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Five Things You Should Know As UBA’s Chatbot Leo Clocks Four

*UBA Chatbot referred to as Leo clocked four recently and the bank rolled out the drums to celebrate the achievement.

*Chatbot now expanded to 20 African countries with more than 3.1 million subscribers.

United Bank For Africa (UBA) Chatbot system popularly called Leo clocked four (in Chatbot years) on Tuesday 11th January 2022 and the bank rolled out the drums to celebrate the milestone.

The Chatbot pioneered the concept of automated banking service delivery.

The Chatbot app was initially deployed in Facebook Messenger to simplify banking for it’s customers and now according to bank, it has recorded more feats since launch.

Here are five more things to note about the app: 

It has been launched on WhatsApp and iOS 

Leo has now been expanded to 20 African countries 

It has gained over 3.1 million subscribers 

It has also crossed the 1million mark for monthly transactions 

Lastly, the Chatbot has won 10 prestigious awards globally.

Leo has indeed come a long way in the digital banking space and it’s evident that more is coming from not just the AI chatbot but from the entire UBA team as well.

 

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