Towah Group, a payment and transaction service provider to the direct selling industry, is launching ZipZap’s cash payment solution on its payment platform (view press release). The ZipZap cash payment solution enables users to make online purchases and pay in cash at one of 700,000 offline payment centres around the world. Through the deal, Towah and Towah affiliated merchants in the direct selling industry will be able to provide the option to pay for online purchases with cash. Towah’s payment services operate in around 130 countries and ZipZap’s cash payment solution will enable unbanked and underbanked people in developing countries to carry out online transactions.
“ZipZap provides an international service for consumers to conveniently and securely make online payments using cash. This service will help Towah reach new customers and grow our global business,” said MD and head of Americas for Towah Group, Rob MacColl.
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