen e-commerce in Nigeria by providing greater ease and more security for transactions done on OLX.

He added that through Interswitch’s re-engineered payment gateway, which has seen successful Webpay solution further streamlined and enhanced to improve the user experience, Interswitch will continue to champion the growth and development of the e-commerce industry in Nigeria, particularly via partnerships such as this, with OLX.

OLX  is the world’s leading online classifieds platform present in more than 40 countries across six continents.

It connects local people to buy and sell used goods, services, cars and properties.

OLX makes it fast and easy to buy or sell almost anything through your mobile phone or on the web.