Orange Money with the reach of Visa’s global
Orange Money is the
mobile phone-based payment service designed by Orange to meet the needs of
customers in A
webapex.net frica and the Middle East. It offers Orange subscribers
applications such as person to person transfers, bill payments, and agent-based
cash-in and cash-out services for loading or withdrawing funds.
Launched in
cooperation with local bank partners, the service was first introduced in 2008
and is presently available in eight countries across Africa and the Middle
East. Orange plans to introduce Visa payment capability to Orange Money
subscribers in select markets by the end of 2012.
“We already provide secure
and convenient payment capability to 3.5 million unbanked or financially
under-served African cit
westernmagazine.org izens,” said Jean- Paul Cottet, Orange’s Executive
Director for Marketing and Innovation.
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“By combining the convenience
of Orange Money with the reach of Visa’s global payment network, we can offer
new payment
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capability to Orange Money customers in their home country and
abroad.”
Visa Mobile Prepaid, a
new Visa product introduced in October 2011, enhances the security, scale and
interoperability of mobile money programs, such as Orange Money, by enabling
account holders to make person-to-person payments, retail and e-commerce
purchases at merchants where Visa is accepted, or withdraw funds at Visa ATMs.
“Mobile technology has become one of the most
important enablers of financial inclusion and its ubiquity is allowing mobile
network operators, financial institutions, and Visa to connect financially
under-served consumers to each other and the global economy,” said John
Partridge, President, Visa Inc.
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