
Committed to delivering an effective response to the
expectations of its clients
and offering them practical and innovative solutions, the Group has just unveiled
the new
Orange Money pilot scheme in the Ivory Coast.
This mobile phone payment and transfer service allows customers to make simple
financial transactions such as deposits, withdrawals and transfers, as well as
to pay utility bills or make purchases from selected retailers.
In countries where access to banking services is relatively limited,
Orange Money will make life
easier for customers, especially if they do not have a bank account.
how does it work?
Customers with an
Orange Money account can browse through a simple menu allowing them to
deposit cash in their
local currency, pay electricity bills, buy goods and services, transfer money
to friends or family, or top up their phone – all in the utmost security. Recipients
can withdraw their money in their local currency.
This service is ideally suited to microcredit lenders and beneficiaries since
it allows both parties to save time and resources by facilitating payment collection.
This service is compatible with all handsets and makes it possible for customers
to check recent transactions made from their mobile.
Retailers who have joined the scheme can choose whether to register transactions
on a mobile phone or over the internet.
A new practical, secure and easy-to-use payment tool,
Orange Money offers complete traceability
since each transaction is identified with a unique
number. At the end of this trial phase,
Orange Money could be rolled out to the rest of the country
and to other countries in Africa,
the Middle East and Asia.
Orange Ivory Coast portal