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Uganda: Orange launches mobile money service

Wednesday 16 January 2013 00:38 CET | News

French mobile network operator Orange has entered an agreement with financial services provider Pride Microfinance and financial institution Post Bank to launch its mobile money transfer service in Uganda.

Orange customers can use the service to carry out banking transactions with Pride Microfinance and Post bank. Orange plans to follow other players to enable customers use Orange Money to pay utility bills including water and electricity. Also, with Orange money, customers will be able to confirm if transactions have reached their intended receipts. Customers will also be required to change their passwords from time to time and to enter a personal identification number (PIN) in order to access Orange Money services including balance inquiry.

In recent news, Orange has inked a contract with PesaPal, an e-commerce payment platform provider, to enable its customers to gain access to virtual airtime top-ups.


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