Barely 36 hours after it was launched by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the recently launched eNaira speed wallet application has been removed from Google Play Store.
However, the app is currently available on the Apple app store with 2.6 over 5 ratings.
The digital currency has two applications, which are eNaira speed wallet and eNaira merchant wallet. On Monday, both apps were rolled out on the Google play store and the Apple store.
- eNaira: Over 200,000 wallets downloaded in 24 hours-CBN
- eNaira will be available to Nigerians without internet-enabled phones- CBN
- ‘e-Naira would be free for 90 days, 33 banks already on the platform-CBN
The eNaira merchant wallet, which is designed for businesses, is still running and has over 10,000 downloads on the Google Play Store made available to Android users.
To access the eNaira, users have to download the ‘speed wallet’, which allows them to conduct transactions with speed and ease. It is a digital storage that holds the eNaira and is held and managed on a distributed ledger.
However, negative reactions have trailed the launch of the app as many users complained of several issues, ranging from the inability to link their Bank Verification Number, to getting a verification email.
Before the e-Naira speed wallet was taken down from Google Play Store, the speed wallet had a rating of 2.0, with many complaining of glitches. [TSJ]
