Online payments company Ukash is strengthening
its presence in South Africa after signing a deal with food
retailer Shoprite.
This partnership will enable consumers to
purchase Ukash vouchers from 560 Shoprite, Checkers and Checkers
Hyper stores. Customers can buy their vouchers from the in-store
Money Market as well as pay their bills, buy airtime and prepaid
electricity while they shop.
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Consumers can obtain Ukash vouchers from
Shoprite outlets in any value between the minimum R50 and maximum
R1500, which can also be split and combined.
Mark Chirnside, chief executive officer of
Ukash, said: “We are delighted to be partnering with Shoprite as we
pursue our strategic plan to enable cash consumers to shop online
anywhere in the world using cash. Opening up the availability of
Ukash vouchers across South Africa, where we already have a large
presence, means that our virtual cash is one of the most widely
available, innovative alternative payment systems offered to
consumers in the country.”
Ukash is currently available at more than
420,000 physical issuing points and spans 30 countries.
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