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Orange, Shell Partner to Allow Mobile Money for Fuel Payments Across Africa

Orange, Shell Partner to Allow Mobile Money for Fuel Payments Across Africa Image Credit: Orange

Orange has signed a multi-country agreement with Shell to allow Orange Money customers to cash in and cash out money from their Orange Money account and pay in any Shell service station operated by Vivo Energy.

The Pan-African partnership covers nine countries (Botswana, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Senegal and Tunisia) where both companies overlap and where Orange Money is available. The service which is already available in Mali, Cote d’Ivoire and Madagascar will be extended to the rest of the common footprint by mid-2017, said Orange.

This agreement was made in an effort to strengthen both companies’ footprints and to improve customers’ experience by offering them more convenience. Orange Money customers will have access to a network of over 1,000 Shell service stations to transact from. On the other hand, Vivo Energy customers will enjoy the trusted and secured services offered by the Orange Money platform. They will also save time and money on their payment transactions.

David Mureithi, EVP at Vivo Energy
Mobile money represents a huge opportunity in Africa. Mobile Money services have gained momentum in a number of countries across the continent, led by operators, like Orange, looking to add to their portfolio value-added services. Through this alliance with Orange Money, we want to expand the range of services we offer to our customers and also allow them to pay in a simple and easy way on our retail sites.

Thierry Millet, EVP, Mobile Financial Services, Orange Group 
Orange Money has evolved well beyond money transfer to cover from now on all the essential transactions that our customers perform every day. It has become a decisive financial inclusion tool on the continent.

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