MTN introduces cross-border airtime purchases

Introducing MoMo International Airtime, MTN South Africa has officially launched cross-border airtime which allows users to purchase airtime for recipients in other countries, and this applies to foreign nationals living in South Africa and South Africans with friends and family living overseas.

MoMo (MTN Mobile Money) users that are registered, will be able to access the service on the MoMo app or via the MoMo USSD menu. Users do not have to be MTN customers to take advantage of the service. Users will be charged for the airtime in South African rand and it will reflect in the relevant local currency in the specified country.

“When customers buy airtime on MoMo, there is now a third option called Global Airtime. When they select a country where the recipient resides, it will show them all the multiple operators available in that country and they can then select the correct network operator,” the company said.

The customers will be charged for the airtime in South African rand, from their MoMo wallet, and it will reflect in the relevant local currency in the specified country.

The service will be available in the following countries:

The purchase of airtime will only be permitted for recipients in the listed available countries along with available mobile operators in their respective countries.

The countries for which the service is available include Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Malawi, Senegal, Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ghana.

MTN MoMo customers will receive a quote by providing the required information, which includes the country, mobile operator, recipient MSISDN and airtime value. 

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