The initial enthusiasm that greeted the launch of the eNaira last Monday seems to have waned as the number of downloads has reduced in the last five days, rising from about 180,000 on Tuesday to roughly 220,000, on Sunday
The PUNCH has observed. The PUNCH observed that within 48 hours after the app was launched on the App Store and Google Play, the number of downloads of the eNaira Speed Wallet and the eNaira Merchant Wallet was about 180,000 combined.
However, following a barrage of negative reviews, the eNaira Speed Wallet, which is meant for consumers, was taken down for about a day, upgraded and then restored. Since the app was returned on Google PlayStore and the App Store, downloads have not risen significantly.
Further checks on Sunday evening showed that the number of downloads of the Speed Wallet on the Google Play Store remained at 100,000 plus for seventh straight day while the eNaira merchant wallet, which is designed for businesses, rose from 10,000 downloads to 50,000 plus downloads on the Google Play Store in five days, bringing the total number of downloads on Android devices to 150,000 plus downloads.
