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Prefab ‘Bank in a Can’ delivers banking services to remote areas of Africa

01/12/2017
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    People who live in <a href="http://inhabitat.com/tag/google-rural-areas/" target="_blank">rural areas</a> of Africa in particular don't always have access to reliable ATMs or other banking services. To help alleviate this issue, Johannesburg's <a href="http://www.a4ac.net/fnb-bank-in-a-can" target="_blank">A4AC</a> designed new prefabricated banking units called BANK IN A CAN that can be delivered to remote, rural areas.
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    The Bank in a Can project was realized in collaboration between A4AC and FNB (First National Bank) as a banking solution for rural areas where people don't have access to quality banking and financial services.
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    Each prefab container is branded with graphics inspired by different local contexts.
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    The pre-manufactured units are designed to be deployed in any rural or urban community and can be made operational within a few weeks.
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    The foundations an structural infrastructure are prepared on site prior to the arrival of mobile units.
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BANK IN A CAN by A4AC

People who live in rural areas of Africa in particular don't always have access to reliable ATMs or other banking services. To help alleviate this issue, Johannesburg's A4AC designed new prefabricated banking units called BANK IN A CAN that can be delivered to remote, rural areas.

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