The startup Cellulant received authorization from a payment service provider in Kenya, which will allow the company to expand its payments offer for companies, banks and consumers in that African country, reveals the African Business.
With this authorization, Cellulant will be able to allow Kenyan businesses to receive online/offline payments, thus allowing anyone to pay with mobile money, local and international cards or directly from their bank.
“As the payments industry has evolved globally, we are fortunate that the Central Bank of Kenya has provided a regulatory framework and environment that has enabled companies like Cellulant to operate while adhering to the highest standards in providing payments. payment solutions for companies and their users.”
"This authorization will allow us to continue to better serve our customers with safe and regulated conditions guaranteed to facilitate payments", said Faith Nkatha, Country Manager for Cellulant in Kenya.
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It should be noted that Cellulant is the leading payments company on the African continent, where it currently has partnerships with 45 of the largest mobile money operators and 210 banks across Africa, as well as having a convergent payments ecosystem that brings together a network of banks, enterprises, mobile network operators and consumers.
Cellulant provides its services in 35 countries in Africa, such as Ghana, Botswana, Nigeria, Kenya, Cameroon, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Egypt, Ethiopia and South Africa (Angola unfortunately does not have its services yet), offering the largest and most connected payment network on the continent.
The Cellulant platform payment gateway – tingg– meets the complex payment needs of businesses. Tingg makes it easy to receive and make payments, enabling businesses anywhere in Africa and the world to provide seamless payment experiences for their customers.
Today, Cellulant has offices in 18 African countries with a payments platform that connects thousands of businesses with 257 payment methods in 35 countries.
The platform powers payments for 220 million consumers on a single inclusive network, enabling interoperability across Africa.
