Globacom has signed an agreement with one of the fastest growing providers of international airtime transfers for prepaid mobile operators in emerging markets, Prepay Nation to offer international top up services in North America and Europe .
Through the partnership, individuals living in the US, Canada , and Europe will be able to transfer small currency values to Glo customers in Nigeria in the form of airtime minutes, from a diverse array of convenient retail locations.
This means that the growing Nigerian expatriate community in North America and Europe which is estimated at over 5 million individuals, as well as those with loved ones living and working in Nigeria can now get instant access to Glo International Mobile Top Up cards through Prepay Nation’s expansive retail distribution network.
Speaking about the development, Head of Glo Gateway, Adeniyi Olukoya said that the partnership will further help to improve the connection between Nigerians in the Diaspora and their loved ones at home who they can send international airtime top–ups by visiting any of the thousands of Prepay Nation partner outlets across Europe and in North America .
“This partnership is significant as it offers greater opportunity to millions of Nigerians in the Diaspora to support their family, friends, colleagues and loved ones by easily and instantaneously replenishing their mobile airtime minutes on the Glo network from a nearby partner retailer”, he stated.
Head of Marketing at Prepay Nation, Sarah Feidt said her company was delighted to partner with Glo as it is the fastest growing telecommunications company on the African continent.
"We are excited to partner with Glo. They are pioneers in the African market, and our international mobile top-up services are a perfect fit with that. We’re also pleased to serve the Nigerian Diaspora, which remits an estimated $20 billion annually. Being able to send small amounts to their loved ones instantly in the form of airtime minutes will no doubt be extremely valuable to this supportive demographic", she said.
Launched in Nigeria in 2003, Globacom has consistently grown to support over 22 million subscribers on its network in Nigeria and Benin Republic with many more set to come on board in Ghana where it is set to launch soon.
Glo has also made history as the first company to single-handedly build an $800 million high-capacity fibre-optic submarine cable, known as Glo-1. It is the first successful submarine cable from the United Kingdom to Nigeria with connections to 12 other African countries and a dedicated extension to the United States.
Already, the cable is offering immense bandwidth capabilities to homes and businesses in Nigeria and beyond, radically changing the way that people work and communicate across the continent.
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