This archive report was first published on 19 November 2021.
On November 19, 2021, Airtel Money upgraded its Africa Developer Portal to drive better efficiency for businesses to engage in seamless mobile money activity across multiple sectors and regions in Africa.
The upgraded portal, using several Open APIs and solutions, integrates remote payments with Airtel Money wallets, providing greater ease of access for Airtel Money services across multiple business sectors and regions across the continent.
Over 400 businesses have actively started using the service in the pilot phase across Airtel Africa's markets. The portal is now being used across multiple business sectors, including e-commerce, pay-as-you-go solar, cross-border remittances, insurance, government services, healthcare, agricultural technology companies, crowdfunding, ride-hailing, savings, credit cooperatives, and more.
"The new Airtel Africa Developer Portal with our fintech Open APIs will enable a wide range of businesses to quickly and easily integrate with Airtel Money for digital payments," said Airtel Mobile Commerce BV CEO, Vimal Kumar Ambat.
"The Airtel Africa Developer Portal is a testament to the work of the Digital Labs team. We build products that deliver financial empowerment and drive innovation across the entire customer experience, combining smarter technology with smarter thinking," added Airtel Africa Group Chief Information Officer, Neelesh Singh.
