Orange Money to be offered at TOTAL filling stations in 12 African countries

-   Orange Money to be accessed from TOTAL filling stations in 12 African countries

-  The 12 African countries are Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger and Senegal

Orange subscribers who have signed up to the network’s mobile money transfer service, Orange Money, will now have the convenience to access the service from TOTAL filling stations in 12 African countries.

This is part of a partnership deal giving Orange customers access to Orange Money services at all TOTAL service stations in African and Middle-Eastern countries where the two groups are present and Orange Money is available.

The 13 countries are Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger and Senegal as well as Jordan in the Middle East.

Commenting on the partnership, Marc Rennard, Executive Vice President for Orange’s Africa and Middle-East region, said, “We are proud to unveil this partnership with Total as we are creating synergies between two major groups in Africa and the Middle-East to better serve consumers. This agreement will add a whole new dimension to the Orange Money distribution network.”

Momar Nguer, TOTAL’s Marketing and Services Division Director for Africa and Middle-East said that the firm’s ambition is to take a leading position in mobile payment distribution in Africa.

“I am delighted with this partnership, which allows Total to further expand the range of products and services we offer across our entire distribution network. It’s a new example of our ability to innovate and anticipate our customers’ needs,” added Nguer.

Orange Money is Orange’s payment and money transfer service for Africa and the Middle-East. It enables Orange customers to transfer money from mobile to mobile, to pay bills and even withdraw and deposit money through a network of certified distributors.

This partnership will extend Orange Money’s distribution network to all TOTAL service stations in the 13 countries where the service is available, further improving the service provided to customers of Orange and Total, both in terms of proximity and ease of use. Customers will benefit from the density of the TOTAL distribution network, its service stations open for extended hours seven days a week; they will be able to open an Orange Money account on site and perform withdrawals and deposits.

This first stage of the partnership is already operational in Senegal and Cameroon, and will go live in over 1300 service stations in the 11 other countries where both groups are present in the second half of 2013. A second stage will follow, which should enable Orange Money customers to pay for purchases made in TOTAL service stations using their mobile account.

Orange operates in 20 countries in Africa and the Middle-East. The Orange Money service, which was specifically designed to meet the needs of customers in the region, was first launched in 2008. It is now available in 13 countries (Botswana, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Jordan, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Morocco, Niger, Senegal and Uganda) and has more than 7 million customers.