CellMoni, Post PNG Partner

In a step aimed at providing convenience to customers through increasing its Agent Channel footprint across Papua New Guinea, Digicel’s CellMoni is making electronic payments and Digital Finance a reality partnering with local business giants, Post PNG.

Digicel Financial Services Limited and Post PNG Limited have embarked on a partnership, allowing all POST PNG branches to serve as Authorized CellMoni Agents enabling CellMoni customers to perform Deposits and Withdrawals when visiting any Post PNG outlet with the commencement of this venture.

Chief Operating Officer of Post PNG Limited, Ben Davis thanked Digicel Management and said Digicel PNG and Post PNG are known as innovative and customer-centric institutions.

Mr. Davis said, “This partnership will expand e-wallet capabilities, build upon a strong Agent channel and further accelerate the digital financial growth across Papua New Guinea. Also in line with the governments theme of Harnessing Inclusive Opportunities and Embracing the Digital Future, we will promote the participation of all groups in the digital economy including women and those from remote and rural areas to have access to financial services through our branches nationwide.”

He stated, “This will be a great new journey of both the organizations between Digicel and Post PNG. I look forward to the engagement of Digicel CellMoni and I look forward to the transformation with our people of Papua New Guinea and how we start to climatize and use new Digital platforms especially in this financial services space in money transfer and such services so on that note, on behalf of Post PNG, our board and obviously our Minister, I want to say thank you to Digicel for your continued loyalty and close working relationship with Post PNG and we look forward to many more new ventures and more expansion as supposed to just the Digicel CellMoni.”

Present also was National Retail Manager Vincent Kora who stated, “We tap into a great paradigm in which we can be able to serve our customers much better. With this CellMoni partnership, it will be able to give us an upper hand in terms of reaching our customers and giving them something innovative."

"It’s something new for the business but in the end, we have to educate our customers about the changes that are happening in the market because in the global market place, this is what’s happening and in the developing countries, this CellMoni is something which the customers are used to so as part of educating our customers to this new innovation, we have entered into a partnership with Digicel just to ensure that we can be able to serve our customers by allowing them access to financial services through the CellMoni concept we have just launched in the market."

"We wish to support it through this partnership with Digicel to ensure that customers get used to it. If you have money in your e-wallet that you would like to cash out, you can just be able to cash out in any of our 43 branches around the country. So this partnership, is a good opportunity to for us to be bringing something more user friendly to our customers and for our customers to access funds through this CellMoni partnership."

Mr. Kora added, “Our SMK service will not be affected by this rather, the CellMoni transactions paves way for a more digital approach."

Chief Executive Officer of Digicel PNG, Colin Stone, acknowledged the valued support from Post PNG Management.

“A reliable and liquid agent channel is vital when building the mobile money ecosystem, so this partnership with Post PNG will enable over 100,000 and growing CellMoni customers to conveniently deposit funds into their CellMoni wallets or withdraw cash from any of the 45 post office locations."

" As a major domestic remittance provider with an iconic and trusted brand, Post PNG will give a sustainable alternative to people who are sending or receiving transfers across the country. Post PNG will offer to CellMoni customers the fast, secure and convenient options to receive and send money as well as instant access to funds from a vast distribution of Post PNG office branches."

Mr. Stone commented, “What’s exciting about today is enabling both companies coming together to grow financial inclusion within the country. This relationship allows CellMoni customers across the nation to access the 45 Post PNG branches spread right across the country and for us that is something exciting and will help bring financial inclusion to those who are currently marginalized outside the realm of traditional banking."
 

"We think this compliments the Post PNG portfolio products that Post PNG have. They’ve been connecting the nation for longer than Digicel has obviously with their postal services across the country."

 “This is a significant step forward in Digicel’s CellMoni ambition to transform lives through greater financial inclusion and digital empowerment across the country. Maximizing access to domestic remittances is a key part of this partnership - even more so given the disruption and economic hardship faced by many because of the COVID-19 pandemic,” he added. 

CellMoni is an electronic wallet that allows Digicel Customers and businesses to avail for digital and financial services without the need to have a formal bank account.

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