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Telkom Pay Launches WhatApp Enabled Digital Wallet

December 18, 2020

South Africa’s leading telecoms company, Telkom has launched a WhatsApp enabled digital payment platform called Telkom Pay. The digital wallet lets users send and receive payments using the WhatsApp messaging app. Sibuso Ngwenya, Managing Executive at Telkom Financial Services explained that Telkom launched the financial services solutions that cater to everyone and that are easy to access through one’s phone 24/7 at an affordable price for consumers and businesses.

Sibuso Ngwenya, Managing Executive at Telkom Financial Services

“The platform allows users to pay others and get paid them using their mobile phone through the WhatsApp messaging app; to anyone on their contacts list. It also serves as a cashless Point of Sale (POS) payment option for businesses,” Telkom adds in its press release. Beyond transactions between users and businesses, you will also be able to purchase airtime, data, and electricity through Telkom Pay. You can also scan QR codes to make in-store and online payments — similarly to the way Snapscan and Zapper work. On how the platform works, Telkom says that all a subscriber needs to do is to add the app to WhatsApp and register. To do this, save the Telkom Pay number (+27 68 483 5566) to your mobile device’s contact list and start a chat in Whatsapp by saying “Hi”. Then you can simply follow the prompts to register. It’s important to note that there are additional fees that will apply to these transactions, as summarised below:

According to Telkom, using this service only requires registration and an account that holds funds. You can link any bank card to the platform and payments will reflect immediately. “The digital wallet is a convenient and safe platform for anyone who wants to send family and friends money; needs to buy airtime, data, and electricity; and wants to shop and pay for goods or services using one platform, ” says Ngwenya,

Telkom also adds on their website that “clients registering will have the opportunity to refer 10 friends and earn R100 to use towards buying Telkom airtime or data”.

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South Africa’s Telecoms Giant, Telkom Launches Digital Wallet

December 4, 2020

Sibusiso Ngwenya, Managing Executive for Telkom Financial Services

Leading South African teleco, Telkom has fully announced entrance into financial services with the introduction of a mobile payment solution called Telkom Pay Digital Wallet (or Telkom Pay). The platform which is expected to allow users to pay others and get paid themselves using their mobile phone through the WhatsApp messaging app; to anyone on their contacts list and also serves as a cashless Point of Sale (POS) payment option for businesses.

“We are launching financial services solutions that cater to everyone and that are easy to access through one’s phone 24/7 at an affordable price for consumers and businesses. Our device insurance has been in the market for a number of years,” says Sibusiso Ngwenya, Managing Executive for Telkom Financial Services.

“This year we have successfully launched funeral cover and our foray into payments further deepens our strategic intent to play a significant role in providing solutions that meet the needs of our customers and contribute to economic inclusion in South Africa.”

Users with WhatsApp can add Telkom Pay on the app, register and from then on, they can send and/or receive money by sharing a “Please pay me” with a contact or using a cell phone number to send them money, respectively. For those reluctant to carry cash on them all the time, the wallet allows for easy payments by simply scanning and paying for goods with QR codes at their favourite stores. Telkom Pay also allows customers to buy airtime, data and electricity.

To continue transacting on Telkom Pay, users must top up their wallets via EFT, Nedbank ATMs or at any Pick ‘n Pay stores. One does not have to be a Telkom customer to access the platform. Transacting through the Telkom Pay Digital Wallet only requires registration and funds in the account and customers can link any bank card to the platform. Payments can be done anytime and will reflect immediately.

“The digital wallet is a convenient and safe platform for anyone who wants to send family and friends money; needs to buy airtime, data and electricity; and wants to shop and pay for goods or services using one platform,” concludes Ngwenya.