MTN in Yemen switches system for prepaid e-Top Up services, initiating a
transition from resellers selling paper vouchers to using their mobile phone to
sell airtime. One major feature they will gain through implementing Direct Top
Up will be that subscribers themselves can decide the amount to Top Up.
“We are very happy to introduce e-Top Up and reduce the use paper vouchers that
are costly to print and distribute, and need a lot of security measures” says
Hisham Fathy, Chief Information Officer at MTN in Yemen. ”When we heard this
would be the first integration of Seamless ERS 360° to the Huawei billing
system, we expected some delays or problems during the installation. But the
processes the Seamless team had for this was veryefficient and all the targets
were met. With this launch we are part of the global paradigm shift towards
e-Top Up and the ultra low denominations that make it possible even for people
with the lowest incomes in Yemen to have mobile phones as they can Top Up
airtime in micro values.” Hisham Fathy continues “We have also decided for
Managed Operations from Seamless. They take full responsibility of the system
and we can focus our resources on being expert users of the system.”
As part of the Managed Operations service Seamless take full technical
responsibility and make sure vital information for enhancing the business is
put forward.
“We have implemented several unique features for MTN” says Mohan Mathew Antony,
Director at Seamless. “A highly practical one being making it possible for
subscribers to Top Up their phone without passing their mobile number to the
reseller. In many countries especially women feel uncomfortable to share their
number. As our system can be configured with an alias referring to the mobile
number, we could assist MTN to satisfy their subscribers.”
The delivery was completed in June and after the User Acceptance Test MTN has
conductedthorough internal testing of this mission critical system. Out of
Seamless Q2 revenue of 12.4 million SEK, this delivery was the single largest
revenue recognition.
Home page of MTN Yemen: www.mtn.com.ye/eng
Press contact Seamless:
Joakim Nordblom, Communications Manager
Direct +468 5648 7819
Mobile +4670 541 3000
E-mail joakim.nordblom@seamless.se
Certified Advisor: Evli Bank Plc Stockholm, +468 407 8000
About Seamless:
Seamless is a software company specialized in solutions for Mobile Money,
prepaid e-TopUp and Value Added Services. Seamless has deployed e-Top Up and
M-commerce solutions for more than 40 mobile operators in 22 countries, across
three continents. Seamless was founded in 2001 and the share is traded at
NASDAQ OMX First North. The company headquarter is in Stockholm, Sweden, with
offices in India and South Africa.
www.seamless.se
