By XINHUA
UNITEL on Monday launched a digital money service dubbed, “UNITEL Money” in Angola, the UNITEL’s press office confirmed here to Xinhua.
The service allows users to make deposits, withdrawals, transfers and payments via mobile phone, without needing a bank account.
The “UNITEL Money” technology platform is empowered by Huawei, with whom UNITEL has been cooperating “over the past couple of years”, according to a UNITEL’s statement.
“The project is more than a mobile payment service, it enables local ICT ecosystem to tap into mobile payment and grow the digital economy; it brings benefits not only to individuals but also to SMEs to help grow their businesses to fuel the economic recovery in the post-COVID-19 era,” the statement added.
“Huawei is willing to work with UNITEL and commit to providing high-quality telecommunication service and mobile payment services for Angola as always, boost the rapid growth of non-cash payments, and contribute to the transformation of Angola’s digital society and economy,” the CEO of Huawei Angola Chu Xiaoxin said while addressing journalists during a workshop on the subject held on Friday in Luanda.
The initiative will be available in the 18 provinces of the country.
