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#Commercial INNBUCKS DISRUPTS ATM ACCESS WITH ZIMSWITCH INTEROPERABILITY Following a successful pilot phase, InnBucks is taking its ATM proposition nationwide, bringing a growing network of ATMs closer to customers and signaling a bold new chapter in Zimbabwe’s financial services landscape. But while the expanding footprint is significant, the real disruption lies in what customers can now do with the network. InnBucks has achieved ZIMSWITCH interoperability certification, enabling ZIMSWITCH cardholders to transact and withdraw cash from InnBucks ATMs. In simple terms, customers no longer look specifically for an ATM belonging to their own bank. If they hold a participating ZIMSWITCH card, an InnBucks ATM can now become another convenient point from which they can access their money. For customers, this means more choice, greater access and increased convenience. A customer can bank with one financial institution and still use an InnBucks ATM to withdraw cash using their ZIMSWITCH card. As the InnBucks ATM footprint expands across the country, the ambition is to put cash access closer to where customers live, work, shop and transact. The development marks a significant evolution of the InnBucks proposition. Known for making financial transactions every day accessible through its digital wallet, InnBucks is now extending that accessibility into physical financial infrastructure, creating a connected ecosystem where customers can move more easily between digital payments, cards and cash. The ATMs themselves are powered by modern technology designed to deliver secure, reliable and intuitive customer experience. From transaction processing and cash dispensing to the customer interface, the technology is designed to make accessing money simple, fast and convenient. The innovation, however, goes beyond the machine itself. It is the connectivity behind the ATM that allows InnBucks to become part of a broader financial services ecosystem. The successful pilot phase allowed InnBucks to test and refine the proposition before expanding the network nationwide. With the rollout now underway, customers can expect to see InnBucks ATMs increasingly positioned in convenient, high-traffic locations, bringing another option for accessing cash closer to them. What makes this development particularly significant is that InnBucks is not simply building an ATM network for its own customers. Through ZIMSWITCH interoperability, its infrastructure can now serve cardholders across participating financial institutions. This transforms the InnBucks ATM from a channel associated primarily with the InnBucks ecosystem into an additional access point within Zimbabwe’s wider financial services network. For the financial services sector, the implications are much bigger. InnBucks is challenging traditional boundaries around ATM access by combining a growing physical footprint with interoperability, creating infrastructure that can serve customers beyond a single financial institution. It is a shift towards a more connected and accessible financial services environment — one where convenience is not simply determined by where a customer banks, but by how easily they can access and use their money. And that is the bigger InnBucks ambition, to make financial services more accessible, more connected and closer to the customer.