Airtime could be a loyalty incentive

Airtime could be used as an incentive to drive the uptake and usage of mobile money services in countries where its growth has been sluggish. This is the word from Ericsson’s head of mobile commerce sales: EMEA, speaking at a mobile money conference in Johannesburg....

Free airtime for MTN customers

MTN prepaid and TopUp customers who use a minimum of R6 per day on either voice or Internet surfing will receive an additional R60 on-net airtime from 21 June 2014 until 30 June 2014. “MTN understands that customers want to keep in touch with family and friends....

Clickatell PIN-less airtime booms in Nigeria

AfricaCom 2013 provided visitors to the continent’s largest telecoms conference with deep insight into the rapid growth of data penetration and mobile services across Africa, with much of the focus on the subject of Mobile Money and related products. Clickatell, a...

Buy airtime, electricity online with PayU

In their bid to making online payments in South Africa easier and more convenient, PayU, SA’s largest online and mobile service provider has just incorporated online airtime and electricity purchasing into their offering. “We are always looking for innovative ways to...

MTN revives Mahala Thursdays

While South Africans are still adjusting to the recent fuel price increases and the rising cost of living in the New Year, MTN has revived Mahala Thursdays to bring much-needed relief and value to customers looking to stretch each penny spent. Mahala Thursdays...