Smart Telecom joins East Africa’s mobile banking sector

Thursday, July 7, 2016

KAMPALA, UGANDA – Smart Telecom last week launched its mobile money service SMART PESA on to the Uganda market making it the latest telecom company to join East Africa growing mobile banking sector.  

“Smart is one of the most innovative telecom companies in the market today. Just as we created a revolution in the data bundle market by providing cheap and reliable data bundles in the country which positioned us as the leading providers of cheap data bundles in the country today, SMART PESA seeks to create a revolution in Uganda’s mobile money market,” said Abdellatif Bouziani the Smart Group, CEO.

Bouziani was speaking at the launch of SMART PESA that took place at the companies head offices in Kampala.

He said Smart is known for doing and providing very unique services and products to her customers and that the company is proud to add SMART PESA into its unique product portfolio. “SMART PESA will go a long way in enabling financial inclusion in Uganda,” Bouziani said.

Source: East African Business Week (link opens in a new window)

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