{"id":2074,"date":"2026-07-19T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=2074"},"modified":"2026-07-19T13:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T12:00:18","slug":"pos-operators-online-vendors-thrive-as-abraka-embraces-digital-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=2074","title":{"rendered":"POS Operators, Online Vendors Thrive As Abraka Embraces Digital Business"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Esther Okafor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital business is booming in Abraka as POS operators and online vendors expand across the town, driven by students and residents shifting to cashless payments and social media commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">POS stands are now a common sight on major streets and around Delta State University, DELSU, while entrepreneurs increasingly use Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp and other platforms to sell clothing, wigs, gadgets, food and academic services like assignment printing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mrs. Vivian Isaac, a POS operator near the DELSU Campus 3 main gate, said about 90 percent of her customers now pay through bank transfers or POS terminals rather than cash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">READ ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=2017\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"2017\">Lecturers, Students Defy Heavy Downpour As DELSU Holds Epic Photojournalism Festival<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that setting up a POS business costs about \u20a6120,000, with daily profits reaching up to \u20a68,000 on busy days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Business owners say the demand for convenience has fueled the growth of digital micro-businesses in the university town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, they identified unstable internet networks and fraudulent transactions as major challenges facing operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts attribute the trend to Abraka\u2019s large student population and rising smartphone use, noting that the environment is well suited for digital commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They expect the sector to keep expanding as more residents adopt online services and electronic payment methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/?p=1873\">Point of Sale (POS) services have become an essential part of daily life for many students of Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, providing quick and convenient access to cash and other financial services without the need to visit a bank.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a major university town with a large student population, Abraka has witnessed a steady increase in the number of POS outlets located around hostels, campus entrances, markets, and commercial areas. 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POS stands are now a common sight on major streets and around Delta State University, DELSU, while entrepreneurs increasingly use Instagram, TikTok, WhatsApp [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2076,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"iawp_total_views":5,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,14],"tags":[67,44,514],"class_list":["post-2074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-abrakametro","category-trendingnews","tag-economy","tag-finance","tag-pos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2074"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2077,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2074\/revisions\/2077"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2076"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mediaconversation.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}