Airtel Chad launches m-commerce service in partnership with Ecobank

Airtel Chad has collaborated with one of the leading banks in Africa – Ecobank – to launch Airtel Money. Touted as the first mobile commerce product in the country, the service will allow subscribers to carry out financial transactions on their mobile phones and enhance the delivery of financial services at affordable costs.

The launch ceremony of the new service was held in the capital Ndjamena.

Recent studies have suggested that the total value of mobile money transfers in Africa is expected to exceed US$200 billion in 2015 due to the growing confidence of users in the system, coupled with a wide range of services on offer.

Transactions will be simple and secure. All the customer needs is a mobile phone and a personal password whenever he wants to complete a transaction. A simple registration is sufficient to register for the service. The client must be an Airtel subscriber, have a valid identification document and fill out a registration form.