SLA Mobile has announced a partnership with Infobip to bring Direct Operator Billing (DOB) to Zain subscribers.
In this partnership, SLA Mobile will provide a managed service solutions to mobile operators, helping them monetise network and data assets. Zain Group has already introduced DOB capabilities; Infobip will now connect Zain users with its digital and virtual goods merchants through DOB.
DOB allows purchases of digital and virtual goods to be charged directly to the mobile bill of the user, without the need for a credit card or a bank account. This is a convenient payment method is seeing rapid growth among many smart phone users.
Paolo Rizzardini, VP of Mobile Payments ay Infobip, said: “Smart phone penetration is growing rapidly and Zain is one of the 4G pioneers in the MENA region, so it is no surprise that they are looking for new ways to monetise their smart phone user base. We’re excited about this opportunity to work with SLA Mobile and Zain and bring more exposure to Direct Operator Billing in the Middle East.”
Amelia Power, Head of Sales and Marketing at SLA Mobile, said: “We are happy to partner with Infobip and connect with their global base of digital content merchants. Introducing DOB to these merchants will benefit Zain’s users, giving them more freedom in choosing the content they want, and how they want to pay for it.”
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