Orange in partnership with BNP Paribas is allowing retail banking customers in Africa direct access between their BNP Paribas account and their Orange Money account through their mobile phones.
With the service, customers of BNP Paribas will carry out real-time banking operations without going to their banks, simply by using their Orange Money accounts.
Additionally, customers can transfer money to their Orange Money account directly from their BNP Paribas bank account, or vice versa, simply, quickly and securely.
The new service is available from today in Ivory Coast and will be extended to other countries in which BNP Paribas and Orange Money are present, particularly Senegal.
“Orange Money and BNP Paribas are joining forces to deploy Orange Money services to banking customers in their common sales territories in Africa. BNP Paribas customers will thus benefit from Orange Money functionalities such as money transfers, bill payments, merchant payments and purchases of airtime credit. The synergies of our businesses will make it easier for customers to manage their money, wherever they are in the country and at any time of the day,” said Thierry Millet, director of the Payments and Contactless Programme at Orange.
The network of licensed Orange Money distributors will supplement the network of BNP Paribas bank branches, offering a maximum number of cash withdrawal points to all customers, particularly in more remote areas.
“This agreement gives Orange Money customers access to new banking services and gives BNP Paribas customers access to an extensive withdrawal/deposit network and the possibility of paying bills or buying telephone credit from their mobile phones,” said François Benaroya, retail director in the International Retail Banking branch of BNP Paribas.
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