Orange Money Visa card allows Orange Money subscribers in Africa to make in store and online payments.
If until now, it was only possible for Orange Money subscribers to use their mobile phones to transfer funds to
any mobile phone subscriber in or outside the country, buy airtime, and pay bills,
henceforth Orange has realized a big blow. Its customers will be
able to make in store and online payments.
able to make in store and online payments.
Botswana will be the first country to benefit from the new program and will
allow easy access to funds 24 hours a day, bringing new point-of-sale, online
and ATM transaction options to consumers.
According to Orange, other countries in Africa and the Middle East, where
Orange Money is already available, will progressively offer the Orange Money
prepaid Visa card.
Connectikpeople has discovered that, the Orange Money Visa card will be
available to all sectors of the population, ranging from the unbanked and
under-banked, blue collar workers, rural dwellers as well as the young,
self-employed
“This is a significant milestone
in Visa’s strategy to drive financial inclusion and we are excited to be
launching this service with Orange in Botswana. The program will contribute to
the mobile money revolution in Africa, enabling many more people to access the
benefits of the formal financial system.”
Said Visa’s Head of Digital Solutions for Emerging Markets, Hannes Van
Rensburg
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with
sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2012 and has 168,000 employees worldwide at 30
June 2013, including 103,000 employees in France. Present in 32 countries, the
Group has a total customer base of more than 231 million customers at 30 June
2013, including 174 million mobile customers and 15 million fixed broadband
customers worldwide. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and
telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange
Business Services.
