Wednesday, November 6, 2013

MTN automates airtime top-up


MTN Nigeria has launched another innovative service called MTN Auto Top-Up to enable customers conveniently and routinely top the airtime on their phones.

DigitalSENSE Business News reports that MTN is using this platform to ensure comfort for its high value customers through a partnership with Nigerian banks.

Chief Marketing Officer, MTN Nigeria, Mr. Larry Annetts, told DigitalSENSE Business News that MTN Auto Top-Up allows subscribers to recharge their mobile account or pay their bills from available deposits in their bank accounts with ease and convenience.
According to him, the service is yet another addition to the growing plethora of innovative ways by which MTN customers could replenish airtime credit.
“As always, our objective is to deliver better value to our customers than anyone else,” he said, emphasizing that the innovation is consistent with keeping with customers in tune with tools that enhance their productivity. This service brings a new level of convenience to our esteemed customers as it is designed to deliver speed and simplicity,” he asserted.

Equally speaking, the Executive Director, Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System (NIBSS) Plc, Mrs. Christabel Onyejekwe told DigitalSENSE Business News that this service would give MTN’s subscribers an easy and very comfortable means of auto-recharging.
“The service leverages NIBSS interoperability capabilities that ensures smooth and seamless payment from subscribers’ account in any Nigerian bank with no Payment Card required,” she said.

The Corporate Services Executive, MTN Nigeria, Wale Goodluck explained that to make use of this service, subscribers need to log on to their bank internet platforms and perform a one-off recharge of  their airtime or set up a recurring standing order mandate for airtime top up on any date of their choice. Whatever option chosen, the equivalent amount of money is debited from the deposit account and the airtime value is credited to the phone.

He also said that this service uniqueness is based on the customers’ standing order, while the designated airtime value will be credited to the mobile accounts on a continuous basis until the customer wishes to discontinue.

It would be recalled that MTN also recently unveiled an enhanced version of its Virtual Top Up (VTU) service tagged MTN VTU Plus.  The service enables customers to buy airtime, MTN data services and logical PINs, as well as renew Blackberry subscription directly from any VTU terminal or vendor nationwide.

“This service is in line with our commitment to delivering a bold new digital world to our esteemed customers wherever they may be. We’ll continue to enrich the lives of our customers by providing them with a robust bouquet of innovative products and services,” Goodluck said.

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