South Africa, a nation of diverse heritage and youthful dynamism, is at the forefront of Africa’s digital transformation. With an impressive 72.3% of the population embracing the digital age, this connectivity opens doors for businesses and individuals. As South Africa continues to shape its digital future, discover the challenges and remarkable growth driving its dynamic digital landscape.
The digital transformation happening across Africa is no longer a mere prediction; it’s happening right now. With more people getting online, improved connections, and policies that encourage digital growth, the African continent is emerging as a digital powerhouse. Despite challenges, the opportunities for businesses, tech companies, and content providers are enormous.
In this vast digital landscape, we’re turning our attention to Ghana, located on the West Coast, known for its stability and vibrant culture. Ghana, often called the “Gateway to Africa,” offers an exciting glimpse into how digitization is unfolding in one of the continent’s most promising countries.
Our team in Poland have been working hard with CANAL+ Polska and Blue Media to integrate direct carrier billing in their premium streaming app, CANAL+ Online. Now Orange and T-Mobile customers will be able to access the range of movies, series and live sports from their mobile devices. Using direct carrier billing, customers can benefit by paying directly from their monthly telecom operator’s bill.
The digital transformation in Africa is no longer a prediction, it’s a fact. With the widespread of Internet services, improvement of connectivity infrastructures and policies that encourage the development of the digital ecosystem, the region is on its way to become a force to consider when talking about digitalisation. Despite several challenges that still have to be considered, the opportunities that the continent offer to merchants, carriers, technological companies, and digital content & services providers are huge. Within this vast land, we put our focus on the West Coast’s Senegal to analyse how the digitization is being established in one of Africa’s most stable countries.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is rapidly becoming a powerhouse in digital payment services and a key provider of premium digital content in MENA. Harnessing the increasing rate of mobile devices’ penetration, the exponential growth of the digital payments ecosystem and the booming interest in premium content, telecom operators and merchants in the region find great opportunities to boost their revenues and attract users, hungry to stay current from gaming to VOD.
Last month, Moovit, the no. 1 urban mobility app launched their new service for users in Milan. Commuters can now buy their public transport tickets on the app via phone credit using Digital Virgo’s mobile ticketing technology. Making easier than ever to get around Milan. This new serviced was featured on the Wired Italia website. Read the article now in Italian.
Moovit, the world’s No. 1 app for urban mobility already used by over 1.5 billion users, and Digital Virgo announce that as of today it is possible to purchase tickets for ATM public transport in Milan by implementing mobile ticketing provided by telephone operators TIM, Vodafone and WINDTRE.
Digital Virgo is supporting Autolinee Toscane, a transport company in Tuscany, in deploying Mobile Ticketing in all buses and trams. After offering this innovative service successfully since 2012, the mobile ticketing system now reaches all cities in the region. Thanks to the Carrier Billing integration, the customers of TIM, Vodafone and WINDTRE can pay for their tickets easily and securely with their phone bill. Discover how we connect these key players through our DV Ticketing platform.
Our partnership is evolving! Digital Virgo for many years has helped SkyCash to integrate mobile payment in its ticketing service in Poland. Before, this included transport and parking tickets, now, e-Toll highway tickets are also available via DCB. Therefore, expanding SkyCash potential in the ticketing industry in Poland. Service users can decide to use Direct Carrier Billing payment method and purchase public transport tickets directly from their phone bill instead of a traditional credit/debit card payment in Poland.
We are very proud to announce our partnership with ASPO, the public transport company in Olbia, North of Sardinia which allows customers to buy bus tickets through the Carrier Billing payment method. Thanks to this partnership, public transport ticketing has never been easier. TIM and Vodafone customers will be able to buy ASPO bus tickets directly through their mobile phones by sending a single text message. This easy and secure payment is charged on the customers phone bill, no credit card or account information is needed. Starting from the end of September 2022, the service will also be extended to WINDTRE users as well. Discover how DV Ticketing has connected these key players.
