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Money spraying tradition is in spite of its wide acceptance lacking in its ability to achieve its own purpose just as it comes short in fulfilling multiple progressive monetary policies. Money spraying in Nigeria is a tradition as old as the minting of money itself and it has been described how older generations sprayed cowries at traditional events. This practice, exercised in showing appreciation, usually of a celebrant, is spread across a few cultures in Poland, Greece, Philippines, Samoa, Fiji, Tonga, Portugal, Cuba, Mexico, and Eastern Europe. The glamour and colour it adds to ceremonies however, the practice has not transposed into the cultures of the world arguably for same reasons which renders its sustainability in this progressive modern world uncertain.

 

The Central Bank of Nigeria frowns at the spraying of naira currency due to implied disrespect to that object of national asset. Clearly, the mutilation which notes are potentially subjected to impact the cost of printing, same way the dignity of the note itself. Digital Money Spraying solution does not only modernize the money spraying concept but also fulfills its tendencies and cultural purposes.

 

 

Purpose of Money Spraying

 

In Poland, money is collected into a special apron. In Nigeria, money is sprayed and collectors take the cash from the floor, placing it in bags. Filipinos, like rural Greece and Ukraine pin money to the dress of the celebrant, often making them into creative patterns. In all of these cultures one purpose is inherent; to demonstrate guests’ best wishes of good fortune for celebrants, and more directly to extend their financial support for celebrants who may have spent a lot in entertaining them. Also, it affords each guest to have a face time with the celebrants and to personally wish them luck. There are other unadvertised purposes such as display of affluence, competition and even gamification of the process. The several purposes of money spraying tradition mixed with the excitement it brings portend mild challenge to any modernization attempt. Our Digital Money Spraying Solution is not only mindful of these but also builds on those purposes as well as its tendencies to achieve even better results than traditional precedent.

 

 

 

How you spray the money

 

In place of the traditional sorting and tossing of currency notes, the DMSS allows for the swiping or sliding of mobile device touch screen with each slide electronically representing each sorting and tossing of notes. This reflects, real time in the celebrant’s own DMSS App, which is optionally but advisably displayed in a large screen for all guests to see.

 

The following features are also characteristic of the App:

1. A blue reflection from mobile device screen targeted at the face of the money sprayer for the period when spraying in DMSS is activated.
2. Liberalized timing of spraying duration (at sprayer’s discretion) with automated swiping at maximum unit time for each swiping/sliding depending on currency denomination. This controls unit time spent by each sprayer based on their budget, and chosen denomination.

iii. Pre-typed messages from the money sprayer displayed at the celebrants’ own end of the App (which is also optionally displayed on large screens while spraying lasts).

1. Choice of spray denomination is made by the sprayer through own App and budget limit is set with option also of being reset.
2. Spraying intention request precedes action; which can be assented to by celebrant in own end of the App before spraying begins.
3. Spraying requests include the option for Praise Poetry which celebrants may share with entertainers on their own end of the App.

vii. Celebrant decides the size of group spraying. For group spraying, sizes may be 4 sprayers per group to 8 to a set maximum.

viii. Another key idiosyncratic feature of traditional money spraying; the money splash is simulated.

 

 

 

Advantages of DMSS over Traditional Money Spraying

 

Asides better fulfilling the same purposes of traditional money spraying as shown in previous table, the following are the advantages of DMSS.

1. It is legal unlike the traditional practice which is forbidden by Section 21 (3) of the Central Bank of Nigeria Act 2007 (as amended). This provision states that “Spraying of, dancing or matching on the Naira or any note issued by the bank during social occasions or otherwise shall constitute an abuse and defacing of the Naira or such note and shall be punishable under the law by fines or imprisonment or both.
2. It is medically safe. Bills on the other hand can hang onto germs, giving them chance to spread via the hand of anyone who handles them (according to Richard Hanaker o, MD at Your Doctors online).
3. It is patriotic. The DMSS enhances the CBN drive to cut down the volume of notes in circulation through its cashless policy. Also, the DMSS indirectly help in reducing cost of printing the naira currency.
4. It globalizes the money spraying tradition. The DMSS remove some of the moral, hygienic, patriotic, and social restrictions which has denied the practice a natural transposition into modern popular culture.
5. It brings huge possibilities. While Poland is often mooted as the origin of money spraying, a few researchers have suggested the practice started from Nigeria. This fact, when equipped in international media space can enhance the practice where the naira is the traditional currency globally used for DMMS.
6. It allows persons in diaspora for all cultures, to partake in home social events in real time.

 

 

 

 

The Value Digital spraying gives you

 

Celebrants

 

These are organisers of social events who is the reason people are gathered or who is at the center of any instance of celebration. Celebrants benefits from the DMSS by acquiring funds which would otherwise be stolen or simply get missing in traditional money spraying settings. Also, they are able to keep a tab on persons who honours their invitation for the purpose of forwarding an appreciation note. They get to have an idea of who is who of their coming event. There are celebrants who for medical, religious or other reasons prefer not to be touched or even sprayed with currency notes. The DMSS meets this need. Celebrants have a linear and easy channel through which they may forward appreciation to money sprayers after their social events. For celebrants who wants their entertainers to be sprayed also, they may grant the permission and guests data may be shared with hired entertainers through same app (for the purpose of praise-singing). Money collected digitally for celebrants are totaled real time and is remitted into their bank account (with 1% commission to DMSS or on-spot marketers) immediately after the day’s dance.

 

 

Guests

 

Guests are invitees to each social event, live attendees or absentees. Guests are saved the trouble of having to buy currency notes at exorbitant rates. Also, they are able to be intentional with their budget and who they intend to spray. Guests indicate as a response to invitation sent by celebrants if they will be attending social event live or if they will be attending online as absentee guests or they may simply ignore. They have the chance to spray from anywhere in the world without having to send a representative with physical cash. 12% of money sprayed by them goes to the DMSS.

 

 

Entertainers

 

Entertainers’ ability to know who the guests are in events they are hired for is paramount in some cultures. Information optionally shared by guests themselves which is optionally shared by celebrants to entertainers helps in knowing who is who hence the appropriate song for them especially during their money spray. Entertainers, if given a code by the celebrant can collect money too . No data is stored in the entertainer’s app product. Money is remitted to entertainers’ account at the end of day’s dance (with 1% commission to DMSS or on-spot marketers).