A Safaricom customer carries out an M-Pesa transaction. PHOTO | FILE
By OTIATO GUGUYU
A mobile payments provider has partnered with cloud
reservation platform AeroCRS to allow passengers make payments to 10
airlines in the region.
The service by 3G Direct Pay Group (3GDP) will cover M-Pesa and
Airtel Money in Kenya. Others are M-Pesa, Tigo-Pesa and Airtel Money in
Tanzania as well as MTN Money in Zambia, Rwanda and Uganda.
Managing director of 3GDP Eran Feinstein said the platform can
be used for multi-currency payments which allows cross-network payments.
“This solution enables airlines and their clients who make
reservations to effectively use their mobile money wallets for
transactions.
It continues our mission as a company to give freedom to
everyone to pay and be paid anywhere any time by any mode of payments,”
he said.
According to him, more than 10 airlines have signed up for the
service in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda although the solution can be used
by airlines in the five East African countries.
He said that plans were underway to enhance the system by adding mobile money options in other countries across Africa.
The product does not require any special integration from the airline.
This means airlines can operate more efficiently through the
automatic updating of mobile money payments into the reservation system,
reducing waiting time for clients who buy tickets.
Before the introduction of the solution airlines had to
reconcile mobile money payments manually before updating them in the
reservation system.
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