Visa and Airtel Extend Mobile Payments to Seven African Countries
2015年3月2日 - 3:00PM
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Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) and Bharti Airtel, a leading
telecommunications services provider with operations in 20
countries across Asia and Africa, today announced a partnership to
bring innovative mobile payment services to seven markets in Africa
including Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Rwanda, Seychelles and
Tanzania.
Visa and Airtel will build on the existing capabilities of
Airtel’s Mobile Money service, allowing subscribers to use their
Airtel Money account to pay in stores and online wherever Visa is
accepted. Additionally, customers can withdraw money and make
payments from their Airtel Money account using their Airtel Money
Visa companion card.
“Mobile payments can transform the lives of people throughout
Africa who commonly have access to a mobile phone, but not a bank,”
said Vish Sowani, Vice President of MNO Partnerships for Visa. “For
most new subscribers, this will represent their first payment
account and bring some of the latest digital payment advancements
into the everyday experiences of Airtel’s customers.”
In addition to everyday Visa transactions in stores, online and
at ATMs, Airtel Money can also be used to make micro-payments,
conduct fund transfers, purchase airtime and pre-paid electricity,
plus Internet bundles - using an easy, safe mobile experience. For
example, a bill can be paid without having to travel, wait in long
lines, or hold large sums of cash.
“We are excited to embark on the next phase of development for
Airtel Money with our new partner Visa,” said Chidi Okpala,
Director and Head of Airtel Money Africa. “We can look forward to
further empowering our Airtel Money customers with access to
retail, ATM and online payments using only their Airtel Mobile
Phone and companion card to manage all their mobile payment
needs.”
Visa and Airtel have already launched an Airtel Money Visa Card
in Kenya and will roll out services in other markets starting in
early 2015.
About Visa Inc.
Visa Inc. (NYSE:V) is a global payments technology company
that connects consumers, businesses, financial institutions and
governments in more than 200 countries and territories to fast,
secure and reliable electronic payments. We operate one of the
world's most advanced processing networks — VisaNet — that is
capable of handling more than 56,000 transaction messages a second,
with fraud protection for consumers and assured payment for
merchants. Visa is not a bank and does not issue cards, extend
credit or set rates and fees for consumers. Visa's innovations,
however, enable its financial institution customers to offer
consumers more choices: pay now with debit, pay ahead of time with
prepaid or pay later with credit products. For more information,
visit usa.visa.com/about-visa, visacorporate.tumblr.com and @VisaNews.
About Airtel Africa
Airtel is driven by the vision of providing affordable and
innovative mobile services to all. Airtel has African operations
in: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and
Republic of the Congo, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar,
Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda
and Zambia.
About Bharti Airtel
Bharti Airtel Limited is a leading global telecommunications
company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa.
Headquartered in New Delhi, India, the company ranks amongst the
top 4 mobile service providers globally in terms of subscribers. In
India, the company's product offerings include 2G, 3G and 4G
wireless services, mobile commerce, fixed line services, high speed
DSL broadband, IPTV, DTH, enterprise services including national
& international long distance services to carriers. In the rest
of the geographies, it offers 2G, 3G wireless services and mobile
commerce. Bharti Airtel had over 277 million customers across its
operations at the end of September 2013.
Visa Inc. (South Africa)Kate Kelly, +27 11 547
8318kakelly@visa.comorVisa Inc.Kryssa Guntrum, +1 415-710-4870
(text)kguntrum@visa.com
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