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Orange launches Orange Top-Up, a solution for topping-up mobile credit from abroad, in over 100 countries
Orange has announced the launch of Orange Top-Up, an online solution that enables people to remotely top-up mobile credit for customers of over 350 operators in the world(1).
To send mobile credit to a contact, users simply have to enter the mobile number to be credited, select an amount and pay by credit card. A SMS is sent to the user to confirm the transaction and a personal message can be sent to the recipient to let them know their account has been topped-up.
Orange Top-Up is available online in five languages (English, French, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese) and three currencies (euros, US dollars and South-African rand). The service is designed for those who live far from their families or friends, and provides them with a simple way to send mobile credit from almost anywhere in the world(2).
This top-up service is aimed in particular at migrant populations or those living abroad who are looking for a simple way to send mobile credit to their friends and families as means to stay in contact or simply as a gift. The site enables users to top-up credit for customers of over 350 operators based in over 100 countries(1), including 18 countries in which Orange is present(3). From launch, Orange Top-Up accepts credit cards from 39 different countries(2).
The prices are transparent: the value of the credit is clearly stated in the currency used to make the payment (euros, dollars or rand) as well as in the receiving country’s currency. The transaction fee for using the service is also clearly indicated on the website.
The Orange Top-Up service will continue to expand as more and more operators from different countries connect to the service (Orange Botswana will soon be connected for example). Mobile applications through the Android store and iTunes are also planned and should be available by the summer. In addition, discussions have started with distributors to enable Orange Top-Up to be used on high-street top-up consoles, which would enable cash payments.
Orange Top-Up is the most recent service to be launched by Orange Horizons, the Group’s subsidiary that seeks out new business opportunities in countries where Orange is not already present as a mass-market telecommunications provider. Since its launch in January 2013, Orange Horizons has started-up activities in 27 countries (4). Depending on the country, these activities include local websites providing news and audiovisual content and/or online stores offering high-tech and telecoms-related equipment. In Portugal and South Africa, Orange Horizons also has a physical presence through "corners" in partners’ stores. This enables the Group to offer services to tourists visiting from certain countries in which Orange is present (for example, a SIM card can be replaced for customers of Orange in France).
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(1) Mobile credit can be sent to: Afghanistan, Albania, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Bangladesh, Barbados, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Mali, Mexico, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Porto Rico, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Senegal, Singapore, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinity and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
(2) Credit cards accepted from: South Africa, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, United Arab Emirates, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Mauritius, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Norway, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Portugal, Poland, Qatar, Czech Republic, Romania, United Kingdom, Singapore, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, USA.
(3) Orange subsidiaries connected: Orange Cameroon, Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Mobinil (Egypt), Orange Spain, Orange Guinea, Orange Kenya, Orange Madagascar, Orange Mali, Meditel (Morocco), Orange Niger, Orange Uganda, Orange Poland, Orange CAR, Orange DRC, Orange Dominicana, Orange Romania, Orange Senegal, Orange Tunisia.
(4) Countries in which Orange Horizons has launched one or more activities (in chronological order): South Africa, Italy, Portugal, Germany, Sweden, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Namibia, Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi, Nigeria, Ghana, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Malta, Slovenia.
about Orange
Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with sales of 43.5 billion euros in 2012 and has 166,000 employees worldwide at 30 September 2013, including 102,000 employees in France. Present in 32 countries, the Group has a total customer base of more than 232 million customers at 30 September 2013, including 175 million mobile customers and 15 million fixed broadband customers worldwide. Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies, under the brand Orange Business Services.
Orange is listed on the NYSE Euronext Paris (symbol ORA) and on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol ORAN).
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