Dear reader,
TransferTo will be in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for the GSMA Mobile Money Summit from May 24th to 27th. We would be pleased to meet you
there. We're taking this opportunity to announce two new deployments:
• Zain Ghana partners with TransferTo for international airtime top-up service
• Shaka Mobile offers TransferTo international airtime transfer service to Diaspora Africans in the US
Kind regards, Eric Barbier CEO
Zain Ghana partners with TransferTo™ for international airtime top-up service

Accra, Ghana and Singapore, May 18, 2010 - TransferTo,
the global mobile airtime transfer company, today announced that it is
joining forces with Zain Ghana, a network within the Zain Group, to
offer mobile recharge top-up service to its customers from partner
networks abroad in five continents namely Europe, Asia, North and South
America and Africa.
With this solution now in place, Ghanaians
abroad on partner networks may now recharge the Zain Ghana prepaid
mobile service of anyone back home, using only their mobile phone and
existing services. The transaction is processed in real-time
through the TransferTo secure platform. “The collaboration
demonstrates TransferTo continuous focus on network expansion to
achieve a global airtime transfer network” said Eric Barbier Chief
Executive of TransferTo.
The service will greatly benefit Ghanaian communities and international
workers who maintain strong ties with their families and relatives back
home. “Although many Ghanaians send part of their earnings every
month directly to the household head, they still lack an appropriate
service for sending smaller amounts to the rest of their family” said
Philip Sowah Zain Ghana Country Manager. TransferTo™ comes as the
perfect solution for giving out airtime recharge as a gift on special
occasions such as birthdays, festivals or celebrations.
About Zain
Zain is a
leading telecommunications operator across the Middle East and Africa
providing mobile voice and data services to 72.5 million active
customers as at 31 December 2009. In terms of country footprint, Zain
has a commercial presence in 23 countries.
Shaka Mobile offers TransferTo™ international airtime
transfer service to Diaspora Africans in the US

Shaka
Mobile, who provides the first prepaid mobile and Mobile Money Transfer
service for African immigrants in the US, has signed an agreement with
TransferTo™ to launch a
cross-border top-up service.
Diaspora
Africans, travelers and foreigners who are using Shaka Mobile prepaid
mobile phone and Mobile Money Transfer service in the USA may now
recharge the prepaid mobile phone of their relatives back home. To
perform an international top-up, the sender simply needs to select by
SMS or through Shaka web site the amount denomination and indicate a
destination number. Transaction is processed securely and in real-time
through TransferTo™ platform. Both sender and receiver are
immediately notified by SMS.
“We are glad to partner with Shaka Mobile offering innovative mobile
financial services to African communities in the US market to add
international top-up in its mix. The service has demonstrated
high recurrence usage, generated subscriber acquisition opportunities
for our partners, and significant contribution to the bottom line.”
said Eric Barbier, TransferTo™ CEO.
“International top-up is a natural
fit in Shaka’s service portfolio. Thanks to its coverage in
Africa, TransferTo allows Shaka subscribers to send airtime recharges
using the balance of their mobile phone or their Shaka Pay
account. The service is a great complement to our financial
services such as money remittance” says Dhidha Timona, President of Shaka Mobile.
About Shaka Mobile
Shaka Mobile
is the first prepaid mobile services company offering tailored voice
plans and mobile money transfer to Diaspora Africans in the US.
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