MTN and Ericsson extends mobile money partnership in Africa and the Middle East

MTN and Ericsson have signed a five-year contract extension to utilize new products and provide Managed Services for Mobile Money services in 13 countries across Africa and the Middle East.

The new contract includes the positioning of Ericsson Wallet Platform in new markets on top of existing 13 countries. The positioning of Ericsson’s Wallet Platform brings easy-to-use, next-generation mobile financial services to MTN customers.

The strategic partnership between MTN and Ericsson will ultimately introduce Ericsson Wallet Platform across the operator’s footprint. MTN Group has Wallet Platform subscribers in 13 countries in Africa.

Ericsson is providing MTN a flexible, reliable and efficient m-commerce solution that includes Ericsson Wallet Platform, systems integration, operational support and solution development.

MTN Group Executive for Mobile Financial Services, Serigne Dioum said, “A stable, secure and reliable platform is one of the fundamentals to building successful mobile financial services. Through this partnership we look forward to working with Ericsson to further enhance our value proposition and expand our ecosystem.”

The five-year revenue sharing extended agreement includes a host of digital payment and transactional capabilities in line with MTN’s vision.

Ericsson Wallet Platform allows users to store, transfer and withdraw money, paying merchants and utility providers as well as using financial services like savings and loans.

Rafiah Ibrahim, Head of Ericsson Middle East & Africa says: “This breakthrough deployment is yet another example of MTN’s ongoing commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction. Ericsson Wallet Platform helps MTN offer the convenience of m-wallet financial services across its entire subscriber base.”

Part of the Ericsson Digital BSS portfolio, Ericsson Wallet Platform is an integrated mobile wallet solution that combines Ericsson Wallet Platform and Ericsson Charging. It also allows mobile operators to reuse existing assets and bundle telecom offerings with financial services to create a complete end user solution for m-commerce needs.